Donors /Partners: Kutaisi City Hall

Overall Budget: 25,000 GEL

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

Part of the budget assigned to EDEC: 12,500 GEL

Objective: Addressing the issue of guaranteeing livelihoods of people with disabilities by improving their skills and knowledge in the promising fields of digital marketing and web technologies; by increasing their income generation opportunities by both self-employment and employment

Target group(s): Job seekers with disabilities in Kutaisi

Beneficiaries: Job seekers with disabilities in Kutaisi; mainly people with reduced mobility, who do not have access to educational and employment services

Conducted activities:

1. Selection of 14 out of 22 persons with mobility disabilities based on individual assessment (opportunities for professional development and employment, digital marketing and web technologies skills; employment perspectives in this area)
2. Three-month intensive course in digital marketing and web technology
3. Individual face-to-face and online consultations by professional for the beneficiaries about applying the gained theoretical knowledge and skills into practice
4. Individual consultations for beneficiaries in order to assist them in their job search, and inform them about job interview procedures and cover letter/CV preparation techniques

Achieved results:

1. All 14 training participants received a certificates for completion of the digital marketing course
2. All beneficiaries were referred to the employment program of the Social Service Agency