ABSTRACT
Fakulteta is the most marginalised and deprived area of the Bulgarian capital Sofia. Almost all of its 35,000 residents are of Roma origin, and more than half are younger than 29. The neighbourhood is a hotbed of social problems. Compared to their peers in other parts of Sofia, the young people in the area receive substandard education, are more often without work or are employed in unattractive, low-paid jobs, have fewer opportunities to engage in leisure and culture activities, and live in dilapidated and cramped housing.
