Caritas Georgia

Founded 1994

487

Staff and volunteers

8,239

Beneficiaries

About Caritas Georgia

Caritas Georgia was founded in 1994 to support and care for the many Georgian citizens who encountered hardship after the fall of the Soviet Union and newly gained Georgia’s independence in 1991. As an officially registered Charitable Foundation, the mission of Caritas Georgia is to promote human development and social justice, bring relief to vulnerable and disadvantaged people in accordance with Christian values, and encourage their self-responsibility and dignity. Aspiration for attaining the mission and the objectives is most clearly manifested by dozens of ongoing projects implemented by Caritas Georgia in the following programs: Health Care, Social Care, Children and Youth Protection and Development, Development of Communities and Individuals, Emergency Response and Preparedness.

Health Care Programme is implementing medical and social aid projects. It aims to contribute to the improvement of the quality of life of the population targeted through the healthcare projects implemented throughout Georgia. These projects aim to increase geographic and financial accessibility of the most vulnerable part of the Georgian population by providing high-quality primary home care and rehabilitation services.

The Social Care Programme aims to improve the social and psychological condition of the population targeted through the social projects implemented in a major part of Georgia. Within the program, projects such as Humanitarian Soup-Kitchen, Elderly Day Care Center, and Listening Points and Poverty Observatory are being implemented. In West Georgia, projects for homeless and alcohol-addicted people have been implemented.

The Children and Youth Service of Caritas Georgia facilitates the upbringing of more than 1500 vulnerable children and youth close to a family environment. The projects protect the children from abuse, neglect, exploitation and discrimination, ensuring the children’s psycho-social rehabilitation and integration into society. Caritas Georgia Children and Youth program assists 6-18-year-old children through the following services: services for children from families living below the poverty line, services for children living and working on the street, and services for children/youth without parental care. Since 2016, Caritas Georgia has started assisting single mothers, their children, and pregnant women in supporting and reinforcing family structures.

Caritas Georgia Development Program projects aim to develop activities for people in need, improving their livelihoods, preventing families and individuals from economic migration and strengthening the social ministries of Caritas at the Parish level. Besides, the project “Sustainable Reintegration after Voluntary Return” renders material support to Georgian migrants who voluntarily decided to go back to their home country. Participation in development activities within the communities gives people new self-deliberation as citizens responsible for their own welfare and brings them to a deep understanding of the fact that “Nobody can solve your problem better than you can”.

The Emergency Response projects ensure lifesaving aid is rapid and effective. The aid provided during and after catastrophes, such as floods, earthquakes, landslides and avalanches, reduces suffering, restores dignity and jump-starts economic recovery. Since its establishment, Caritas Georgia has responded to all scaled emergencies–natural disasters and several armed conflicts.

Volunteering has always been a part of Caritas Georgia. However, since 2016, active development of the volunteering system has started, and currently, except for the possibility of being involved in different charitable programs or administrative work of Caritas Georgia, there are actions that are fully based on the work of volunteers, such as voluntary summer camps for vulnerable children, soup for the Homeless, clothes distribution points, etc.

Since 2018, Caritas Georgia has supported inclusive education in Georgia.

The organisation has two Regional Offices in West and South Georgia. The main office is located in Tbilisi, with around ten focal points in the region. By the beginning of 2020, more than 367 staff members and 120 volunteers represent Caritas in Georgia.

As a member of the worldwide Caritas Internationalis Confederation, Caritas Georgia receives fundamental assistance from the global Caritas network organisations, Church-based organisations, Associations, Unions, and individual benefactors of different countries from Local Governmental bodies.

General information

Msgr. Giuseppe Pasotto
President

Ms. Anahit Mkhoyan
Director

Address:
Nutsubidze Plateau II,
3a Besarion Jgenti St
0183 Tbilisi
Georgia

Telephone: +995 32 225 01 93 /+995 32 294 20 73
Fax: +995 32 221 78 19 /+995 32 225 13 87
Email: caritas-georgia@caritas.ge
Website: www.caritas.ge
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