Five kilometers away from Tbilisi, there’s a district called Vaziani. It’s a former military settlement with 41 buildings. The inhabitants call it “District 13”. There are no trees or green nature around. The asphalt road ends where the settlement starts. Plastic bags fly in the air because of the strong...
Dina Oganova: Frozen Waves
All my childhood I was listening stories how some boy/man with friends were stealing a girl, to get a married after her. Sometimes girls didn’t even know who will be their future husbands and they didn’t have choice and decided to stay . It was a big shame to come...
Daro Sulakauri: Deprived of Adolescence
Georgia has one of the highest rates in europe for early marriages. Marriages occur mainly in Kakheti and Adjara regions, it is mostly shown among religious and ethnic minorities. In villages large number of girls are taken out of school to be married. After going to a wedding in a...
Shengelia Giorgi: Homeless
Because of 25 year long conflict situation in Georgia, 65% of the population is under poverty level. Internally displaced persons, along with the village population are settled down in Tbilisi, mainly. Unemployment is the main problem in the country. Among socially disadvantaged population, there are some in a critical situation,...