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[Voice from Armenia] From a survivor of sexual violence to human rights advocate

5 May 2017 by Daphne

'I realized that defending my rights was only in my own hands'./ Lucy Abdel Ahad (Daphne)

Daphne is a project from Armenia about women who have overcome hardships and chal­lenges. Women who despite the blows of fate, despite depri­va­tion and despair, were able to withstand their dif­fi­cul­ties and move forward. Below is Lucy Abdel Ahad’s story. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Voices Tagged With: abuse, Armenia, sexual violence, violence, women, women of armenia, women's rights

[Voice from Tbilisi] Women of Georgia — Madona (Margarita) Naroushvili, 60

24 April 2017 by Women of Georgia

Madona Naroushvili (Nino Baidauri/ Women of Georgia)

Women in Georgia very often lack a voice of their own. Their opinions, feelings, dreams, aspi­ra­tions, and achieve­ments can be conveyed by others, often the men around them. The Women in Georgia project gives a voice to these women, allowing them to tell their own stories — in their own words. The project collected 150 distinct stories from women through­out the country. OC Media brings you a selection of these stories, trans­lat­ed into English and Russian. Below, in her own words, Madona Naroushvili. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Voices Tagged With: georgia, labour, labour rights, women, women of georgia, women's rights, worker

[Voice from Kvemo Kartli] Women of Georgia — Venera Martkoplishvili, 63, Gardabani

8 April 2017 by Women of Georgia

‘Women in Georgia very often lack a voice of their own. Their opinions, feelings, dreams, aspi­ra­tions, and achieve­ments can be conveyed by others, often the men around them. The Women in Georgia project gives a voice to these women, allowing them to tell their own stories — in their own words. The project collected 150 distinct stories from women through­out the country. OC Media brings you a selection of these stories, trans­lat­ed into English and Russian. Below, in her own words, Venera Martko­plishvili. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Voices Tagged With: abuse, early marriage, forced marriage, roma, roma people, violence, women, women of georgia, women's rights

[Voice from Tbilisi] Women of Georgia — Salome Tsopurashvili, 32

29 March 2017 by Women of Georgia

Self-portrait (Salome Tsop­urashvili)

‘Women in Georgia very often lack a voice of their own. Their opinions, feelings, dreams, aspi­ra­tions, and achieve­ments can be conveyed by others, often the men around them. The Women in Georgia project gives a voice to these women, allowing them to tell their own stories — in their own words. The project collected 150 distinct stories from women through­out the country. OC Media brings you a selection of these stories, trans­lat­ed into English and Russian. Below, in her own words, Salome Tsop­urashvili. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Voices Tagged With: georgia, women, women of georgia, womens right

[Voice from Tbilisi] Women of Georgia — Salome Mikadze, 25

8 March 2017 by Women of Georgia

Salome Mikadze (Nino Baidauri/Women of Georgia)

Women in Georgia very often lack a voice of their own. Their opinions, feelings, dreams, aspi­ra­tions, and achieve­ments can be conveyed by others, often the men around them. The Women in Georgia project gives a voice to these women, allowing them to tell their own stories — in their own words. The project collected 150 distinct stories from women through­out the country. OC Media brings you a selection of these stories, trans­lat­ed into English and Russian. Below, in her own words, Salome Mikadze. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Voices Tagged With: gender, georgia, society, women, women of georgia, women's rights

[Voice from Tbilisi] Women of Georgia — Nino Khazhomia, 40

1 March 2017 by Women of Georgia

Nino Khazhomia (Nino Baidauri/Women of Georgia)

Women in Georgia very often lack a voice of their own. Their opinions, feelings, dreams, aspi­ra­tions, and achieve­ments can be conveyed by others, often the men around them. The Women in Georgia project gives a voice to these women, allowing them to tell their own stories — in their own words. The project collected 150 distinct stories from women through­out the country. Over coming months, OC Media will bring you a selection of these stories, trans­lat­ed into English and Russian. Pre­vi­ous­ly, we brought you the story of Shalala Amir­jano­va, 19, from Marneuli; Below, in her own words, is Nino Khazhomia’s.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Voices Tagged With: adoption, georgia, in vitro, tbilisi, women, women of georgia, women's rights

[Voice from Marneuli] Women of Georgia — Shalala Amirjanova, 19

14 February 2017 by Women of Georgia

 

Shalala Amir­jano­va (Nino Baidauri/Women of Georgia)

Women in Georgia very often lack a voice of their own. Their opinions, feelings, dreams, aspi­ra­tions, and achieve­ments can be conveyed by others, often the men around them. The Women in Georgia project gives a voice to these women, allowing them to tell their own stories — in their own words. The project collected 150 distinct stories from women through­out the country. Over the next few months, OC Media will bring you a selection of these stories, trans­lat­ed into English and Russian. Below, in her own words, is Shalala’s story.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Voices Tagged With: Azerbaijan, early marriage, forced marriages, georgia, marneuli, minorities, women of georgia, women's rights, womenw

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