From Dependency to Self-Sufficiency Innovative, Effective and Scalarable Livelihood Solutions for Georgia

Name: From Dependency to Self-Sufficiency Innovative, Effective and Scalarable Livelihood Solutions for Georgia

Implementation period: 2015-2016

Implementation area: Mtsketa-Mtianeti (Akhalgori), Imereti (Kutaisi, Tskaltubo), Samegrelo (Zugdidi, Poti), Adjara (Batumi)

Donors /Partners:

  1. European Union (EU)
  2. Danish Refugee Council (DRC)
  3. Charity Humanitarian Centre Abkhazeti (CHCA)

 

Overall Budget: 

Part of the budget assigned to EDEC: 

Objective: Economic integration of IDP and host communities (employment and self-employment) and support in creation of income resources

Target group: IDPs, host communities, war veterans by disability status

Beneficiaries: IDPs, host and war affected communities and eco migrants

Achieved results:

  1. Business incubator was established for IDP start-up businesses
  2. 224 beneficiaries were registered for financial resource accessibility and implementation-development of business ideas
  3. Local network of community organizations was established;
  4. Eight trainings were conducted with the participation of 130 persons
  5. 71 IDPs attended trainings on career planning, job seeking, employment and self-employment
  6. 16 of them were employed
  7. 6 new community groups were created to activate five Home Owners Partnerships;
  8. 16 persons were involved in internship programs
  9. 63 grants of various categories were issued

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