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25 years of life in unbearable conditions! In fact, this is a mockery of people who have to survive in a disastrously difficult social environment.
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090120027025 years of life in unbearable conditions! In fact, this is a mockery of people
who have to survive in a disastrously difficult social environment.
Recently we were in Zugdidi and visited a compact settlement of refugees from
Abkhazia on the territory of the former Vektor plant.
What we saw exceeded the worst expectations!
45 families of refugees, whom the state settled in several dilapidated
buildings in the early 1990s, are living in a miserable conditions. They are
driven to despair and cry for help!
When the residents saw the representatives of our Fund, they surrounded us,
told us about their numerous problems and helped to look around the territory
of the settlement.
As it turned out, the building is in emergency state: the walls, floor and roof
have been dilapidated for a long time; there are no bathrooms in the premises;
toilet cubicles are installed in the yard; sewage is clogged and (especially in
hot weather) the smell in the territory is unbearable; unsanitary conditions
are everywhere, which contributes to the reproduction of reptiles; moving
inside is even dangerous; scorpions can be found; the walls are covered with
mold, the building is not gasified.
We talked to the refugees, who shared their urgent problems with us:
L.N.: I’ve lived here with my family for 25 years. We lived in the Gali
district of Abkhazia, and when the ethnic cleansing of Georgians began, we left
our native land. We settled in Zugdidi. After all, it is not far from Abkhazia.
During the first years we suffered from terrible insecurity, but hoped that our
return will happen soon. However, this did not happen, and our life turned into
torture.
I.A.: People live here at the expense of refugee allowance in the amount of 45
lari. This is the only permanent “income”. Only very few people
manage to get seasonal work, because there is a terrible unemployment; a few
years ago it was possible to earn at least a little on private walnut
plantations, but after the invasion of marble bugs and the destruction of the
crop, this possibility also disappeared.
K.N.: My husband is unemployed, we raise three young children. We used to
receive social allowance which was enough for bread, but a few months ago the
Social Service Agency suspended the issuance of cash allowance. They said that
our electricity bill amounted at 45 lari, which wass allegedly the reason for
the suspension of monetary assistance;
M.Sh.: More than once we appealed for help to the local authorities, but
there was no effective reaction, only some empty promises; Why do they not pay
attention to us, we are also people!
A.S.: The new mayor, during the election campaign, visited our settlement
and promised to help. However, many refugees no longer believe in such promises.
In particular, I asked for the repair of the sewage system; it does not work
and there is a terrible smell of sewage in the yard, I cannot open the windows;
Friends, as you can see, the situation in the “Vector” refugee
settlement is horrifying. These poor living conditions leave the people in
despair. It is especially difficult for the frail elderly and large families,
who are the most vulnerable. Children who live in such terrible poverty have no
future, and old people are doomed to an early death. These people need to be
rescued urgently! They need to be given water and gas, they need an operable
sewer system and at least basic living conditions!
What do the local authorities do? What does the mayor of Zugdidi? And why can’t
I hear the voice of the majority Deputy for the Zugdidi constituency?
Apparently, they are not up to this… They remember these people only during
the election campaign. Their empty promises have no end. Thus, our fellow
citizens who have once been victims of ethnic cleansing by the separatists are
now victims of criminal indifference on the part of their own government.
Take to heart the pain of these poor families, visit them at their place and
you will be horrified by the seen poverty. This is their address: Zugdidi,
“Vector” settlement of the former plant.
If you are busy and cannot visit them, you have the opportunity to transfer
funds for assistance to the account of our Fund: GE15TB7194336080100003 or
GE64BG0000000470458000 (purpose: assistance to refugees). You can also transfer
money from our website.
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