CATHARSIS
The House of Charity
Established in 1990, the time of deepest social-economic and cultural crisis in Georgia, The International Humanitarian Union Catharsis is one of the largest and most trusted providers of social and senior care services in the country; Catharsis is a complex centre providing several types of emergency, social and senior care services for socially vulnerable and unprotected population; in the light of our almost three-decade long experience, these services are crucial in most of the cases and areas. Services provided at Catharsis are available as a matter of courtesy free of charge for any necessitous persons.
The increasing rise in life expectancy and the associated growing number of elderly citizens pose new challenges to the society. In this regard, remaining and being healthy in old ages is one of the most important topics. We understand that human’s desire for independence, dignity and choice does not diminish as we age, so, it is very important for us that our seniors continue having a voice in their daily life. We measure our success by our seniors’ satisfaction. When they are happy, we are happy too. We always encourage interested residents and families to experience our community first-hand. We are confident when you meet the staff and residents you will truly feel like you have found a home. We support all ideas and projects to creating a living environment suitable to senior citizens.
|
Nostalgia Theatre is our small 60-seat theatre venue as well as a troupe of senior artists performing repertory of 18 plays and over 40 comic sketches staged at Catharsis since 1993. | Cafe Julie named after the group's former designer Julie Sukhishvili is a nice place for having a meeting, conversation, birthday party, dating etc. | Shelter functions for ladies; due to our economic distress, it is capable of serving 12 ladies only; we don't have a staff unit of a caregiver. | ||||
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
Medical Services & Pharmacy are provided for all. More than thousand persons are registered. |
Canteen is serving 430 persons daily as well as catering 23 bed-patients with one-month dry products’ ration. |
Beauty Salon is serving all; everyone who wishes or needs a beauty salon service can get it. |
||||
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
CATHARSIS in MEDIA |
On December 14, 1990 the United Nations General Assembly voted to establish October 1 as the International Day of Older Persons as recorded in Resolution 45/106. In The Republic of Georgia the holiday is celebrated since 2003. | One minute in Catharsis... It is hard to briefly narrate on what is coming from heart when seeing them ... they do their best! | 30 years of working experience in the NGO sector of senior care has formed us as real experts in the field. | In the years of 2005-08 senior participants of this project have planted over 500 saplings in different areas of Tbilisi. "Leave it to offspring!" was a slogan of the project. | Learn more about who we are and how we serve our beneficiaries. |
KEEP UP TO DATE WITH CATHARSIS |
Learn more about who we are and how we serve our beneficiaries. |
Membership is 100% voluntary and comes with great discounts and rewards. |
Last year 327 people volunteered over 31,000 hours ( = 15 Full Time Employees). |
A majority of our funding support comes from private donors like you. |