Bulgaria: Romani nurse changes lives in marginalized communities

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Romani nurse Daniela Zahova changes lives in Bulgaria by providing support and delivering care to disadvantaged communities. She proves that determination can overcome the barriers of discrimination and marginalization.

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00:00For the past 12 years, Daniela Zahova has been commuting between three towns every day.

00:06Daniela is a nurse and health mediator for the Roma community in the Bulgarian town of Bresnik and the surrounding region.

00:13She herself is a member of this community.

00:15My work is on the way. I live in Pernik, I work in Bresnik and now in Noevts.

00:22Today, Daniela is visiting the local school in the village of Noevts.

00:30Good morning!

00:35Good morning!

00:38I was married very early, a 20-year-old.

00:41My mother always told me that you have to learn, you can't leave without education.

00:47You have to have a responsibility for you to give you happiness.

00:52I want to see a good example.

00:55In Bulgaria, there are no medical sisters.

00:57Four years ago, Daniela joined a program run by the Bulgarian NGO Trust for Social Achievement

01:03that supports Romani people who want to train as nurses and midwives.

01:07A few months ago, she qualified as a nurse. Her dream job.

01:12This is a program that helps me to finish successfully as a nurse.

01:19I can imagine that she will be here.

01:21The color in a river, or a path, we saw a lot of such things, is with stone.

01:28And in the middle of the color, we found the color.

01:30We don't know how it was born, but it was born regardless of all.

01:34When we go to a family in a family where the child does not visit a regular school,

01:39or a family where the child is not registered in a school,

01:42and the reason why the parents are so easy to agree with that is,

01:46is that she will participate in this team.

01:48One of Daniela's main tasks is to mediate between the Roma community and public institutions.

01:54After I continue.

01:56I'm in the village of Brzeznik as a child mediator.

01:59After I work with doctors,

02:01I work with the community,

02:03and after I work with the community.

02:04After I work with the area.

02:06I ask you to put these gifts in the appropriate places

02:10and make sure that you will be able to inform them

02:12as well as people from the community,

02:15as well as young mothers.

02:18This is a person who is a person who is in their work.

02:22It is a marginalized family,

02:24which is not from the Roman origin.

02:26They also have four children.

02:28They help them,

02:32when they find food,

02:34food.

02:35They go to them personally,

02:37to get them out, to get them out.

02:39By the end of the day,

02:40Daniela has distributed the flyers.

02:42To find the phone for the parents.

02:47She schedules vaccination appointments for the children

02:50and accepts donations.

02:52Like this stroller.

02:53This person asks me

02:55that I can help him.

02:57And I have to do everything possible.

03:00Daniela is constantly on the go.

03:03This is the best job for me.

03:05Because I can help someone.

03:07Because there are people who don't want to help them.

03:10On weekends,

03:12she works at Pirogov,

03:13the largest emergency hospital in the country.

03:18Of course, it is difficult,

03:19but the desire is much bigger.

03:21There is no way to go anywhere.

03:24I travel two cities.

03:26In the third, I have to go to work.

03:29In the other, I have to go home.

03:31I have a family.

03:33And I managed.

03:34I managed.

03:35And I'm proud that I managed.

03:40I can'taces,

03:41To school with my friends,

03:42I fruit.

03:43Iلمüyor agate.

03:45Why I bind you?

03:46I mean,

03:47I need one Sunday for work.

03:49One Sunday.

03:50��verde bed.

03:51Here comes?

03:52The moment is good italian,

03:53when I lived there.

03:54Theouth term in the heart is a hard tio.

03:55There is a late Monday.

03:56That's a late Monday.

03:57It's a late Monday.

03:58You might not come to see me

03:59that was just a helpful money.

04:01The time imitating river,

04:02And there's a couple hours ago.

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