We left Abkhazia on September 29, 1993, and went to our cousin in Zugdidi. We were destitute, without any means to provide for ourselves, so we decided to head for Tbilisi. I was a teacher, so we were offered to live into a dorm. They
“I was raised by my grandparents since I was born. My mother left me and my father died when I was 6 months old. I have done all the housework since childhood. I have had my own hens, pigs and turkeys, which were my source
"I realized in my early childhood that females represented the ‘inferior sex’. There were two children in the family - my sister and me. We often heard from our father that he was not motivated in life because he did not have a son -
“One of the most significant hurdles in the career path of a woman is her pregnancy and zero tolerance to her pregnancy at work. Ineffectiveness caused by a probable maternity leave is the label that the employer can stick on any woman and question her
“I was in the eighth grade at school when I accompanied my mother to Turkey to assist her in working on a plantation. We worked hard to make ends meet. When the time came for me to choose my profession, I decided to select the
“Enrolling in a university has been the biggest barrier for me, which, unfortunately I haven’t been able to overcome because of the teachers and due to the financial issues. The thing is, most teachers in Telavi do not have an appropriate qualification. In my last
„I learnt to drive a tractor independently. Sometimes the tractor operator, who was a man, did not have time but things in the farm could not wait. I also wanted to do more easily agricultural works usually done manually by women. It takes 3 days
„Saba is 11 years old. He is a rather good-looking, emotional and friendly child. You feel only warmth and positive emotions coming from him. We noticed that Saba had problems when he was 4 years old. He could not speak. He did not have any
“I am Ana Maisuradze, a 29 year-old woman with disabilities from Tbilisi. Currently I am working at the bookshop Santa Esperanza. My favorite pastimes, among others, are books, music, singing, and computer games. I am a graduate of a few universities. In a nutshell, my