SOS Children's Village in Georgia evacuated 
 
     
11/08/2008 - The children and their SOS mothers had to be evacuated  from SOS 
Children's Village Kutaisi today as a result of the military  operations 
linked to the conflict in South  Ossetia.

 
     
(http://www.sos-childrensvillages.org/News-and-Media/News/GalleryImages/kutaisi.jpg)   Children and SOS mothers from Kutaisi had to  be evacuated - 
Photo: S. PlegerThe security  situation in Kutaisi, which is the second largest 
town in Georgia some 200 km  west of Tbilisi, has deteriorated to such an 
extent that in the early hours of  this morning, all of the children and their SOS 
mothers had to leave the SOS  Children's Village in Kutaisi and go to stay 
with relatives and friends in areas  out of town. Male staff members are the 
only ones that have remained to prevent  the SOS Children's Village from being 
looted. Some military sites, which could  be targeted in attacks, are located 
right next to the SOS Children's Village.  

Swiad Berdsenischwili, director of SOS Children's Villages Georgia, says  
that the children and staff members of the SOS Children's Village on the  
outskirts of the capital Tbilisi are not in the danger zone. Bombing is being  
reported near the airport, which is on the other side of the capital. In the  city 
itself, the shops are open and electricity and water supplies are still up  and 
running. The office of SOS Children's Villages Georgia in Tbilisi has  
nevertheless been closed due to security reasons. 

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SOS  Children's Villages began its activities in Georgia at the beginning of 
the  1990s. One of the reasons for this even back then was the poor living 
conditions  of many children and families resulting from the conflicts over South 
Ossetia  and Abkhazia. There are now two SOS Children's Villages in Georgia, 
as well as  social programmes to help disadvantaged  families.






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