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    Posted June 9, 2012 by
    RomaniaScene
    Location
    Sofia, Bulgaria
    Assignment
    Assignment
    This iReport is part of an assignment:
    Economy: Are you better off?

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    Sad, But True

     

    CNN PRODUCER NOTE     RomaniaScene says she sees homelessness on the streets of Bulgaria often. She does not usually take pictures of the homeless, but she believes the photos she captured for this iReport are important because she hopes people will start to notice the growing problem of homelessness in the area. 'We need our law enforcement officials to be compassionate and governments worldwide to be more active in creating programs and approving legislation in order to begin to be able to do something more to provide adequate housing, mental health care, jobs and more,' she says.
    - Jareen, CNN iReport producer

    These photos which I took in and around Europe depict the plight of the homeless which is also a major problem in our own country. Just look around and you'll see.  The people in the photos are anonymous and the ways in which they are viewed on a daily basis confirm that fact. I post these photos of people whom some call transients, beggars, gypsies or otherwise the outcasts of society to remind us of what we could do better when we are complaining about our economy. I don't claim to have a solution for the problem which is everywhere a daunting one, neither do I suppose to know the means by which the people here, who essentially live out on the street, came to be in their plight, but I do believe that we can hope and expel energy toward a world that aspires to more humanity instead of giving in to useless rants, political sparring and worthless expressions of discontent over money, the unabashed root of all evil.

     

    Photo One: One is Not Enough

     

    Photo Two: Lend Me a Hand

     

    Photo Three: Down on the Street

     

    Photo Four: Alone and Cold

     

    Photo Five: In Need

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