Human interest stories
Laying the foundations for a happier future in Ferentari
A row of broken-down shacks located in a barren space by an abandoned railway line running between a modern mall and a supermarket, is what one Roma community in downtown Bucharest call home.
In Between Worlds
A row of broken-down shacks located in a barren space by an abandoned railway line running between a modern mall and a supermarket, is what one Roma community in downtown Bucharest call home.
Sunshine after the Storm
Mihai is a 2-year boy from Costesti, a village in the heart of Iasi County, one of the six Romanian counties hit by the floods of July 2008. Mihai’s house was severely damaged by the torrents which inundated his village. It’s hard to tell whether he under
The Baby's First Right
It is so nice to hold your baby but it is so hard to learn how to take care of it, to make the first breastfeeding steps; you have to learn new things and amazing, the baby knows those things more than we, the mothers, do.
The receptive, smiling children at ‘Crinul Alb’
Many children with disabilities in Romania are being abandoned at maternity hospitals or left in the hands of state child care institutions. To understand what possibilities can exist for such children, I decided to visit a UNICEF supported project.
A story of bravery
Diagnosis disclosure, though often a bitter experience for both the family and the HIV positive youth, is a necessary measure. UNICEF has supported 'Close to You' Foundation in providing counseling for HIV positive youth and their family.
The neglected children of Fundulea
Children are constantly being left behind in the visible strife for prosperity in Fundulea. The UNICEF IKEA Day Center helps children at risk of losing their childhood, of being drawn into child labor, or worse yet, of being abandoned.
Rainbow
The story of a HIV positive girl. A story about how the color black can turn into a rainbow, about miracles and about learning to enjoy the little things in life.
Reaching out for a shelter
A painfully true story about girls who have been trafficked, about lies, deceit, fear, shame and lost hope.
Step by Step... Looking for the Little Prince
This is the story of a young single mother and her baby-daughter who received generous help when they most needed it. It is a story about enthusiasm, humanity and love of people.
