In pictures: Hidden identities

Young Roma child — Image caption,
Photographer Yvonne De Rosa's latest project looks at the work in Romania and Bosnia-Hercegovina of charity Hope and Homes for Children.

Hope and Homes for Children began working in 1998 in Baia Mare in Romania, in a region that is home to a number of Roma communities.

"The people I met were amazing but living in terrible conditions, fighting every day for their survival," said De Rosa.

"Although it may be said that poverty also means depriving someone of their identity, I did not see this in actuality. Each time I pointed my old Rolleiflex at my subjects I was shown a great display of courage and strength of character."

There are more than 1,000 people living in the Craica Roma community, about half of them aged under 18. The charity works to keep the children with their families and out of institutions.

This family moved into an abandoned building which has no water, electricity or sanitation.

Hidden Identities: Unfinished by Yvonne De Rosa is published by Damiani and the work is currently on show at the Laura Noble Gallery in London.