Pragulic: Zuzka – A Youth Lost to Drugs and Life After

Zuzka used drugs for a long 18 years – she started when she was fifteen. She lived on the street and managed to pull herself out of it all. For years she baked and cooked at the non-profit organisation Jako doma. Now she works in the same organisation in housing for women without homes. Zuzka also works as a field worker for the Sananim Contact Centre, helping young people at risk of or already affected by drug addiction. She devotedly accompanies them to government offices and doctors and tries to pull them out of the worst. She knows very well what it's like to hit rock bottom.

She herself says she swapped her drug addiction for a work addiction. A trained veterinary nurse, she has been happily "living" with her girlfriend and dog in a shared flat for 10 years. She has also successfully gone through debt relief. By telling her story on walks through Prague, she contributes to raising awareness and preventing addiction to habit-forming substances.

Meeting point is at Náměstí Republiky in front of the Kotva department store.

Admission – 450 CZK

Accessibility – suitable for teens, dog-friendly, wheelchair accessible

Vibe check – intimate event (up to about 30 people), outdoor setting

Trigger warning – topics of drugs and prostitution

Organised by – Pragulic Pragulic is a social enterprise that has been changing perspectives on homelessness since 2012. It organises unconventional tours of Prague led by people with experience of life on the street. Thanks to their authentic stories, visitors can get to know the city from a different perspective, understand the reality of life without a home, and look beyond the stereotypes often tied to this topic.