European Journal # Romania/ Italy: The fight against the trafficking of young girls # 06.05.2009

Time and again, under-age Romanian girls are sold into prostitution in Italy - by their own families. Mariana Petersel refuses to put up with the situation. She has started a project in Timisoara, the Young Generation Association, which aims to bring such under-age girls back home. She drives regularly to northern Italy, where she's usually not received with open arms. She finds places for the girls to live and helps them get an education.