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01 December 2023

Children with disabilities in Europe and Central Asia

Nearly 11 million children with disabilities live in Europe and Central Asia. Each of them – like every child in the world – has the right to be nurtured and supported through responsive care and education, to receive adequate nutrition and social protection, and to enjoy play and leisure time. Too often, however,...

20 September 2023

Leave No Child Out

Resources Developed within the Programme # Name Download Link 1. სკოლამდელი აღზრდისა და განათლების დაწესებულების ავტორიზაციის სტანდარტების გზამკვლევი  Download 2. ადრეული განათლების ტერმინების განმარტებითი ლექსიკონი Download 3. Universal Design in Kindergarten and School Download 4. მხედველობის დარღვევის მქონ...

UNICEF launches the study on the cost of raising children with disabilities in Georgia

Tbilisi, Georgia, 30 June – Children with disabilities require additional goods and services to ensure equal participation, however, much of the financial burden in addressing their diverse needs falls on families, finds a UNICEF study on "The cost of raising a child with disabilities in Georgia - The goods and se...

Representatives of Norwegian Embassy and UNICEF visit education institutions in Adjara to learn about the progress in improving inclusive and quality education

Tbilisi, Georgia, 19 June 2023 – Marko Soldic, Chargé d’Affaires a.i. of the Norway Embassy to Georgia and Armenia, Amy Clancy, Officer in Charge, UNICEF Representative in Georgia and Maia Khajishvili, Minister of Education, Culture and Sport of Adjara visited education institutions in Adjara to learn about the pr...

The Cost of Raising a Child with Disabilities in Georgia

UNICEF has been supporting the Government of Georgia to transform the system of disability assessment and status determination and to optimize social protection measures for children with disabilities (CWD). The study “The cost of raising a child with disabilities in Georgia - The goods and services required for t...

Children with special educational needs in selected schools of Georgia benefit from the various educational resources

TBILISI, Georgia, 31 March 2023 – Educational materials, computer equipment and special furniture were handed over to ten public schools in Georgia to support children with special educational needs. The supplies were provided within the framework of the project “Building Inclusive, Equitable and Quality Preschool...

27 January 2023

Women and Children with Disabilities in Georgia

The report aims to analyse available data sources in order to enable an understanding of the issues that women and children with disabilities face in Georgia in a wide range of domains. Specifically, this study provides an overview of the situation of people with disabilities in Georgia with a special focus on wom...

02 December 2022

Overcoming barriers for children with disabilities in Georgia

“This is an identical copy of the moon. This is Newton's pendulum, and what we see is the galaxy flying in the magnetic field,” explains Bacho, 15, showing off his collection of miniature galaxy figures. Since the young age, Bacho has been interested and passionate about physics. “My goal for the future is to beco...

See Every Colour campaign addressing stigma around children with special education needs summarizes results

Tbilisi, Georgia, 14 June 2022 – Up to 600 schoolchildren, parents, and teachers participated in informational meetings and more than 280,000 social network users were reached as part of the campaign initiated by UNICEF. The campaign aimed at making formal and informal education continuously and equally acces...

UN and Development Partners Recommit to Support the Transformation of Social Protection System for Persons with Disabilities

The United Nations in Georgia, along with various development partners, expressed commitment to further support the transformation of the social protection system for persons with disabilities in Georgia. A one-day meeting was convened by the United Nations to assess progress in the implementation of the Joint Pro...

European Union and UNICEF continue to support children with disabilities to enjoy a family type environment in Georgia

Tbilisi, Georgia, 19 April 2022.  Children with disabilities, who previously resided in the Kojori institution will benefit from a family type environment and quality care services, thanks to the programme supported by the European Union and implemented by UNICEF and McLain Association for Children (MAC) in c...

UNICEF tackles stigma and harmful social norms against children with special educational needs and disabilities

TBILISI. Georgia. 1 March 2022 – Children, parents and teachers in 20 schools from six regions of Georgia are benefitting from educational interactive trainings aimed at changing attitudes and behaviors to develop supportive and inclusive social environment, and to ensure access to quality education for child...