Children Heading Households in Moldova.
This article is about the tiny country of Moldova, the crisis affecting the country, and Andrea Diefenbach, the photographer who's recording it all. To summarize, Moldova is a very very poor country. So poor, that parents have to illegally migrate into Italy to find jobs. To do this, they leave their children behind in Moldova, and send money back as a substitute for parenting. This results in children as young as 12 having to run the household, cooking, cleaning, and fending for themselves. Its horrific. For this reason Andrea Diefenbach has recorded the plight of this small nation, in order to rally help and support.
It is sad that these adults cannot even find jobs in their own country. Maybe Moldova should seek help from other countries to create jobs for them in their own country. I agree that children as young as 12 should not be in charge of raising their families and running the house.
ReplyDeleteI have to say this sounds strangely similar to the situation in Mexico and how they migrate to the US and send money back to Mexico. Although I do think that the children must be having a very difficult time taking care of themselves.
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