Imereti

Dea Goshkheteliani, 22 years old, Kutaisi

„Why put up with violence?“ ------------------------------------------- Perhaps the most important is that abusers never reveal their violent nature at the beginning of the relationship. I’d known my future husband more than a year before marrying him though he didn't use to reveal his abusive behaviour back then.

Lia Ukleba, 42, Kutaisi

"I dreamed about studying in the Arts Academy since childhood, but my family members made me change my mind. The parents used to nag me: “Why would anyone want that?” or “Becoming an artist is useless, you should aim for being a teacher instead!”, and

Tamuna Nikoleishvili, 28, Kutaisi

„In our culture, single women are classified into two groups: unmarried and to-be-married. There is zero tolerance to a woman’s free will. On the contrary, if a woman is not married by a certain age, she becomes suspicious in the public eye. I frequently have