Countless Georgian families once depended on seasonal work in neighboring Turkey to support their families. That work became one more victim of the coronavirus after the pandemic forced both Georgia and Turkey to close their borders.
Documentary filmmaker Salome Jashi and theater director Davit Khorbaladze are among the artists who have registered as volunteer observers for the elections.
Kindergartens in different cities of Armenia have become shelters for refugees. Some of the displaced persons from Karabakh spend days there in difficult living conditions, with uncertain future. From September 24 to October 20, 101,848 refugees were registered in Armenia, according to the Armenian government. Some found shelter, others got help. Some complain, however, that the money is not enough to rent houses and live normally. On October 20 a group of Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians gathered in front of the region’s representative office in Yerevan, protesting the lack of affordable housing and other issues. Some of the displaced people from Nagorno Karabakh are still housed in government-run temporary accommodations, including old or empty buildings. Kindergartens in the small Armenian towns of Masis and Artashat have become shelters for refugees struggling to find more suitable housing.
The culture of volunteering has not been fully established in Georgia yet and most people don’t know where to start. Even though Georgians do a lot of things for their families and community, it is not often defined as volunteer work that is supported, respected and promoted by the community. In the country where working hours are unregulated, wages are low and social security is weak, the entire burden falls on a family. Therefore, it’s no wonder that people don’t find the time nor interest for work that doesn’t pay money. Ana Kuprava has started volunteering during the pandemic with Helping Hand, a NGO based in Tbilisi. Apart from visiting and helping the elderly, she now spends a lot of time as an ambassador, informing other young people around Georgia about volunteering to help them get involved.
The measures society adopted to prevent the spread of COVID-19 - social distancing, online learning and isolation--have had an outsized and negative impact on children with special needs.
After she discovers canisters of undeveloped film shot by her late father, Elene sets out on a journey to collaborate with him on a special project.
Amid political unrest in Georgia and Serbia, two friends document their changing world.
A journey across Europe through the eyes of Georgian migrants — a fight for health, and the fundamental right to live.
A well-known actor and TV host becomes one of the leading voices in Georgia’s growing resistance movement.