Ismael and Maria
Maria and Ismael belong to the roma minority in Romania. They have 12 children and many grandchildren. They live in a little house in a village outside a larger Romanian town. Their oldest children have since long married and moved out from the house and the youngest ones are teenagers and can take care of them self.
Maria and Ismael went to Sweden with the hope of getting a job. Even if Ismael and Maria are 53 and 61 years old they were quite fit for their age and has experience from working in factory and agriculture. But they didn’t find work and as so many other romanian romanis they ended up as beggars on the streets of Sweden.
They use a small amount of the money to pay for their own expenses but they send home most of the money that they collect to their children and grandchildren in Romania. They dream of being able to buy a larger house for their family in Romania a house where their children and grandchildren can live together with them.
Text and Photo: Mikael Good
Ismael and Maria
Maria and Ismael belong to the roma minority in Romania. They have 12 children and many grandchildren. They live in a little house in a village outside a larger Romanian town. Their oldest children have since long married and moved out from the house and the youngest ones are teenagers and can take care of them self.
Maria and Ismael went to Sweden with the hope of getting a job. Even if Ismael and Maria are 53 and 61 years old they were quite fit for their age and has experience from working in factory and agriculture. But they didn’t find work and as so many other romanian romanis they ended up as beggars on the streets of Sweden.
They use a small amount of the money to pay for their own expenses but they send home most of the money that they collect to their children and grandchildren in Romania. They dream of being able to buy a larger house for their family in Romania a house where their children and grandchildren can live together with them.
Text and Photo: Mikael Good