Wimbledon Finals Shines Light On Serbia’s Humanitarian Heroes

Poverty – which still runs rampant throughout the Western Balkans – forces hundreds of thousands of people from around the world into seeking work in one of the darkest and most dangerous industries. Though reliable figures are hard to come by, estimates from 2010 suggest that some 12,000 miners die each year. It was the recognition of this impact of poverty that led the world’s best tennis player to respond to the Soko mine tragedy in the midst of a personally tumultuous time. Djokovic had started the year embroiled in a media storm surrounding his participation in the Australian Open…. Read Full Article