The teenagers shown in the video live underground due to poverty. They are isolated from the rest of Ukrainian society and are trying to survive by staying together. These underground homes are full of diseases and food is scarce to them. Some of these teenagers are runaways, where others were abandoned/disowned by their families. They are forced to go through various methods to get food and water. These teenagers are heavily displaced from society due to their physical conditions and their homeless statuses; instead of going to school or work, they have to find food to feed themselves and stay alive.
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This is heartbreaking. No one deserves to live like this. This is shameful for humanity.
One quick question, has the situation always been as you described? If yes, then how does it relate to displacement if they have always been in this situation?
This is horrible. I always knew poverty existed, but never to this extent. Seeing teenagers who are around my age struggling for food and water and have no place to live is terrible. It makes me feel as if I have been taking my home situation for granted. Even though my parents aren’t wealthy and we struggle at times to get by, I am now more grateful for everything that I do have. There should be something done about this. I know there are many nonprofit organizations out there specifically for teenagers living on the streets, but this should be a topic that is more openly discussed. It’s how this is overlooked by many.