Donors / Partners: Bread for the World (BfdW); in cooperation with EDEC’s social service spin-off Habitat for Equality, Achievements and Development (HEAD)

Overal budget: € 7,500

Part of the budget assigned to EDEC: € 7,500  

Objective: Equipment of EDEC’s four day care centres (DCCs) and three speech therapy units with new toys and material for the better development of beneficiaries’ cognitive, emotional, social, and physical skills

Target groups: Children and adults with disabilities and impediments in Georgia, EDEC’s therapy staff members

Beneficiaries: Children and adults with disabilities  

Conducted activities:

1. A comprehensive list of toys, books, sport and art equipment was development based on consultation with external experts in the field and EDEC’s DCC and therapy staff
2. Sports equipment and furniture, therapeutic equipment, speech therapy equipment, sewing machines and materials were purchased for the art therapy and for the production of own toys
3. Daycare center therapy staff were instructed in using new toys, tools and equipment appropriately

 Achieved results:   Therapeutic material for the development of cognitive, emotional, social, and physical skills of children and adults with disabilities was purchased for Kutaisi, Terjola, Samtredia, Saguramo, and Zugdidi daycare centers