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Republic of Kosovo
Visit to families and direct help
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Alexandra und Frank
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With Leart, our helper friend of day 1, we visit a family in the suburbs. Here the purchased goods are carried the last stretch to the hut of the family.
With Leart, our helper friend of day 1, we visit a family in the suburbs....
Due to a congenital defect, the 13year-old daughter had to undergo expensive surgery. For this, the father had to take out a loan.
Due to a congenital defect, the 13year-old daughter had to undergo...
Since then, the family with a monthly income of 230, is in debt and most of it has to be spent for the repayment of the loan. We go shopping with the high pregnant mother and her daughter. They are shy and only after encouragement from our side they fill two shopping carts with most needed food, etc.
Since then, the family with a monthly income of 230, is in debt and most...
The following day we visit first a family on the outskirts of Peja. Father, mother, grandmother and five children live in a self-built shack.
The following day we visit first a family on the outskirts of Peja. Father...
The land owner only tolerates their staying there. The hut has been lovingly built from collected material but it is actually not suitable for the coming winter. The father is very hardworking and feeds his family by collecting rubbish, we hear from Edon and his friends, who are translating. He earns 2-3 euros per day.
The land owner only tolerates their staying there. The hut has been...
The ruined house next to the hut is the 'kitchen'. We give a donation for food, etc.
The ruined house next to the hut is the 'kitchen'. We give a...
The children are happy about the caps, and immediately more children from the neighbourhood come running.
The children are happy about the caps, and immediately more children from...
During the distribution of the caps we are discussing how to help the family. We will contact the land owner. Only if he agrees, the purchase of building materials for building a more robust wooden hut will make sense.
During the distribution of the caps we are discussing how to help the...
All children are happy about the warm wool caps knitted by our knitting ladies. The swarm of children follows us at every step with radiant faces :-)
All children are happy about the warm wool caps knitted by our knitting...
Alexandra takes a lot of pictures and the children are laughing at the little jobkes...
Alexandra takes a lot of pictures and the children are laughing at the...
A group photo at farewell, then we get into the car and drive to the next family.
A group photo at farewell, then we get into the car and drive to the next...
Arrival in a settlement on the outskirts. The houses are located on a slope. During the night it had been raining heavily and only part of the way between the houses is fixed.
Arrival in a settlement on the outskirts. The houses are located on a...
We talk to some young residents. They bring us to several apartments in which widows live with their children.
We talk to some young residents. They bring us to several apartments in...
With most simple means people try to make their homes as pleasant as possible. At the apartment door, the shoes have to be removed ... Here all windows are broken and the roof is leaking.
With most simple means people try to make their homes as pleasant as...
A young widow lives here with nine children. Her husband died a year ago. The stove in one corner of the room which is also used for cooking will hardly sufficiently warm the uninsulated "ruin" of the house when temperatures will be as low as -20°C.
A young widow lives here with nine children. Her husband died a year ago....
The roof of the house is broken at many places and the house therefore partially inhabitable. Everything is wet from last night's rain.
The roof of the house is broken at many places and the house therefore...
Bathroom and toilet!!
Bathroom and toilet!!
The child shows us the toilet near the hut where it lives.
The child shows us the toilet near the hut where it lives.
The children are accompanying us through the settlement with each child eager to show us 'his house'.
The children are accompanying us through the settlement with each child...
We discuss with Edon, Don and Arian, our helper friends and then drive to town to go shopping. For each one of the eight widows we buy a large parcel of food, see photo. Additionally, each one gets a 25 kg bag of flour.
We discuss with Edon, Don and Arian, our helper friends and then drive to...
The ration per family costs 39,50 Euro. When we come back after one hour, the joy is overwhelming. Arian loads the car, which the shopkeeper has borrowed us for a short while.
The ration per family costs 39,50 Euro. When we come back after one hour,...
Distribution...
Distribution...
A little girl has a bad rash on the buttocks. The mother had shown it to us, and asked us to get a drug. We brought an ointment from the pharmacy.
