In Berceni, north of Bucharest, Valentin and Gabriela Alexe and their two daughters have been living happily in their house for a year. Due to Valentin's low income, they previously lived with their parents, where cohabitation was very difficult.
"When they kicked us out, until I found an apartment to rent I slept in the car for three days; me, my wife and my daughter," Valentin says.
"Then, when I was renting, I didn’t have much money left because it was very expensive. I had enough, let's say, for food, but not for the rest, like clothes, no way."
Even now we can't believe that it is ours, it has changed our lives for the better, Gabriela Alexe Benificiary of housing scheme
Gabriela says life was becoming increasingly hard: "The situation there was starting to get very bad, the mould had started to grow on the walls, and my child went to the hospital. I also stayed at the hospital because the house was too dirty."
Gabriela and Valentin Alexe, Habitat for Humanity beneficiaries euronews
Thanks to the NGO Habitat for Humanity, which helps low-income families
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