“Our closest neighbors are the dead people,” says Rusudan Pridonashvili – the Dampalo cemetery has become a shelter and home for her and her three young daughters.

“You know, I almost died, that’s what my mother says! – ten-year-old Mateo complains. – Mommy bought some expensive syrup for me. It was delicious! But the bad thing is that because of me we ate only bread for three days. Maybe she should not have spent so much money on me? What do you think?”

“The thieving magpie cooked the porridge, fed it to the little children. She gave to this one with a spoon, she gave to this one with saucer, she gave to this one with plate, but she gave nothing to Nutsa and Achi,” – this is the nursery rhyme we will repeat today… Nutsa and Achi are not birds, but when they eat bread, they put their little palms so as not to let out crumbs. They need normal food. At least once a week!

Nine-year-old Mariam does her best to comfort her 4-month-old brother Gabriel when he is hungry and bitterly cries… How to explain to a baby that there is no food and there is no money to buy it? At this time, the unhappy mother rushes around like crazy trying to get some money – find, borrow, beg – to buy another pack of formula, which will be enough for only three days …
“I believe that God will not let my children starve to death! – loving mother Sofio could hardly hold back her tears.” – Mariam is already an adult, she is conscientious and doesn’t ask for anything. But the babies… Saba is only two years old – he cannot understand why I can’t buy him sweets and toys and he cries bitterly. Gabriel is just four months old. I can’t breastfeed him and baby formula keeps getting more and more expensive… God help us!”

What emotions do you experience when you see this baby with a piece of meat in his hands – the most luxury thing his family has?
Sadness? A pity? Pain? Fear? It’s weird, isn’t it? When we asked him “What are you dreaming about?” 5-year-old Lazare took us to the refrigerator and answered: ‘Look! I want us to often have delicious meat!”

“It’s so good that you came to visit us! – 6-year-old Tevdore runs out to meet me. – Please come another time too, okay? So that we have food and we can treat you! ”
“Mommy prepares yummies on a payday, – 9-year-old Anastasia explains to me. – But it happens rarely.”