A little girl has a bad rash on the buttocks. The mother had shown it to...
The distribution of caps starts...
The distribution of caps starts...
Also here, all are happy and delighted about the caps.
Also here, all are happy and delighted about the caps.
Don distributing the caps...
Don distributing the caps...
The children are gathering around Alexandra and want to be photographed...
The children are gathering around Alexandra and want to be photographed...
Besides the caps we are also distributing tooth brushes and tooth paste which we had received by Elke and Christina in Germany.
Besides the caps we are also distributing tooth brushes and tooth paste...
These items are most wanted and there are little scuffles.
These items are most wanted and there are little scuffles.
Shortly before it is getting dark, everything is distributed.
Shortly before it is getting dark, everything is distributed.
On Sunday we continue with the visit of families and the distribution of food packages and caps. Fortunately, many shops are open. With Leart and Orgest we drive to the villages.
On Sunday we continue with the visit of families and the distribution of...
Despite their dilapidated condition, many houses are used. Here is an auto repair shop. Note the roof of the building...
Despite their dilapidated condition, many houses are used. Here is an auto...
The people we visit live under difficult conditions. In the partly dilapidated houses there are often no windows and doors. Here these are scantily shut with a tarpaulin ...
The people we visit live under difficult conditions. In the partly...
The same building from the other side.
The same building from the other side.
Two families live here in one and a half room each.
Two families live here in one and a half room each.
The kitchen. The floors of the apartments are partially dripping wet, because the roofs are leaking. The money earned every day is generally spent on food. There is usually not enough For more.
The kitchen. The floors of the apartments are partially dripping wet,...
A bathroom with toilet in a somewhat "better condition".
A bathroom with toilet in a somewhat "better condition".
Also here we try to help small businesses with our purchases.
Also here we try to help small businesses with our purchases.
The shop owners are happy about our "bulk buying".
The shop owners are happy about our "bulk buying".
Orgest helps to tally up the goods.
Orgest helps to tally up the goods.
The sales receipt is written by hand.
The sales receipt is written by hand.
In supermarkets several carts are filled with packages.
In supermarkets several carts are filled with packages.
Leart's car is once more filled "up the roof";-)
Leart's car is once more filled "up the roof";-)
A family of parents, grandmother and four children. The father collects scrap and earns about 2 to 4 euros a day.
A family of parents, grandmother and four children. The father collects...
The children are enthusiastically jumping beside the cart.
The children are enthusiastically jumping beside the cart.
Leart carries the bag of flour into the house. The family is allowed to inhabit the desolate house until the owner will have sold it. After that, the parents still do not know where to go ...
Leart carries the bag of flour into the house. The family is allowed to...
Orgest carries the purchases in another building, where we support two families. Also these are only temporarily "tolerated" to stay there.
Orgest carries the purchases in another building, where we support two...
We distribute the last hand-knitted caps, which we have taken along from Germany.
We distribute the last hand-knitted caps, which we have taken along from...
The parents are very happy about the gifts for the family. With garbage collecting the father earns only about 1.50 euros a day. For the children the warm caps knitted by our knitting ladies are always a special joy.
The parents are very happy about the gifts for the family. With garbage...
Thanks!
Thanks!
When there is not enough food, many people have to resort to seeking food in waste containers.
When there is not enough food, many people have to resort to seeking food...
Until the late evening the trunk of Leart's car is repeatedly fully loaded.
Until the late evening the trunk of Leart's car is repeatedly fully...
We return by bus back to Pristina. The next day the visits continue there. Vjosa takes us to a settlement on the outskirts. The people habe been living here since the end of the war, i.e. since 15 years, in self-built huts and old containers.
We return by bus back to Pristina. The next day the visits continue there...
It is raining cats and dogs, the roofs are leaking. Also here, the families ask for food and firewood for the winter.
It is raining cats and dogs, the roofs are leaking. Also here, the...
We purchase two trucks with firewood which is delivered right to the door.
