I met Svetlana for the first time in November 2015 at the "Death Courtyard" in a forgotten dark alley in Tel Aviv, I accompanied her on her way, for almost 4 years.
I have gotten to know a strong woman who got dealt the worst cards. Life in that courtyard was unbearable: homeless people, prostitution, and drugs. Groups of people, walking daily on that tight rope between life and death.
When Svetlana had reached a critical point in time, she made a choice - she had chosen life, and I was there for her.
Today Svetlana is completely clean from drugs, works for a living, and conducts everyday life away from that harsh reality she once was a part of.
She lives with happiness and love.
