APPEAL

Name: Education and Employment pilot program to Advocate Equal Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities

Implementation period: 10.2013–08.2015

Implementation area: Kutaisi

 Donors /Partners:

  1. European Union (EU)
  2. Latvia-Georgia Cooperation Fund

 

Part of the budget assigned to EDEC: 107,520 €

Objective: To create a sustainable model of employment and vocational training for persons with disabilities for a better their socio-economic integration

Target group(s): Local government, private sector, educational institutions

Beneficiaries: Persons with Disabilities

Conducted activities:

  1. 155 people with disabilities were registered in the job seekers’ database
  2. 140 entrepreneurs were registered in the potential employers’ database
  3. 11 people with disabilities underwent a training course in computer engineering
  4. 44 people with disabilities underwent vocational training
  5. 81 people with disabilities were assisted in CV and cover letter writing

 

Achieved results:

  1. An Employment Center for Persons with Disabilities has been established
  2. Four people underwent an internship
  3. 17 people with disabilities graduated at the Public College “Iberia”
  4. 66 persons with disabilities were employed in a long-term job

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