We purchase two trucks with firewood which is delivered right to the door.
Right after unloading the distribution among the receivers starts.
Right after unloading the distribution among the receivers starts.
The families also get packages of rice, cooking oil, beans, soap, shampoo and each family gets a bag of 25 kg of flour.
The families also get packages of rice, cooking oil, beans, soap, shampoo...
Leart is studying in Pristina and has also arrived yesterday from Peja by bus. This afternoon he has no classes and so he meets us at lunch. We are pleased about this personnel reinforcement;-)
Leart is studying in Pristina and has also arrived yesterday from Peja by...
A settlement about 30 minutes from Pristina. Several families live also in this dilapidated building.
A settlement about 30 minutes from Pristina. Several families live also in...
On entering the building, we are not sure whether it is inhabited. But where there is a clothes line there must be inhabitants?!
On entering the building, we are not sure whether it is inhabited. But...
The "entrance" to the building.
The "entrance" to the building.
Alexandra runs ahead and knocks on the doors. We hear children's voices and the residents are curiously looking into the corridor.
Alexandra runs ahead and knocks on the doors. We hear children's...
We count three families with children. The roof is partially collapsed and in many places it drips. Everywhere beams and walls are open and the wind blows violently through the building ...
We count three families with children. The roof is partially collapsed and...
This mother does not even have a stove for cooking and heating. By Vjosa's car we go shopping together.
This mother does not even have a stove for cooking and heating. By Vjosa...
The shopkeeper is kind enough to deliver the goods up to the building. A young man from next door helps with unloading.
The shopkeeper is kind enough to deliver the goods up to the building. A...
It rains heavily and all help to bring the goods as dry as possible into the building (in front with umbrella: Vjosa).
It rains heavily and all help to bring the goods as dry as possible into...
The packages are now in the interior and the distribution to the families starts.
The packages are now in the interior and the distribution to the families...
The children pitch in at once and drag the flour bag into the only room in which they live with mother, father and 9 siblings.
The children pitch in at once and drag the flour bag into the only room in...
Living room, bedroom and dining room with kitchen
Living room, bedroom and dining room with kitchen
We ask about the cost of a furnace and are told that it costs about 50 euros. Together with the neighbor we drive to a nearby town to a small ironmonger.
We ask about the cost of a furnace and are told that it costs about 50...
The furnaces offered are made of sheet steel and available in different sizes.
The furnaces offered are made of sheet steel and available in different...
We purchase a good quality model, with a small oven and a stove for 55 euros. Pipes including it costs 62 Euro.
We purchase a good quality model, with a small oven and a stove for 55...
We take a taxi for transportation.
We take a taxi for transportation.
Loading of the furnace and the pipes
Loading of the furnace and the pipes
Back in the settlement, the children come running.
Back in the settlement, the children come running.
The furnace is made of sheet steel therefore, not too heavy transported in no time into the apartment. The little boy helps with enthusiasm.
The furnace is made of sheet steel therefore, not too heavy transported in...
The young neighbor assures us that he will assist the family with installation.
The young neighbor assures us that he will assist the family with...
As we leave we urge the family to maintain the furnace properly;-)
As we leave we urge the family to maintain the furnace properly;-)
Also here, we give away some sleeping bags brought along from Germany and the last woolen caps.
Also here, we give away some sleeping bags brought along from Germany and...
Many thanks to ALL who have helped carry out this action! You were great! Thanks to ALL friends from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, New Zealand and around the world! Without you this trip would not have been possible!
Many thanks to ALL who have helped carry out this action! You were great!...
Nach der Rückreise sendet Vjosa noch diese Fotos. Sie besucht eine Familie und übergibt die Schlafsäcke, eine Decke und eine Winterjacke welche wir im Hotel zurückgelassen haben...
Auch diese Familie lebt unter schwierigsten Bedingungen.
Vjosa schreibt uns, dass sie auch noch Brennholz für die Familie gekauft hat. DANKE!