Plea from Gori University

From: Kakha Gordadze <k.gordadze@gmail.com>Subject: [sunny_house] Letter from Gori University (Georgia) - please spreadTo: Date: Tuesday, August 19, 2008, 5:18 AM

Dear friends,

Military actions started on August 8, 2008 in Georgia caused damage to the country, especially to the infrastructure and population of Gori region. Gori University buildings were among those apartment and strategically important buildings that were bombed and robbed during the military actions in the region causing extensive damage to the university. Hundreds of civilians, among which were our students and university personnel had to leave their places and are now considered as Internally Displaced People (IDPs). In addition, the most of the students' and university personnel's apartments are destroyed at all. Due to the above situation the IDP students are not able to pay education fee that is the main source of income for university's budget. Consequently, Gori University, the only accredited higher education institution in the region, is appeared under threat of closing down its activities.

We kindly request all of you, representatives of local, international organizations, embassies, universities, foundations, business sector and all interested individuals, to assist us in preventing closing down the university's activities. In particular, there are the needs for:

Financial Donations (Scholarships for Students) in order to cover students' education fees i.e. 1500 GEL (1100 USD) per academic year for one student. Total number of students enrolled at the university is 1700.
Inventory – personal computers, furniture, etc.
Book Fund – books for the following sciences: education, math, informational technologies, English (grammar, fictions, methodologies, etc), German (grammar, fictions, methodologies, etc), history, economics, law.
Financial assistance for university personnel – 250 academic staff and 200 administrative staff.

We do hope that Gori University, all its students, personnel and the whole population of Gori region will return to Gori in the nearest future and will be able to continue living and working as usual.

We do believe that all above-mentioned assistance will save the Gori University.

For further details please contact Gori University contact persons:

Mai Melanashvili (Georgian speaking)
Cell: +(995 99) 688 677
Email: melanashvili. maia@gmail. com

Kakha Gordadze (English speaking)
Cell: +(995 98) 183 000
Email: k.gordadze@gmail. com

Lela Makhviladze (German speaking)
Cell: +(995 93) 301 134
Email: lelamachwiladse@ yahoo.de

Levan Midodashvili (Russian speaking)
Cell: +(995 95) 369 939
Email: levmid@hotmail. com

GORI UNIVERSITY
Knowledge for Life

Temporary Address:
5 Sandro Euli Street
Tbilisi 0186, Georgia
Phone: +(995 32) 187 088
http://www.gu. edu.ge/news. php

BANK DETAILS: Please see attachment.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely yours,

Zaza Tsotniashvili

Rector (President)
LE0PL-Gori University
Address: 53 Chavchavadze str.
1400, Gori, Georgia
Temporary address:
5 Sandro Euli str.
0186 Tbilisi, Georgia
Tel/fax: +995 370 72413
Mob: +995 95 369969
e-mail: ztsotniashvili@ gmail.com
ztsotniashvili@ gu.edu.ge
www.gu.edu.ge