6 Despite reforms in the area of child protection, the number of children living and working on the streets has increased. And contrary to general perceptions, not all have chosen to follow this path.

Ruslan, for example, lost his leg when a drunken security guard accidentally shot him on an abandoned construction site. Lacking documents such as a birth certificate, he was unable to have access to education or social services. Since this photograph was taken at the Gldani Crisis Centre (now closed), World Vision has assisted children such as Ruslan, and he now has a passport.