Goals

Problem statement:

ჩვენი პროექტის კონცეფცია ეფუძნება ფოტო პროექტის იდეას, რომელიც ემსახურება რამოდენიმე მიზანს..
ხალხის პირად ცხოვრებაში მომხდარი მოვლენები ძალიან ხშირად უშუალოდაა დაკავშირებული ფართო პოლიტიკურ, სოციალურ და ეკონომიკურ პროცესებთან.
ამ მხრივ, საინტერესოა ჩვენს გარშემო მყოფი ადამიანების დამოკიდებულებების, გამოცდილებებისა და პირადი ისტორიებს შესწავლა, რათა რიგითი მოქალაქეებისათვის არსებობდეს შეუზღუდავი სოციალური მედიის პლატფორმა, რომელიც ორიენტირებული იქნება საზოგადებრივი პრობლემების აქტუალიზებაზე, მათი ინტერესებისა და საჭიროებების გამოვლენაზე. ეს პროცესი კი წინ გადადგმული ნაბიჯი იქნება სამოქალაქო საზოდაოების მშენებლობის პროცესში.
ჩვენთვის ასევე მნიშვნელოვანია ზეპირი ისტორიებისა და ქუჩის ჟურნალისტიკის პრაქტიკების დანერგვა და განვითარება, რასაც ზურგს წარმატებული საერთაშორისო გამოცდილება უმაგრებს. ქუჩის ჟურნალისტიკა თანამედროვე კონცეფციაა. ასეთი ტიპის ჟურნალისტური საქმიანობა სამოქალაქო ჩართულობის კონცეფციაზეა დაფუძნებული და გულისხმობს ჟურნალისტის დამოუკიდებელ აქტივობას ფაქტების შეგროვებასა და გამოქვეყნების პროცესში, რაც, ძირითადად, ქუჩაში სოციალური მედიის დახმარებით ხდება.

Proposed Solution:

Our photo project combines street journalism and oral history.

Constantly walking in the streets, speaking with individuals, and reporting their stories will both provide the data for our project but also create enthusiasm for it.

We will report on the opinions and memorable experiences of those who agree. We will also create photo with ideas and stories that are unique and memorable. This is the idea reflected in our work motto: “Everyone you will ever meet knows something you do not.”

One example of our practices is our attention to student groups, who we watch and report on to discover their wishes and demands and give those feelings an outlet on our platform.

Creating photo stories requires some preparatory work. Recorded interviews and photos are processed and posted on the Humans of Tbilisi social media platform. Each photo history is presented in two languages Georgian and English, in order to attract greater interest among the international community that ultimately provides Georgia with cultural, historical and societal diversity. This organizational and purposeful tactic gives us the possibility of our social space will be interesting, varied and resonant.

Also, we will organize an exhibition of photo-stories created within the project, print and publicize the collection of the same photo-stories, and promote our platform activities in order to attract people interested in our project.

Sustainability:

Our project is backed by volunteers with years of experience in similar projects who can effectively implement the project.

Humans of Tbilisi was first made in 2014 when our media space was still limited to mainstream media outlets. There was almost no public space where citizens had an opportunity to talk to each other about their shared environment and public concerns. We were inspired by this space which was created by Humans of New York and subsequently created Humans of Tbilisi.

Humans of Tbilisi was the first project in recent memory to develop street journalism in Georgia. Now, there are other platforms which do exist that create more specialised citizen interaction and involvement in important processes. However, we believe that by remaining open to everyone and featuring non-members, our platform remains more inclusive than most.

The product is created using video and audio techniques that allows for continuous use and has a long-term effects. The materials created and used by us will have a single archival footprint that can be used for a variety of purposes.

One of the biggest challenges for us is the lack of resources and the ability to get them. At this stage, the camera and computer we are using are not powerful enough to do our work to the high standard we desire. They are also inefficient. We will be able to improve our volunteer activities successfully after obtaining this equipment.

Equal gender opportunity:

Despite our three years of volunteer work we have done on top of working and studying, we do not want to end this project. Through it people become more involved in civil society, see new community needs from other people’s stories, create friends, find similar-minded people, and organise around common goals.

To illustrate this, you can find a link to a story about our work and work experience.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND6lR2iAs2Y
Our Fb page Address: https://www.facebook.com/HumansOfTbilisi.HOT/

Our photo-history features women as well as men. In addition, the concept of oral stories makes it possible to show experiences from all perspectives, men and women alike. We work hard to give equal representation to men and women on our platform, as well as equal representation across sectors of society.