A man looks out the fifth floor window of an abandoned Soviet military hospital, now serving as shelter to over 400 people, 80 of them children.
Ia Ochianri, mother of two, is often alone with her children while her husband looks for work in nearby Russia.
Nikoloz Beriashuli, 2, sleeps in the concrete room he shares with his mother, father, and sister.
Maia Daiquiri, 45, prepares a vacant room for her and her children. She's lived in the building since being displaced during the 1992-1993 war with Abkhazia.
A conch shell serves as shelter to a lone minnow.
Many residents feel left behind by the market economy, which Georgia adopted after the fall of the Soviet Union. Older residents speak with nostalgia of being 'taken care of' and having a sense of stability they now lack.
A pet dog on a chain in one of the rooms. Residents scavenge flooring and wallpaper to convert the concrete spaces into a livable environment.
"We do not live here, we only survive," said resident Lela Qachibai
Government assistance ranges from 45-60 Lari per month, forcing many to choose between paying rent or saving the money for food.
A view from the fourth floor of the old hospital in Tblisi.