The story of a child abandoned by parents and raised by 10 “mothers” paid by the state. He is now a financial consultant and composer. “Education, the most powerful weapon”
Stefan Chitic is 28 years old today. He has finished the Academy of Economic Sciences, works in financial consulting, composes music inspired by folklore and dreams of becoming a conductor. Left from birth in the care of the state, with shortcomings, ten moves from one maternal assistant to another, but also with people who supported him, Stefan places his life on three pillars: education-“the most powerful weapon”, work and passion for music.
His path to this day was built of people who were not his family, but who became support to him: a “mother” from the country who showed him the roots, a specialist who said “Sky is the limit”, colleagues and teachers. A story about Life in placement centerstold today by an adult who chose well.
When you open a story like Stefan's, it's easy to get stuck in the words “abandoned child” or “raised in the system”. For many people, the system It is an abstract notion. For Stephen was home. It has grown between bunk beds, monthly investigations called “counseling” and people, once foreigners, who have become support. He learned early that he cannot control everything, but he can choose what to keep from each “meeting”. Today he is a graduate of the Faculty of International Economic Relations (Rei) of the Academy of Economic Studies (ASE), has a master's degree in foreign trade, works in the banking field where he has his own business, takes piano hours, studies conduct and composes.
Life in the placement centers – the story of the beginning
“The first moments of my existence start in a center, where there were six children in a three-bed room. The life of the 2000s was not easy. The situation and living in such a center of” abandoned children “were very well described in documentation and news made by foreign press agencies. Many of them have lived.” Until 5 years old, the center was his universe. He does not insist on details, but neither deletes them – I am part of his resistance: “I clearly remember a scene in the dining room. I was sitting to receive dinner, and after we were served, some teenagers – maximum until 18 – stole the food of the youngest. As a result, sometimes you were hungry until the next day.”
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