Category: Success story

Nino Garsevanishvili

Dried fruits have been known since ancient times in the fruit-rich regions of Georgia; In Kartli and Western Georgia; At that time, dried fruits were prepared by hand; Then this product was sold, or consumed in the family; now yes. They started using modern technologies and it has become a family business - I am 42 years old, a biologist by education. I have a son, 14-year-old Luka Garsevanishvili. We live in the village of Gori. In Shindisi, located 13 km from the Tskhinvali occupation line. In general, every day of life in the village is full of difficulties. Despite this difficulty, I decided to cultivate the vineyard on my own. Where I have a wine variety of grapes. I want to produce wine in the future. With a small cellar and many guests. The vineyard will be held in a few years; Before that I was thinking about what I could do, how to find a job from which I would have a stable income; I found that in my village many ...

Aragevli on the person (Shorena Kochlashvili)

Pirimeze Aragevli (Shorena Kochlashvili) is a resident of Pshavi. I. Javakhishvili After graduating from State University, he moved to the mountains and began working as a teacher at the school. Love and respect for students, caring for the upbringing of the next generation in the national spirit became his companion. Shorena was not satisfied with her pedagogical activity, she was always in search of something new. That is why my immense lover on the mountain did not leave his ancestral hearth and started entrepreneurship. With this inspiration, I started a business collecting and drying forest fruits and medicinal plants. It was as a result of the realization of this idea that I was able to become a single mother ...

Marika Razikashvili

In Pshavi, in the village of Chargali, on the bank of the river Chaglura, there is a small family hotel. They always plan here with great warmth and hospitality typical for this corner. Mrs. Marika Razikashvili is a descendant of the great poet Vazha Pshavela. In the conditions of increased demand for tourism, with its tireless labor and small resources, teaching and introduction of the best examples and practices of tourism, it was able to adapt the appropriate forms of tourism and maintain the traditional customs. To make an impact, Ms. Marika creates a comprehensive framework for future actions and decisions, offering visitors both a beautiful environment and delicious traditional dishes made from local natural products (including the famous Dambalkhacho, which has the status of an intangible cultural monument). Which itself ...

Tamar Mikeladze

The founder of the company "Kumpa" is Telavi State University Professor Tamar Mikeladze. Tamar has several professions, and in addition to education, she also pursues active entrepreneurial activities. It creates an environmentally friendly soap. The main secret of the brand's quality is the natural ingredients in it. Each species is made according to an original recipe. Regular use of the compress rejuvenates the skin and makes it healthier. "Kumpa" also works on hair health. Kumpa soap "solid shampoos" are the best way to care for hair. Kumpa - this is the proximity to nature. Tamar Mikeladze is a lecturer by profession and an associate professor at Telavi State University, as she says, “Professors in our country do not receive such a salary that they accept one job. I know that many of my colleagues in Telavi and Tbilisi have additional ...

Tsitso Patsinashvili

Among the dried fruit entrepreneurs is Tsitso Patsinashvili, who lives in the beautiful village of Shindisi in Kartli and is thinking about developing her business. Our side is famous for its orchards since ancient times; Our family also has some area; We used to sell fruits for sale and get some income; Then, when I did some sort of research on what the needs were in the market, I found that the dried fruit sold well because it retains its useful properties throughout the winter and is also easy to store, suitable, does not require special conditions; So I decided to start making dried fruit; Of course, appropriate production techniques are required; I started taking care of it. Before that I had to do all the work by hand and I had to dry the fruit using the old homemade method; ...

-Dali Melanashvili- Georgov- from Kvemo Nikozi

Shida Kartli is famous for its fruit growing and fruit-bearing orchards. We also own a fairly large area of the apple orchard. A family of four children, grandchildren complement my daily life; For them, my wife and I work tirelessly; Moaning is not uncommon, I love it when I do my daily work flawlessly, when my name is praised; This is how it comes to us traditionally; In rural areas, as you know, it is not a little - the whole house is like an enterprise all day, its care and management is necessary. I would also like to mention with satisfaction that my family and relatives know and like my dried apple and tklapi, which I have been making for a decade, and I have it on the market, but ...

Ia Goderdzishvili - artist-ceramicist

For me, as an artist, it means a lot and is somewhat stimulating, for charitable people and organizations, for their support, which I always mention with gratitude; Association "Woman and Business" is distinguished in the civil sector; He achieves great success with his experience and business projects; The Association provides significant assistance to women employed in various fields and women's organizations; I submitted my business plan to the association last year where I won 2 times and got funding. It can be said that this is a great incentive for me, because the grant I received helped me to establish my own art studio. I bought a muff oven and a variety of necessary materials. I started working and in addition to creating my own ceramic works, I have students who teach me how to make clay art; Although ...

Marina Tsikarishvili

Marina Tsikarishvili, the founder of HOBBY HOUSE Studio, tells us about their activities and future plans: With the support of the Women and Business Association, I established a studio in April 2015 in the village of Shulaveri, Marneuli Municipality, within the framework of a small grant program. The aim was for the girls living in the countryside to learn handicrafts, to get acquainted with the applied arts, so that later this knowledge, if they wished, could become their specialty. We came up with the name - "HOBBY HOUSE" - because this passion, hobby, united us, we all loved art, handicrafts. The students of the studio are teenage girls of different ethnic backgrounds; As it turned out in their relations with them, they did not know Georgian well, they had difficulty communicating; They did not even know the corners of Georgia. My goal was for the girls to study Georgian language, get acquainted with different parts of Georgia, ethnography ...

Neli Koplatadze

Popularization-teaching of old Georgian traditional handicrafts · I have been working in the field of traditional handicrafts for eight years. After participating in professional courses conducted by the Association "Woman and Business", I mastered this profession. I create up to 700 different products of felt, batik and quilt: clothes, souvenirs, accessories, works of art revived with oil paints. For the production and production of the above-mentioned products, I use mixed techniques, weave in almost all my products, clothes and accessories, and revive old traditional Georgian ornaments and elements, which, unfortunately, have been forgotten. I try to preserve and popularize these traditions. With the help of the association's small grant program I was able to set up a small workshop-enterprise where I employ 5 women. Our products have become known in the local market, as well as we have established contacts with foreign companies. The main users are both tourists and locals. I take part in various exhibitions and festivals ....

Dina Natsipashvili

He says that due to the pandemic situation, he discovered new opportunities - a few months ago he started creating handmade, family decorations. Involve your children in this activity and now you are doing charity work with them. "I am Dina, from Telavi ერთად with my wife, we are raising two sons in Georgia .. We work, we are in the service of our country; We want our children to be brought up as patriots of the homeland. To tell you about my dreams is not a big list, but I always wanted to do something that would benefit my family and help the needy with what I do. Today, I can say that it was partially released. Whenever possible I help families with their needs გამომდინარე ”Dina Telavi residents met a year ago, right after the start of the pandemic, when she and her children were part of a group of young volunteers working actively to help the elderly and large families. As we have already mentioned, Dina Natsipashvili creates various handmade items, accessories and home decorations. The subject matter of the merchandise is predominantly national; As he tells us, at first it was his hobby, and then he took it seriously, he soon took care of the popularization of things and turned it all into a source of income… "Yes, it all started with the universal closure. When many people lost their jobs and favorite jobs, then ...

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