„I had an open wound; I had to undergo surgery on the veins in my leg. Unfortunately, they didn’t really have much understanding for sick leave. Oh well—at least now I have more time to gather materials and dismantle cars. You can earn two to three thousand dinars per car. I can’t stop when I […]Read More

„A wolf once came into our yard and attacked a lamb. I was very scared, and since then we are not allowed to go far from the house. And there are a lot of cracks in the house because the landslide is shifting it. The whole house is literally moving and slowly giving way. Dad […]Read More

“The abuse lasted 14 years—against both the children and me. I stayed silent because I was terrified; I had no idea where I’d go with them. I had no phone, no internet, nothing… Since we left, we’ve been drifting from house to house. Who would take in a family this size? They took my youngest, […]Read More

“Aleksandar was very sad when a friend didn’t invite him to his birthday, and then he saw that they were celebrating at a pizzeria. He asked me: ‘Dad, I invited him, why didn’t he invite me?’Read More

At early dawn, as the wood burning stove crackles softly, a mother’s hands knead the Christmas česnica dough on a table dusted white with flour. After blessing the dough with the sign of the cross, she hides the family’s gold coin inside it—a pledge of health, unity, and prosperity in the year to come. The […]Read More