World Vision UK is worried that even six months after Georgia-Russia conflict, safe shelter is still proving to be a huge obstacle for the many displaced families. Up to 18,000 people, many of them children, are being moved into hastily built settlements without running water, indoor toilets or adequate roofing.

World Vision is in the process of providing food, school books, blankets, hygiene kits and support for the displaced families who also face a lack of health care and employment.

This includes the delivery of 6,000 blankets and over 5,000 hygiene kits to those displaced in Tbilisi and the conflict-affected areas.

The good news is that children in Georgia will finally be back at school this month thanks to World Vision repairing 11 school buildings. Each school will also feature a Child-Friendly Space where children can play in a safe, supervised area when classes are not in session.

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