ODESSA, UKRAINE – NOVEMBER 15 2005: Street children of Ukraine. A group of street kids living in an underground sewer on the north side of Odessa. Pictured is 14 year old Andrey who was abandoned by is alcoholic parents 5 years ago. (Photo by David Gillanders)ODESSA, UKRAINE – NOVEMBER 15 2005: Street children of Ukraine. A group of street kids living in an underground sewer on the north side of Odessa. Pictured is 14 year old Andrey who was abandoned by is alcoholic parents 5 years ago. (Photo by David Gillanders)ODESSA, UKRAINE: MARCH 2010: In the south of the city, near Marshall Zhukov street a group of up to 7 children live underground in the basement of an aparment block. Access to the squalid place is via a tiny ventilation duct which the kids have to squeeze through. They have broken into the buildings electrical board and wired up a single lightbulb, and an electrical ring cooker which they use for heat and cooking. They huddle themselves together in the dirt close to the buildings hot water pipes for warmth.
Pictured is Vadim squeezing out of the small ventilation duct.. (Photo by David Gillanders) www.davidgillanders.comODESSA, UKRAINE – NOVEMBER 21 2005: Street children of Ukraine. Pioneer Park Odessa. 2 different groups of kids, approx. 15 in total, live in 2 underground heating pipe chambers to the South of the Park.
Pictured is 13 year old Sasha who has also been in Orphanages since the age of 5, but chooses to escape. His dad killed his mum and is in prison, and lost the rights to Sasha as a result of his crime. He is crying because the other children have taken his shoes for the day. (Photo by David Gillanders)ODESSA, UKRAINE – NOVEMBER 21 2005: Street children of Ukraine. Pioneer Park Odessa. 2 different groups of kids, approx. 15 in total, live in 2 underground heating pipe chambers to the South of the Park. (Photo by David Gillanders)ODESSA, UKRAINE – NOVEMBER 23 2005: Street children of Ukraine. Pioneer Park Odessa. 2 different groups of kids, approx. 15 in total, live in 2 underground heating pipe chambers to the South of the Park. Pictured is 13 year old Sasha who has been in and out of Orphanages since the age of 5, but chooses to escape. His dad killed his mum and is in prison, and lost the rights to Sasha as a result of his crime. During the day he collects scrap metal. (Photo by David Gillanders)ODESSA, UKRAINE – NOVEMBER 19 2005: Street children of Ukraine. Pioneer Park Odessa. 2 different groups of kids, approx. 15 in total, live in 2 underground heating pipe chambers to the South of the Park. (Photo by David Gillanders)ODESSA, UKRAINE – AUGUST-OCTOBER 2004: Street children of Ukraine. A ‘family’ or group of street kids in Odessa, Ukraine. They spend every conscious moment craving an injection of home made Trifed or Effidrine. There are about 20 kids in the group who’s ages range from 6 to 17 years. A small local organisation called the Way Home has been trying to have the kids tested for HIV. Alarmingly of those tested 75% are +ve. The kids pictured are squating in a small concrete enclosure in Pioneer Park. A short time after taking this image the enclosure was destroyed by a petrol bomb. (Photo by David Gillanders)ODESSA, UKRAINE – AUGUST-OCTOBER 2004: Street children of Ukraine. A ‘family’ or group of street kids in Odessa, Ukraine. They spend every conscious moment craving an injection of home made Trifed or Effidrine. There are about 20 kids in the group who’s ages range from 6 to 17 years. A small local organisation called the Way Home has been trying to have the kids tested for HIV. Alarmingly of those tested 75% are +ve. The kids pictured are squating in a small concrete enclosure in Pioneer Park. A short time after taking this image the enclosure was destroyed by a petrol bomb. (Photo by David Gillanders)ODESSA, UKRAINE – AUGUST-OCTOBER 2004: Street children of Ukraine. A ‘family’ or group of street kids in Odessa, Ukraine. They spend every conscious moment craving an injection of home made Trifed or Effidrine. There are about 20 kids in the group who’s ages range from 6 to 17 years. A small local organisation called the Way Home has been trying to have the kids tested for HIV. Alarmingly of those tested 75% are +ve. The kids pictured are squating in a small concrete enclosure in Pioneer Park. A short time after taking this image the enclosure was destroyed by a petrol bomb.
