Regions Archives - Page 14 of 31

July 9, 2017 In Q-T, Regions, Tbilisi, Themes, Women with disabilities as agents

Kristine Mikhailova, 31 years old, a small group home, Tbilisi Tamuna Margvelashvili, 19 years old, a small group home, Tbilisi

(Tamuna and Kristine live in a small group home created by the organization Hand in Hand. They were interviewed during their working hours at the social enterprise Babale.) “Tamuna: No, I am Tamuna. Kristo, they are here already… Kristine: That’s me, Kristine. You will interview me, won’t

July 5, 2017 In A-D, Gender and war – Women’s experiences in the conflict zones, IDP women, Regions, Samegrelo, Themes

Guli Tchitanava, 68, Sokhumi/Anaklia Lia Tchitanava, 66, Sokhumi/Anaklia

Guli Tchitanava: “I was among those who left Sokhumi on the day it fell. I stayed till the end. My brother and son were fighting and how could I leave them?! When we heard artillery shots, we went running to bunkers for shelter. We were not

July 3, 2017 In A-D, Regions, Samegrelo, Themes, Women in politics

Ani Tsitlidze, 29, Zugdidi

Education -------------- “You’re a Gurian traded for a dog” they say, but we have been living in Zugdidi for eight generations. I graduated from high school in 2003. Back then university entry exams were still very corrupt. My mother is a teacher and my father is a former

June 30, 2017 In J-P, Regions, Tbilisi, Themes, Women with disabilities as agents

Likuna Chachibaia, 21, Tbilisi

Hand -------- „Exactly five years ago, on May 29, I fell from the ninth floor. Even though there was a very little chance of survival, I survived. However, because of this accident, my family lost everything they had. I survived and was given another chance to enjoy

June 25, 2017 In Q-T, Regions, Tbilisi, Themes, Women with disabilities as agents

Sesili Ghvinjilia, 21, Tbilisi

“Am I different or not? I don’t get such questions. I don’t know what it means to be different. I am an ordinary person just like everyone else. I cry when I listen to Mozart – it reminds me of the happy times I have

June 24, 2017 In Adjara, Different barriers, J-P, Regions, Themes

Natso Beridze-Gabaidze, 33, Batumi

“Surname --------- I’d like to start telling my story by stating that I am a feminist. It hasn’t been long since I identified myself as a feminist. My surname attests to that – my surname and that of my diseased husband speak of my being a feminist

June 23, 2017 In Imereti, J-P, Regions, Themes, Women in politics

Melano Tsitsilashvili, the village of Merjevi, Sachkhere municipality

“I have been working as a teacher at school in Merjevi since 2000, which is a 17-year experience. I teach physics and mathematics. In 2014, I was elected a majoritarian deputy in the elections of the local self-government. I was the only woman among 12

June 22, 2017 In J-P, Kakheti, Mothers of disabled children, Regions, Themes

Lali Khandolishvil, 51, Sighnaghi

I remember the feeling I used to have while returning home at dawn from the morning liturgy at the Sighnaghi temple. I used to be proud and smug - while the village was asleep, I had toiled, labored, prayed for others… I led an ordinary life

June 21, 2017 In Beauty standards, J-P, Regions, Tbilisi, Themes

Nutsa Gogoladze, 26, Tbilisi

When I was four, I got a syringe needle in my eye while playing… Then doctors and nurses made various mistakes, as a result of which, at the age of 9, I completely lost sight in one eye and I needed prosthesis. I was so young,