„I had a very ordinary life and ordinary childhood. I was not vigorous and there was nothing remarkable about me. However, after I graduated from university and went back to live in Akhalgori, I could see that the life was monotonous, especially for the young
„We, the Georgian women from Tbilisi, the ancient city of Georgia, welcome opening of the assembly of the Russian women. The glorious names of great Georgian women of the past are a building block of the future for women in Georgia. Our women have never given
"Where would I get education…? We lived at the foot of the mountain and when I got married, I moved here. We went to school from that far… We made until the 8th grade with difficulty. My father did not want us to go to
"Before my child’s birth, I led a socially active life – I worked in the Telavi children’s library, had a shop in the neighborhood, phone booths, and so to say, we had a decent life while other people around us struggled to make both ends
„After graduating from the department of journalism, I went to England to attend a short English language course and to help my aunt out in her Georgian café. All in all, I stayed there for two years, and during that stay, I met my future
I have lived in Kvemo Alvani for 17 years, the village where a woman is not encouraged to pursue personal development or career growth. It can be felt in every aspect, every issue, stereotypical thinking of people and the attitudes towards a woman’s role and
„I identify myself as a queer. Being a queer for me primarily means confronting with heteronormativity, recognizing and realizing that sexual orientation and gender identity is not binary, but a spectrum. Before getting there, I walked a long and difficult road. For a long time I
„My twin sister and I were born in Chechnya. We were very small when the war broke out and our parents took us to Georgia together with other refugees. Since then we have lived in the Pankisi Gorge. Now there are already six siblings in
„I know for sure that I would have a different life if I were not an internally displaced person. All the difficulties in my life are associated with this status. I used to work as a teacher in Gali. My kid was very small then,