From a loveseat in a dilapidated house, a silhouette appears of an underdeveloped young man sitting in a crouched position, as if waiting for someone. This scene of pain and emptiness which captures the tragic fate of the Arsovski family melts even the hardest of human hearts.Read More

Due to the damage inflicted by a series of strong earthquakes that had an epicentre located in Banija, the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs is launching a large fundraiser to help the people affected in this area!Read More

Bujanovac is one of the least developed municipalities in our country. It seems as if time stood still long ago and that a hard life has “trampled” over the people living in this area. The depressing, gray atmosphere we felt in the Janjić family home left us shaken and in disbelief!Read More

Velika is known as “little Jasenovac.” This village by Plav, Montenegro, at the end of the Second World War, experienced terrible suffering. In just two hours, German, Albanian and Muslim soldiers brutally slaughtered and set fire to over 400 children, women and the elderly. The village never recovered from these atrocities, and the victims were […]Read More

A life filled with anxiety – simply describes what one sees on the face of the homeowner Stoje from the village of Strnovac. Signs of pain and a difficult life are etched in his face. He invites us into a dwelling that has not functioned as a home for a long time. It is heartbreaking […]Read More

“Eternal harmony is not worth the tear of one child,” Dostoyevsky once said. Looking into the large, clear eyes of the Jovanovic sisters, it seems that their tears which have dried, long ago transformed into sadness, pain and anxiety. While they battle for basic needs, they can only dream of a carefree childhood full of […]Read More

The anticipation and lead up to Christmas is a special source of joy for children. The snow-covered streets and celebratory atmosphere often evoke our own childhood memories when we joyfully opened gifts, lit fires and spent time with family and friends.Read More

As we enter the cold Chicago winter in this unstable pandemic year, the Serbian rickshaw driver’s community has decided once again to give back.Read More

Reaching the Jezdimirovic home in the village of Radalj, municipality of Mali Zvornik, requires a five kilometre ride along a rough forest road, a one kilometre walk through mud, and eight crossings of a winding a stream. Until recently, the only means of transport was by horse, but today there is the popular “Tomos” motorcycle. […]Read More

One could write about an idyllic village life, but except for their natural surroundings, there is nothing idyllic about the Djordjevićs’ lives. They say that their house during the period between the two world wars, was the most beautiful in the village. Today, Emilija (12), Jovan (15), Milica (17) and Danilo (19) each day fear […]Read More