EU launches “Reinforcing the Child Welfare and Protection System in Georgia” project

On 18 February, the EU announced the launch of a new initiative in Georgia aimed at reinforcing child welfare reform in the country and ensuring the provision of quality alternative care for children.

This support will be provided within a new three-year EU-funded project entitled “Reinforcing the Child Welfare and Protection System in Georgia”. It will bring together the expertise, best practices and aspirations of World Vision Georgia, which implements the project, and the Government of Georgia to address the needs of vulnerable children deprived of parental care, or at risk of being so, by ensuring appropriate and quality alternative care.

“This project follows up on this reform, with a focus on ensuring vulnerable children deprived of parental care receive appropriate and quality alternative care,” said Carl Hartzell, EU Ambassador to Georgia. “To obtain an effective and strong child-oriented system that can provide immediate and adequate responses to children in need all across the country, will only be possible if all key state and non-state actors, experts and professionals are involved. In this context, I very much welcome the interest displayed on the side of the Georgian Orthodox Church to actively participate in his project.”

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