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Catharsis (Georgian: კათარზისი) is a charitable organization located in Tbilisi, Georgia.
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| Formation | March 31, 1990 |
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| Founder | Zaur (Oleg) Aladashvili |
| Type | humanitarian association |
| Legal status | Active |
| Purpose | To help the homeless elderly |
| Headquarters | 121 Agmashenebeli Avenue, Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Fields | Clothing and consumer goods manufacture |
Official language | Georgian, English and Russian |
| Website | www |
History
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Catharsis was founded in 1990. It is one of the oldest charities in Georgia and one of the first non-governmental organizations in the country.[1]
The founder of Catharsis is Zaur (Oleg) Aladashvili. As of 2014, Zaur Aladashvili was director of Catharsis.[1]
The organization has six branches operating in different parts of Georgia. The organization works as a "social support center for the socially deprived, homeless, and elderly".[2]
Catharis operates the Nostalgia Senior Theatre, a theatre for seniors established in 1993. The organization provides food for the poor and hot meals for the homeless elderly.[3][4][5]
Services
edit- Canteen - serves about 310 people per day.
- Medical service - serves all people. The number of people who has a medical registration is more than a thousand.
- Rehabilitation - professional specialists advise and train seniors on suitable exercises and offer massage services.
- Room of relaxation - includes tropical birds.
- Café 'Juli'- Coffee shop for seniors for conversation, birthdays and dating. The café is named after Juli Sukhishvili - the group's former designer.
- Library - Classical or modern literature and periodicals.
- Second-hand clothes - Clothing is sold and a tailor serves old men without wives.
- Theatre of nostalgia - Amateur seniors put on shows. About 18 plays and comic sketches were staged there from 1993, including Cripple doll, The locked gate, Khanuma and Samanishvili’s stepmother.
- Internet cafe - Seniors learn to use computers.
- Chapel - The chapel was painted by Georgian modern icon-painters: Merab Chakvetadze and David khidasheli. The chapel was blessed by Georgian Patriarch - Ilia II.
- Candlestick room - The group makes all candles for religious rituals there.
- Beauty salon
- Brothers of virtue - Soldiers who perform alternative military services.
- Volunteers - The group uses volunteers.
- Shelter - Some fourteen senior women can take refuge in the group's shelter.
- Cemetery - The organization manages a cemetery at Mukhatgverdi. It hosts a 7-meter-tall cross.
Projects
edit- Dinner for everybody - offered since 2002. The event provides a meal for about 2000 people. About 97 such events have been held.
- Easter and Christmas assistance - Almost 181 socially unprotected families get help on Easter and Christmas.
- Grandmother and Grandfather of the year - Announced at the Christmas play-competition, which has been held since 2005. Seniors compete with each other in dances, songs, different arts. Artist-competitor winners get money, while every participant gets gift.
- Old men, let’s plant saplings! - In 2005 seniors began a program of planting saplings in various areas. The first event added 150 lime-tree saplings to create a wind-protection zone in Didi Digomi.
- Temporary shelter - Catharsis provides tents, hygiene and meals for more than 200 homeless people. Almost 450 beneficiaries have received such aids since December 15, 2013.
References
edit- ^ a b "Charity in Georgia: Lack of Trust Stymies Giving". Eurasianet.
- ^ "Craftisi Winter Charity Fair Held at Catharsis".
- ^ "Destined for landfills: How Georgia Wastes Food". Archived from the original on 2021-04-23.
- ^ "Triumphant Return to Sheraton for 11th Tbilisi Burns Supper & Ball".
- ^ "11th Tbilisi Burns Supper Raises over 80K for Charity".
External links
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