The Azerbaijani population realized the necessity of the Georgian language as an official language. Karajala is a village located in the Telavi municipality where all the population are ethnic Azeris. From the nineties forwards, as was necessity for the Georgian population, all Azerbaijanis classes were gradually replaced with Georgian. Today, there is only one Azerbaijani class in this school.
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Tamta Tvalavadze
Tamta Tvalavadze is a freelancer journalist based in Tbilisi, Georgia. After obtained MA degree in New Media Journalism & Media Management from Georgian Institute of Public Affairs, School of Journalism & Media Management (GSJM), she continued working at GIPA administration. She is contributor journalist for IWPR ( Institute War and Peace Reporting) and National Geographic Georgia. She has experience working in Georgian Media and several Non-Governmental Organizations as an intern journalist. Tvalavadze has also obtained a Bachelor degree (with Honors) in Journalism and Mass Communication from Tbilisi State University (2009-2013YY).
Author's stories
Georgian Language in An Azeri School
According to the most pervasive gender stereotypes, masculine professions involve technical, exact and natural sciences, while humanitarian and pedagogical studies are referred as feminine. Is this a reality or not?
Who Has the Most Technical Aptitude?
Since 2000, few children were born in the village of Grjelichala - located in Kakheti, the Yvareli Region of Georgia. Only elders are living in Grjelichala. There are no roads, pharmacies, markets or running water in the village. Vaja Migriauli, 70, and Eliso chigroshvili, 76, talk about their earlier lives and their perspectives on those who want to abolish the village.
A Village of Elders
Using solar panels produces clean and cheap energy for homes, and is the first step against climate change and global warming. There are approximately 250-280 sunny days per year in Georgia and according to energy experts, this country has solar potential. Heroes: Kote Kobaxidze and Lado Mchedlishvili talk about how their solar panels make their life easier and more comfortable. Energy Expert, Giorgi Abulashvili, also explains how solar panels defend our environment.
Solar Panels - The Fight Against Global Warming
Meri Lomidze, a second-hand bookseller, has been selling books on Rustaveli Avenue since 2000. This short documentary is devoted to the challenges and obstacles of being a second-hand bookseller in Tbilisi. She discusses the different variety of buyers and readers, as well as how she has survived both mentally and financially by selling books in the street.
Market of Intelligence
For agriculture and land market development in Georgia, the last government welcomed foreign investments with open arms. The first Indian farmers came in Georgia in 2010. In general, farmlands were bought by foreign farmers in Kakheti and the Kvemo Kartli regions for growing crops and vegetables. The open policy began changing in 2013, and according to the Indian farmers, they are leaving the Georgian market due to unwelcome rural politics. They are selling their farmlands in Georgia and have stopped their rural activities in the country. This story portrays the rural activities of Indian farmers and expresses their thoughts towards the government.
Indian Farmers Seek Help From Georgian Government
Davit Sergeenko, Minister of Health, Labour and Social Affairs of Georgia, says that the treatment of Hepatitis C will continue in Georgia until all those who suffer are treated and the virus has been eliminated from the country. “Harvon,” the latest drug to cure Hepatitis C with a “100% cure rate” has just arrived to Georgia. Tamta Tvalavadze visited the storage facility and met participants of this program who shared their experiences with her.
Georgia’s struggle with HEPATITIS C
Conflict and rapid socio-political change over the last two decades has significantly affected lives in Georgia’s rural communities. Marina Kokoeva, an independent member of the local council, is responsible for several ethnic Ossetian villages located in a remote eastern province of Georgia. In Georgia, 53 per cent of voters are women. Despite these, women are seriously under-represented in local government bodies. According to the results of the 2014 local elections, only 11 per cent of deputies nationwide are women. There are local councils where women are not represented at all.