Donors /Partners: Kutaisi City Hall

Overall Budget: 10,000 GEL

Part of the budget assigned to EDEC: 10,000 GEL

Objective: To mobilize Kutaisi-based job seekers with disabilities, conduct short-term vocational training and support their employment

Target group(s): People with disabilities, private sector, local government

Beneficiaries: Kutaisi-based people with disabilities

Implemented activities:

1. Professional assessment of labor and vocational education skills of 34 PwDs
2. 30 PwDs completed professional orientation training-courses
3. Ten PwDs completed confectionery, nail technician and hospitality management courses

Achieved results:

1. Ten beneficiaries enrolled in appropriate teaching programs at vocational schools
2. Seven enrolled at the Public College “Iberia” in Kutaisi
3. Six participated in a paid internship program implemented by the Social Service Agency
4. Six joined an employment program implemented by the Social Service Agency
5. Three found employment