Wounded Warrior Support Foundation held a Presentation on February 5, 2025
On February 5, Wounded Warrior Support Foundation held presentation of its 2024 activities. The event was attended by Minister of Defense of Georgia, Irakli Chikovani, as well as other representatives of the ministry and the State Service of Veterans Affairs, diplomatic missions – ambassadors and military attaches, representatives of NATO Liaison office and SNGP, wounded warriors, business sector and others. Founder of WWSF, George Ramishvili addressed the invited guests with a speech:
“Showing support to our hero wounded warriors is one of the important values Georgian society and the people of Georgia are united for, as well as for our country’s independence and its integration into the western civilization. This is well proved by the fact, that the fund’s events are always attended by so many representatives of international missions, Georgian society and business. We are grateful to the Georgian Ministry of Defense, and to our fund’s international friends for their indelible support of our wounded warriors.
During these days Georgian businesses and individuals donated around 300 000 GEL to the fund, which will be added by Silknet’s annual contribution in the amount of 300 000 GEL. In 2024 the sum of joint co financings made by the fund and Ministry of Defense was equal to 1 070 000 GEL. I think, that we’ll maintain this dynamics in 2025 too and we’ll be able to spend more that 1 Million GEL for the needs of our wounded warriors and their families.”
General director of the fund presented report of the fund’s 2024 activities. 100 wounded warriors, their spouses and underaged children were supported by the fund in 2024. 1 097 000 GEL was spent for health, education and adaptation issues of the fund’s beneficiaries.
“I think, that it is everyone’s duty (by saying duty I mean the goodwill, first of all) to support our wounded warriors by sharing emotions in some form or another. It can be financially, or, as I say emotionally. The fund is one of the form of this support, by financing needs of wounded warriors, as well as their family members: underaged children and spouses. I can say, that we altogether are part of a very good deed - Ministry of Defense, State Veterans Service, Silknet, other donors and every individuals, who contribute even one Lari to this fund.”
Minister of Defense of Georgia, Irakli Chikovani made a speech on the event. He thanked the military servisemen for the servise they did for their country, he said: „Over the years our officers and soldiers gained a very significant respect in the country as well as outside it. Not once thay proved, that they make reliable partners. In all operations a Georgian soldier, a Georgian subdivision showed an outstanding performance owing to their high professionalism and reliability. For this I’d like to extend my gratitude to them once more“.
NATO Liaison officer, COL Berat Telly honored the audiene with his speech, mentioning the great contribution of Georgian soldiers in peace keeping missions. Among speackers was also Director of State Service of Veterans Affairs, Major General Koba Kobaladze. He spoke of the importance of the WWFS activities and thanked the fund for the support it does for years not only phycologically, but by the significant amount of finansial resources.
The invited guests were saluted by David Shimp’s video greeting from the USA. David Shimp is an honorary member of WWSF board and an honorary council of Georgia in South Carolina: „Gamarjoba (Hello – translated from Georgian). I’m honored to be associated for so many years with Wounded Warrior Support Foundation. It has accomplished so many wonderful things for the soldiers of Georgia, with wounds both seen and unseen, and for their families in many ways. The foundation comes forward with so many meaningful initiatives, such as education support for soliers’ children, a unique adventure such as the Soldiers on Safary program, which is co-sponsored internationally and is South African game reserve for soldiers with PTSD. The United States has had a long friendship and a highly respected partnership with the Georgian military, espeially in Iraq and Afganistan and a deep and a binding effection for the Georgian people. Didi madloba for all of your kind and generous support for the Wounded Warrior Support Foundarion, „Dzala Ertobashia“ (together we are strong – translated from Georgian).
At the end of the presentation memorandum of cooperation was signed between Wounded Warrior Support Foundation and Ministry of Defense of Georgia on parity co-finansing. The document was signed by General Director of WWSF, David Mamulaishvili and Deputy Minister of Defense, Gela Gelashvili.
Quite a number of companies and individuals made their contributions for the fund’s 2025 activities, which made around 300 000 GEL. Founder of WWSF, Silknet will sponsor the fund with its yearly commitment of 300 000 GEL. The number of these contributions will raise during the year.
