Donors /Partners:

1. European Union (EU)
2. Telavi Education Development and Employment Center (TEDEC)
3. Georgian Committee of the International Campaign to ban Landmines “Ottawa -98”
4. Public College “Gldani Vocational Training Center”
5. Kutaisi Public College, Kachreti Public College

Overall Budget: 377,981 €

Part of the budget assigned to EDEC: 377,981 €

Objective: To promote education and employment of people with disabilities

Target group(s): Civic society organizations, entrepreneurs, vocational education providers, central and local government

Beneficiaries: Persons with disabilities living in Tbilisi, Imereti, Adjara and Kakheti region

Implemented activities:

1. 195 beneficiaries received career orientation training
2. 210 employers attended trainings on ethical work standards, proper terminology, and how to manage and adapt the workplace for people with disabilities
3. Eight job fairs were held (two per region)
4. 25 sessions of the Coordination-Consultative Council were held
5. 22 journalists were trained in proper coverage of the issues related to persons with disabilities
6. A competition for journalists was organized
7. 24 TV and eight radio programs, as well as 26 newspaper articles, were prepared to reduce stigmatization of and discrimination against people with disabilities

Achieved results:

1. 719 employers and 622 job seekers were registered in the database
2. 128 people with disabilities were involved in internship programs
3. 129 beneficiaries were referred to a vocational college
4. 173 beneficiaries found employment
5. Four groups of the Coordination-Consultative Council have been established
6. Three documentaries on disability issues were produced