The phenomenon of street children in Romania has historical reasons as well as economicals ones.
Under Nicolae Ceauşescu, both abortion and contraception were forbidden, leading to a rise in birth rates, which resulted in many children being abbandoned.
Even nowdays groups of homeless people live together in Romania’s streets, under the bridges, in abbandoned houses or in the sewers.
Street life is hard and dangerous, and street children face problems such as malnutrition, HIV, lack of resources, sex abuse, social stigmatization and discrimination.
Bogdan was born and grew up in Sighet Marmatiei, a small centre located in the woods of Maramures district.
He used to live in the streets till he was 16, then he moved away from Sighetu to join a non profit organization dedicated to social reintegration of Street children.
Once a year he has the permission to go back to his born town, to visit his friends and his brothers.
This is the story of his return.