Cheap breaks for struggling fathers
Switzerland may be a rich country but many single mothers and divorced fathers with children find it hard to make ends meet. One company gives them a chance to get away from it all, despite their tight budgets.
Julie worked as a radio reporter for BBC and independent radio all over the UK before joining swissinfo.ch's predecessor, Swiss Radio International, as a producer. After attending film school, Julie worked as an independent filmmaker before coming to swissinfo.ch in 2001.
The company Reka offers heavily subsidised vacations to parents who could not otherwise afford to holiday with their children. swissinfo.ch meets four fathers on the ‘Hello Pa’ scheme at a Reka village in Wildhaus, north eastern Switzerland. (Julie Hunt, swissinfo.ch)
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