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Project Stories
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| | | | | Jump! Ballerinas Return to School Damaged by Earthquake
Nine lithe ballerinas rushed into their old school in Tbilisi, jumping up and down and gushing: "Oh my God! I can't believe it! Our school!" Two years ago, they had been forced out of crumbling premises damaged in Tbilisi's 2002 earthquake. Now they were back for a sneak preview of a building renovated top-to-bottom. More... | | | | Also view slide-show |
| | Roads to Recovery: Improving Infrastructure in Georgia's Cities
In Rustavi, Georgia's third largest city, a Municipal Development Fund is financing the overhaul of dilapidated roads and leaky water pipes. This infrastructure work is helping the city recover from the collapse of its industries. More... |
| | | | | | "When Hard Work and Learning Are the Only Way Out"
For years, university entrance examinations represented an opportunity for bribery. They favored candidates who either had personal connections or had bribed the members of the examination committee, creating serious equity concerns. Those old rules no longer apply. More...
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| | Protecting Georgia's Natural Treasures
Lagodekhi was once a hunting reserve for 19th-century Prince Demidov. Established in the 20th century as a nature reserve, Lagodekhi became a sanctuary which only researchers and educators armed with permits could visit. Today, Georgians are working on the forest’s third incarnation. More... | | |
| | | | | Restoring irrigation and revitalizing agriculture in Georgia's villages
Throughout Georgia's most arid regions today, there is talk not of drought, but water, plentiful water. “Now that the water supply system is being restored, we can double our harvest from land that was once dry and unused,” says a resident of the village of Lesi. More... | | | | |
| | Improving productivity by repairing devastated roads in Georgia
“It used to be very difficult to travel on this road. There were a lot of potholes, even pits, and they would wreck the vehicles,” remembers a bus driver who travels regularly on Georgia's Tbilisi-Kutaisi route - a major east - west artery on the transport corridor between Europe and Central Asia. The trip used to take four or five hours; now it takes about three. More... |
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