The German-Georgian choir, Mze Shinas in Freiburg, raised €2,000 in donations with a benefit concert held in October. The donations will go to the Qedeli living and working community in Sighnaghi, Georgia. Qedeli offers 31 people with disabilities a place to live and work. There are several workshops that are geared towards self-sufficiency: gardening, baking, carpentry, a wool workshop and also a laundry. The community's own cows graze the surrounding meadows. However, not all their costs can be covered and the community depends on donations. The benefit concert by Mze Shinas was a great help. The choir reports about the concert on its website.

Click here for a report on the concert with some excerpts.