“It’s Tuesday morning, around 11 o’clock, and I’m at home. It’s a morning like any other—until I hear a notification on my phone. ‘HartslagNu ALERT!’ appears on my screen. I tap ‘Accept,’ rush down the stairs, and jump into my car. When I arrived, a police officer had just entered the apartment. Together, we move […]
Retiree Kristina Is Approaching 85 – Help Exists on Paper, Not in Reality Kristina, a retiree, she is nearing her 85th birthday. She considers herself an active older woman, yet openly admits that the ailments of old age have begun to take their toll. She would already need some assistance with more demanding daily tasks,
For almost two months, retired Branko Lukačič lived in fear—wondering whether he would even survive this winter after Slovenia’s Financial Administration (FURS) fined him heavily for helping his half-blind friend. Even though he received no payment, neither money nor goods, the state classified his good deed as undeclared (illegal) work. Inspectors did not catch him
Barbara Pance is a journalist, editor, Slovenian-language specialist and a Master of Science in the humanities. For the past twenty years, she has worked across Slovenia’s major commercial television networks, POP TV and Planet TV, and later served as Deputy Editor-in-Chief at the national newspaper Delo. She is the co-founder of the independent investigative platform
My neighbour is over 75 years old. She lives alone in her house and has a vegetable and fruit garden. The house is larger than 120 square meters, and by the time she finishes cleaning everything from the basement to the second floor, she can start all over again. Despite working at home and enjoying
Modern society is not measured by how it cares for the strongest but by how it treats the most vulnerable. A dignified farewell is not a privilege but a right. No one in this country should die in distress, loneliness, or without comprehensive care. For the first time, we have a Ministry for a Solidary
