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Voice | ‘Life is tough for a young widow’

•7 min read

Mediko Machalikashvili, 46, from Duisi, Pankisi Valley, speaks of being married too young, losing a husband and the hardships of being a widow in a conservative society. 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. OC Media brings you a selection

Children’s Rights

Voice from Dedoplistskaro | ‘I dreamed of seeing a child protection hotline and calling it’

by Women of Georgia

•7 min read

Sopio Jeterishvili, 19, talks of growing up with a violent and abusive father, and how she finally escaped.

Georgia

Voice from Tbilisi | ‘He would marry me if I withdrew the charges’

by Women of Georgia

•8 min read

Salome Zandukeli, 22, talks of how she dealt with her rape, and the reaction of society and of those around her.

Georgia

Voice from Gori | ‘There should be more women in the army’

by Women of Georgia

•8 min read

Nino Bluashvili, 21, talks of joining the military, the reactions of those around her, and life as a cadet as a woman in Georgia’s armed forces.

Elections

Voice from Pankisi | From the ‘Pankisi Crisis’ and beyond

by OC Media

•5 min read

Luiza Mutoshvili, 27, Pankisi Valley. ‘Five years ago, I started a job as a teacher at the public school in Duisi, Pankisi Valley, which completely changed my life. The goal of my teaching programme was to overcome the language barrier in regions with ethnic minorities. I’m ethnically Kist myself, and since Georgian is not my native language, I was well familiar with the language barrier problem.’ ‘I started teaching Georgian at the Duisi public school, in the Russian sector. I taught Ge

Adjara

Voice from Adjara | ‘No one asked why I was crying’

by Women of Georgia

•6 min read

Women of Georgia — Tamta Abuselidze, 27 ‘I heard many times of women’s abductions when I was living in the village. And of course, I never thought that it was a good thing, but I also didn’t know it was illegal. They never taught us anything about it at school, there was no literature about it.’ 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 Geo

Georgia

[Voice from Tbilisi] Women of Georgia — Likuna Chachibaia, 21

by Women of Georgia

•5 min read

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, Likuna Chachi