Charles Lomu: the barber who helps boys become good men | Conversations
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as posted by the channelCharles Lomu's gentle and religious life in Tonga with his grandparents showed him the meaning of love. He was on track to being a young, in-demand Rugby League player when grief shook his family, and Charles turned down a dark path.
He ended up in periodic detention in jail.
Today, the power of barbering is a tool the youth worker uses to steer young men away from the dangerous path he experienced, and to teach them to be men.
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Originally broadcast July 2022.
This episode was produced by Alice Moldovan. The executive producer was Carmel Rooney.
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