In the background Yulia, who later died of pneumonia, receives an injection whilst Sash reaches for a syringe. (Photo by David Gillanders)ODESSA, UKRAINE – AUGUST-OCTOBER 2004: Street children of Ukraine. A ‘family’ or group of street kids in Odessa, Ukraine. They spend every conscious moment craving an injection of home made Trifed or Effidrine. There are about 20 kids in the group who’s ages range from 6 to 17 years. A small local organisation called the Way Home has been trying to have the kids tested for HIV. Alarmingly of those tested 75% are +ve. The kids pictured are squating in a small concrete enclosure in Pioneer Park. A short time after taking this image the enclosure was destroyed by a petrol bomb. (Photo by David Gillanders)ODESSA, UKRAINE – AUGUST-OCTOBER 2004: Street children of Ukraine. A ‘family’ or group of street kids in Odessa, Ukraine. They spend every conscious moment craving an injection of home made Trifed or Effidrine. There are about 20 kids in the group who’s ages range from 6 to 17 years. A small local organisation called the Way Home has been trying to have the kids tested for HIV. Alarmingly of those tested 75% are +ve. The kids pictured are squating in a small concrete enclosure in Pioneer Park. A short time after taking this image the enclosure was destroyed by a petrol bomb. (Photo by David Gillanders)KHARKIV, UKRAINE: NEVEMBER 2005: Street children of Ukraine. A group or family of kids who live in an underground chamber which gives access to the city centre heating pipes.
Pictured is 12 year old Igor.
(Photo by David Gillanders)ODESSA, UKRAINE – NOVEMBER 14 2005: Street children of Ukraine. Eugene, 14, who is HIV +ve from IDU takes glue whilst roaming the streets of Odessa. Eugene is now confirmed dead. (Photo by David Gillanders)ODESSA, UKRAINE: MARCH 2010: In the south of the city, near Marshall Zhukov street a group of up to 7 children live underground in the basement of an apartment block. Access to the squalid place is via a tiny ventilation duct which the kids have to squeeze through. They have broken into the buildings electrical board and wired up a single lightbulb, and an electrical ring cooker which they use for heat and cooking. They huddle themselves together in the dirt close to the buildings hot water pipes for warmth.
The group are all HIV +ve and daily inject lethal concoctions of home made drugs. After buying some cheap nasal decongestants they grind down the tablets and mix with water to create a thick brown paste. They then filter this to produce a yellowish liquid which they inject.
Serioga after injecting. (Photo by David Gillanders) www.davidgillanders.comKYIV, UKRAINE: MARCH 2010: 4 children from the drop in centre take us to where they live. Pictured is 16yr old Olya . (Photo by David Gillanders) www.davidgillanders.comODESSA, UKRAINE: AUGUST 2006. Street Children of Ukraine. A large group of children huddle together with cats to sleep living in a derelict building in Kanatna. His arms show the scars of years of self harming and drug abuse.
A young buy Taras cries out loud due to unhappiness at his life.
