"Cardboard City"

Introduction to the documentary "Everyday Life of Roma Children from Block 71."

There are mahalas (Roma settlements... or "slums") all over the city. One of my first views of Belgrade was of Gazela, one of the central settlements in the city and one that attracts a lot of attention. Read more here.

I spend last Sunday walking around the outskirts of Gazela with my host family. It's right on the bank of the Sava river, where a walking/bike path is crowded with Belgraders. I'm appalled at how people can walk, bike, skate right past the settlement or sit on the benches overlooking the river and turn their backs on it...