Regions

July 18, 2019 In E-I, Gender and war – Women’s experiences in the conflict zones, IDP women, Regions, Samegrelo, Themes

Imeda Lomaia, 44 years old, Gali region, village Ganakhleba

'When we lost Abkhazia and the victorious Abkhazians came to the border, we took refuge in a family of our relative – in the village Orsantia in Zugdidi region. That's where our misfortunes started. In the Gali district, this place was called a ''low zone'', as...

July 13, 2019 In J-P, Kakheti, LBT women’s rights, Regions, Themes

Monica, 22 years old, Tbilisi / Telavi

Seeking for myself… It was exactly five months ago I confessed to myself and to my friends I was a transgender woman and couldn't live otherwise, didn’t find it worth living otherwise. I’ve spent 22 years looking for myself though. My memories start from the age...

June 18, 2019 In A-D, Different professions, Imereti, Regions, Themes

Ana Gurgenidze, 22 years old, Kutaisi

''I study at the Tbilisi Free University, at the math and computer science faculty. I'm in my fourth year and will become a programmer. Before I started studying I only had a general idea about programming. Before that, I was studying in Kutaisi in Andria...

June 14, 2019 In J-P, Regions, Samtskhe - Javakheti, Themes, Women and reproductive health

Maka Sudadze, 47 years old, Akhaltsikhe

''I was 33 years old when my husband and I got married. This is the age for a woman when everybody asks why you're still not married. The most annoying question I remember was when they asked if I had any problems and that was...

June 6, 2019 In Imereti, Migrant women, Q-T, Regions, Themes

Keti Tomeishvili, 48 years old, Vani

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June 1, 2019 In Adjara, Different professions, J-P, Regions, Themes

Natia Gagadze, 23 years old, Batumi

''I work for Georgian Air Navigation, I'm an airport observer in the Batumi airport tower. My duty is to ensure flight safety. I'm giving pilots instructions and directions so that they can make the right decisions about what to do; in addition, together with my...

May 24, 2019 In Adjara, J-P, Motherhood challenges, Regions, Themes