(Photo by David Gillanders)ODESSA, UKRAINE: 04 AUGUST 2006. Street children of Ukraine. 16 year old Andrey who lives alone in an underground access chamber to the central heating pipes in Pioneer Park, Odessa. His daily routine involves buzzing glue and begging at one of Odessa’s markets until he has enough money, 3 Hryvna’s which is about 80p, to buy Effidrine from a chemist. He mixes the Effidrine tablets with water and draws off a yellow liquid which he injects. One packet will give him approximately 4-8 injections. (Photo by David Gillanders)ODESSA, UKRAINE: 04 AUGUST 2006. Street children of Ukraine. 16 year old Andrey who lives alone in an underground access chamber to the central heating pipes in Pioneer Park, Odessa. His daily routine involves buzzing glue and begging at one of Odessa’s markets until he has enough money, 3 Hryvna’s which is about 80p, to buy Effidrine from a chemist. He mixes the Effidrine tablets with water and draws off a yellow liquid which he injects. One packet will give him approximately 4-8 injections. (Photo by David Gillanders)ODESSA, UKRAINE: 04 AUGUST 2006. Street children of Ukraine. 16 year old Andrey who lives alone in an underground access chamber to the central heating pipes in Pioneer Park, Odessa. His daily routine involves buzzing glue and begging at one of Odessa’s markets until he has enough money, 3 Hryvna’s which is about 80p, to buy Effidrine from a chemist. He mixes the Effidrine tablets with water and draws off a yellow liquid which he injects. One packet will give him approximately 4-8 injections. (Photo by David Gillanders)ODESSA, UKRAINE: 02 AUGUST 2006. Street Children of Ukraine. 14 year old Murislav who is living in a derelict building in Kanatna. His arms show the scars of years of self harming and drug abuse. (Photo by David Gillanders)ODESSA, UKRAINE: 04 AUGUST 2006. Street children of Ukraine. A group of kids who live together at a street market in Odessa with a dog called Lena. There are 5 children in the group, Vanya who is 15, Vova who is 14, Sasha who is 13, Vadick who is 14 and Artoum who is 16.(Photo by David Gillanders)ODESSA, UKRAINE – NOVEMBER 23 2005: Street children of Ukraine. Pioneer Park Odessa. 2 different groups of kids, approx. 15 in total, live in 2 underground heating pipe chambers to the South of the Park. Pictured is 13 year old Sasha who has been in and out of Orphanages since the age of 5, but chooses to escape. His dad killed his mum and is in prison, and lost the rights to Sasha as a result of his crime. During the day he collects scrap metal. (Photo by David Gillanders)ODESSA, UKRAINE: 04 AUGUST 2006. Street children of Ukraine. 16 year old Andrey who lives alone in an underground access chamber to the central heating pipes in Pioneer Park, Odessa. His daily routine involves buzzing glue and begging at one of Odessa’s markets until he has enough money, 3 Hryvna’s which is about 80p, to buy Effidrine from a chemist. He mixes the Effidrine tablets with water and draws off a yellow liquid which he injects. One packet will give him approximately 4-8 injections. (Photo by David Gillanders)ODESSA, UKRAINE – AUGUST 26: Street children of Ukraine. Pictured is 13 year old Yana, she is HIV + ve and very ill. Her body is covered in sores and abscesses, August 26, 2004.. Yana died on the streets of Odessa at Christmas time in 2004. Yana lived with a group or ‘family’ of street kids in Odessa, Ukraine. At this time Yana and the other kids lived in a derelict shed in the city’s central Pioneer Park. They spend every conscious moment craving an injection of home made Trifed or Effidrine. There were about 20 kids in the group who’s ages range from 6 to 17 years. A small local organisation called the Way Home has been trying to have the kids tested for HIV. Alarmingly of those tested 75% are +ve. 8 Weeks after taking this portrait of Yana she became very ill and froze to death on the street. (Photo by David Gillanders)ODESSA, UKRAINE – AUGUST-OCTOBER 2004: Street children of Ukraine. A ‘family’ or group of street kids in Odessa, Ukraine. They spend every conscious moment craving an injection of home made Trifed or Effidrine. There are about 20 kids in the group who’s ages range from 6 to 17 years. A small local organisation called the Way Home has been trying to have the kids tested for HIV. Alarmingly of those tested 75% are +ve. The kids pictured are squating in a small concrete enclosure in Pioneer Park. A short time after taking this image the enclosure was destroyed by a petrol bomb. (Photo by David Gillanders)ODESSA, UKRAINE – AUGUST 26: Street children of Ukraine. Pictured is 13 year old Yana, she is HIV + ve and very ill. Her body is covered in sores and abscesses, August 26, 2004.. Yana died on the streets of Odessa at Christmas time in 2004. Yana lived with a group or ‘family’ of street kids in Odessa, Ukraine. At this time Yana and the other kids lived in a derelict shed in the city’s central Pioneer Park. They spend every conscious moment craving an injection of home made Trifed or Effidrine. There were about 20 kids in the group who’s ages range from 6 to 17 years. A small local organisation called the Way Home has been trying to have the kids tested for HIV. Alarmingly of those tested 75% are +ve. 8 Weeks after taking this portrait of Yana she became very ill and froze to death on the street. (Photo by David Gillanders)
