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Save the Children in Georgia

Nino, 10, and her grandmother stand outside a school which has been turned into a temporary shelter
Nino, 10, and her grandmother stand outside a school which has been turned into a temporary shelter in the Kvemo Kartli region of Georgia. 80,000 people are estimated to be displaced from the Gori and Tskhinvali areas of Georgia, with many now living in temporary shelters without access to basic needs such as electricity, beds, water or food Photograph: Chris Stowers/PR
Displaced families from the Gori, South Ossetian conflict zone
Displaced families from the Gori, South Ossetian conflict zone queue at a Save the Children distribution point for a displacement camp in the Kakheti region of Georgia. Save the Children is providing hygiene products, water and 10-day food packages including biscuits, canned fish and pasta to IDP (internally displaced persons) camps in the Gori and Tskhinvali areas of Georgia Photograph: Chris Stowers/PR
Salome, 3, eats a biscuit
Salome, 3, eats a biscuit while non-food items such as water containers and bowls are unloaded from a Save the Children van at an IDP camp in Rustavi, Georgia Photograph: Chris Stowers/PR
Staff members from Save the Children
Staff members from Save the Children package up relief supplies for the thousands of refugees who have fled to the capital city from the Gori conflict zone Photograph: Chris Stowers/PR
Keti, 8, carries a water container and bowl donated by Save the Children
Keti, 8, carries a water container and bowl donated by Save the Children to displaced families and children at an IDP camp in Rustavi, Georgia Photograph: Chris Stowers/PR
Dato, 6, carries a blanket for a makeshift bed
Dato, 6, carries a blanket for a makeshift bed in his tent at the IDP camp in Rustavi, Georgia. Dato and his family have been displaced from the conflict zone around Gori, and are now living in temporary accommodation at a IDP camp in Rustavi, an industrial city 30km from the capital Photograph: Chris Stowers/PR
Dato, 6, sits with his mother Lela and sister Nino, 3
Dato, 6, sits with his mother Lela and sister Nino, 3, in their tent at the IDP camp in Rustavi, Georgia Photograph: Chris Stowers/PR
A young boy carries bedposts to build a makeshift camp bed
A young boy carries bedposts to build a makeshift camp bed in their tent at an IDP camp in Rustavi, an industrial city 30kms from the capital of Georgia. Conditions in Rustavi’s IDP camps are extremely difficult and many families and children were without basic needs such as electricity, beds, water or food Photograph: Chris Stowers/PR
Children eat a communal dinner at a refugee camp in Tokhliauri
Children eat a communal dinner at a refugee camp in Tokhliauri a town in the South Ossetian region. There are 160 IDP placed here in a youth summer camp – the cooking facilities and utensils therein mean they have access to water and are able to cook and clean Photograph: Chris Stowers/PR
Gocha, 6, and Demuri, 8, sit on a bed with food relief supplies
Gocha, 6, and Demuri, 8, sit on a bed with food relief supplies which have been donated by Save the Children. Gocha and Demuri are one of the many families and children who are currently sheltering at this school in the Kvemo Kartli region of Georgia Photograph: Chris Stowers/PR
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