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Photo Story: Catharsis Charity House (ZDDBDDB006)

Photo Story by: Gogi Tsagareli
Date: Feb, 2003

Thousands of people stricken by poverty in Georgia are daily nourished by the international charity organization “Catharsis” that on March 31 will celebrate its 13th anniversary. Persons receiving food for free gather in special charity houses established in 22 cities around Georgia. “Catharsis” which combines 14 employees and 40 volunteers has succeeded so far to feed almost 37,000 people. In addition to food, the foundation organizes anti-AIDS campaigns concentrating mainly on lectures given to students, prisoners, and military. “Catharsis” administration hopes it will be able one day to work without depending on donors’ contributions. “Catharsis” plans to open a store where needy people would be able to sell their handcraft works.

©Gogi Tsagareli/Patker-Soyuz "Media Center"

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MerhaBarev

By PatkerPhoto:Ruben Mangasaryan, German Avagyan, Anahit Hayrapetyan, Karen Mirzoyan, Nelli Shishmanyan. NarPhotos: Ozcan Yurdalan,Mehmet Kacmaz,Serra Akcan,Tolga Sezgin, Kerem Uzel.

MerhaBarev is a unique photo-bridge between Armenia and Turkey, two neighboring countries with no diplomatic relations and a border remained closed for more than 80 years. This project was created in 2006, when five Armenian photojournalists from Patker photo agency shot Istanbul during a week, and the same did five Turkish photojournalists from Nar photo agency in Yerevan. MerhaBarev is a combined greeting in two languages:Turkish - "merhaba" and Armenian - "barev". MerhaBarev is indeed the first visual greeting between the two countries, which are separated not only by the sharp wire on the border, built during the Soviet Union period, but by the political and historical problems. Using the black and white language of the photography, photojournalists narrated about Istanbul and Yerevan, their cultures, traditions, every-day life and people. The project was presented as a number of exhibitions in Armenia (Yerevan, Gumri) and Turkey (Istanbul, Ankara, Kars, Diarbekir). MerhaBarev is also a book in four languages (Armenian,Turkish, English and German), calendars and posters.


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