When the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991, Georgia became an independent republic. Its economy quickly collapsed and crime, gang violence and corruption increased dramatically. Since the Rose Revolution of 2003, some progress has been made in restoring the country’s infrastructure. However, civil conflicts in the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia have led to the displacement of 300,000 Georgian children and adults.

A presence in Georgia since 1993, today Save the Children is one of the leading nongovernmental organizations working to help the country’s vulnerable populations.