Birth of David and other stories of Ukrainians

David is the first Ukrainian who was born in Kutaisi. His mother is Maria Fesina-Rukhadze. On the 9th month of pregnancy a woman hardly got out of Donetsk - to Lvov, to Poland, standing at the border for 9 hours, then - to Tbilisi and from there - to Kutaisi.

Before her arrival, Eliso Rukhadze from Terjola addressed the Women Fund "Sukhumi" with a request to find a doctor for a Ukrainian citizen who is already on her way. She knew about our organization and our support for refugees from Ukraine.

By the time Maria reached Kutaisi, a group working on refugee issues quickly gathered information on where she could be accepted. The director of the clinic “Bomond”, Mamuka Mikadze, helped us very much - the clinic covered all the expenses. Everything went well - David was born on May 5 (doctor - Nino Ramishvili).

The Fund "Sukhumi" continued to take care of Maria, they brought her the necessary things and clothes for the newborn. They helped her with a pediatrician who came to the house. The translator into Ukrainian and the notary were found for arranging official documents. They also wrote to the City Hall an application for paying for accommodation - now she lives in Kutaisi with her baby and mother (her husband is in Ukraine).

Maria is one of those who are recorded in our big “list”. There are 91 people in the database. 28 have already left Georgia. 14 families received assistance, some for the second time (food, medicines, hygiene and household items, chemicals, clothes, bed linen).

Sofia Tsirghvava (Assistant for work with Ukrainian Refugees) notes: “We are in constant contact with organizations that can provide support to the citizens of Ukraine. Two women received financial assistance from the organization “CARE”. One is passing free radiation therapy at an oncology clinic. We helped her find accommodation, the rent of which is paid by the City Hall. In addition, we solve important issues for them - for example, we found free courses of Georgian language, a sports club for a boy. We sent a letter to the City Hall about the inclusion of host families in the program of crisis families.

The issue of free public transport for citizens of Ukraine has been positively resolved. We also provide informational assistance - for example, about the fact that the Fund “Caritas” has announced free rehabilitation and treatment of chronic diseases; that there is a group of doctors (pediatrician, ophthalmologist, traumatologist) who provide free online consultations.

And one more thing: a new section "Women from Ukraine" appeared on the blog of the Women Fund "Sukhumi" - https://blogofwomanfundsukhumi.tilda.ws/

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot

 für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)

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