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Since 2002 Monika Merva<\/a> has been documenting the lives of children who are living in a government-run housing facility for severally disabled and at-risk teens in Fot, Hungary.<\/p>\n

The official name is the Karloyi Istvan Gyermekkozpont. They call this place \u201cThe City of Children.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In her own words:
“My focus on Gyermekkozpont comes from understanding that one’s sense of self comes with a sense of belonging within a community.
I believe the home is where our strength lies. It’s the source of everything, where all our, fears, questions, love and our need to belong originate.”<\/p>\n

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