3.11.2013 –SLOVAKIA, Košice
Košice (Slovakia) lelja 50 milionia funte te lačharel i infrastruktura tari
raštra kana sine anavkerdi sar Kulturakiri metropola baši 2013. berš.
O vilephagipaskere tasviria sikavena o kvarti Lunik IX kote so dživdinena
trujal 8.000 slovakiakere Roma, kolendar buteder si čhave.
Slumdogs of Slovakia: This
city was given £51million when it was named European capital of culture... so
why are Roma children still living in such horrifying squalor?
- Kosice, Slovakia, won £50million to improve country's infrastructure when it was named 2013 Capital of Culture
- Heartbreaking pictures show the suburb of Lunik IX where around 8,000 Slovakian Roma live, many of them children
- Destitute images show children covered in dirt playing in rubbish and the filthy apartments they live in
- Many
live without gas, water or electricity in the area - where almost 100 per
cent of its residents are unemployed
These heartbreaking pictures show the squalid
conditions that thousands of Roma children are forced to call home in the city
of Kosice, Slovakia.
The city, the largest in eastern Slovakia, received
£51million when it was named the European Capital of Culture 2013 alongside
Marseille, France. The money is to be invested into the city's infrastructure,
creative industries and tourism.
However, in the suburb of Lunik IX around 8,000
Slovakian Roma, most of them children, live in squalor in one of the world's
worst slums.
In many of
the pictures, piles of rubbish can be see surrounding the blocks of flats where
the children live.
With little
else to do, some - often covered in dirt and wearing clothes full of holes,
play among the filth. Graffiti can
be seen scrawled across the walls with dirty washing and old furniture left on
many balconies. Some reports
have suggested that the level of rubbish in the area has led to many water
sources turning toxic - a problem that is beginning to affect the rest of the
city and not just the Roma suburb. Almost all
of the apartments are without running water as a majority of those living there
cannot afford to pay water bills.
There is one
tap in the area when residents may collect running water. It is monitored by
police.
In one image
a little girl can be seen sat alone on a flight of stairs, presumably leading
to her family's apartment. In another, a boy can be seen smoking while in
others young men swear at the camera.
Luník IX,
located in the west of the city, is home to the largest Roma community in
Solvakia.
The 106-hectre suburb was originally built for 2,500, but its population is thought to be around three times that figure. The area become so densely overpopulated after another nearby Roma suburb was demolished in 1979.
A vast
majority, if not all of the area's inhabitants are unemployed with many living
without gas and electric as they are unable to pay bills.
Common
illnesses such as hepatitis, head lice, diarrhoea, scabies and meningitis are
common in the suburb - which has one elementary school and a kindergarten.
The Roma ghetto is a stark contrast to the rest of the city - which is situated on the river Hornád, at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains.
The city
boasts three universities, various dioceses, and many museums, galleries, and
theaters, but it was once known for its heavy industry. To this day, the
largest employer in Kosice is the steel mill.
The town,
population of 240,000, has extensive railway connections and an international
airport - which are set to be improved with the European Capital of Culture
grant.
In 2008 Košice won the competition to hold the prestigious title European Capital of Culture 2013.
A total
transformation of Košice from a centre of heavy industry to a postindustrial
city with creative potential and new cultural infrastructure is expected to
take place with the £51million grant.
Project
leaders hope to bring a strong creative economy to the city - merging industry
with arts, design, media, architecture, music and film production, IT
technologies, creative tourism.
By Lizze Edmonds
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