Over the last two years, about a quarter of the 12,000 children being raised in Moldovan state institutions have been returned to their families or placed in foster homes. But the internationally sponsored initiative has met considerable resistance in a country with a strong culture of state paternalism.
In the rural villages of Moldova, Europe's poorest nation, there's not much one can do to make a profit. Even the women who weave Moldova's traditional carpets, which are treasured by some Western Europeans, are struggling to stay afloat.
