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I met these two sisters Ginka and Neda, of gipsy ethicity, during my visit in Bulgaria. They help their father, who is a widower and works as a shepherd, keeping an eye on the flock of sheep, helping milking and selling dairy products as well .The family is very poor, they barely make ends meet. The girls also are taking care of the ruins of an old, ancient temple in the pasture area, sometimes visited by tourists who leave a small coin.
I saw them exactly in this temple, when they had just finished cleaning the dust and praying too. They stood under the golden light of the falling sun, it’s as if a symbol for a better future.
Unfortunately, mostly of the gipsies in Bulgaria are living in misery and poverty. Forgotten by God? No, forgotten by the state and society. Their problems are never on the agenda. And so, day after day, year after year.
The old shepherd explained me how difficult life have the gipsies in this country: poverty, unemployment, wooden and clay huts instead of normal homes, illiteracy, and to survive, most of the kids are being forced from their parents to beg or steal.
He also told me that he is working and pushing hard to feed his big family. He wished a good education and even a normal school for his children but he can't afford it. He assured me that he makes everything and he is sure that all his children and grandchildren will grow up good people. This is important for him.
I really hope for the better future for this family and for all poor, as well forgotten by state and society, people!

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