On July 17th, the Education Development and
Employment Center (EDEC) held a round table meeting in Ambrolauri about supporting
services for people with disabilities. Here, the respective needs, problems, and
challenges were discussed.

Natia Namicheishvili, Executive Director of
the Education Development and Employment Center (EDEC), talked about the current
project and the topic to discuss. Zviad Mkheidze, Mayor of the Ambrolauri the municipality, and Teona Julukhadze, representative of ASB Georgia, greeted all
participants and joined the discussion.

Giga Sopromadze, Executive Secretary of the
Council working on People with Disabilities in Tbilisi City Hall talked about
their supportive services. Giorgi Alavidze, Member of the Board of the movement
Accessible Environment for Everyone presented the results of Europe
Foundation’s survey “Use of Public Finances for people with disabilities –
Inclusion and Participation.”

The discussion was held within the framework
of the EU-funded project “Equal Opportunities for People with Disabilities.” It
is implemented by Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund Georgia (ASB Georgia) in cooperation
with its partner organizations, the Education Development and Employment Center
(EDEC) and the Accessible Environment for Everyone.