By Anna Jewell Completed Georgian Portage Association (2800 GEL, organization) – This organization helps children with special needs to become fully entitled members of society and receive their rights to an education. CPC funded play equipment as well as sofa and kitchen equipment for older …
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IWA made a donation in honour ofAnush Klimczyk, our long-standing and dearmember who passed away in August last year.Anush was an IWA member for 15 years andduring that time she served on differentcommittees. Her last post was with the CharityProject Committee. Anush helped needy peoplein …
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American Friends of Georgia, in collaboration with Charte.ge and under the “Access to Education” program, has made significant strides in supporting students in need. With generous financial backing from IWA (14,500 GEL), the initiative successfully provided 10 computers with one year of internet access to …
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11 Organizations – Clothes and food for children in a flooded area.– Adaptation of wheelchairs.– Purchase of furniture and equipment for development centers for adults and children with special needs.– A ceramics studio in Zemo Nikozi.– Food for women victims of violence.– Laptops for excellent …
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An Austrian police delegation visited the Toliskuri Day Care Center for children with disabilities in Georgia in October to assess the impact of their donations. The contributions from Vorarlberg Police officials, their families, and friends funded a house for the centre and an accessible van for transporting the children. …
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Thanks to IWA's support for the project "Movdivart" (Coming to You), the Portage პორტიჯი has personalized 12 wheelchairs for the residents of their boarding house in Dusheti. The adjustments are meant to provide comfort, independence and proper health standards for the designated users.
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Mkurnali is an organization giving shelter to homeless children, teenagers and young single mothers. It is also the only organization in Georgia that provides legal assistance to street children and youth. Their building houses 15 permanent beneficiaries and about 30 in the wintertime. The roof …
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American Chemical Society Georgia Description: IWA is asked to donate for the main prize – the Golden Fleece Trophy and commemorative medals. The “Golden Fleece” tournament is an international team competition in chemistry among students aged 14-16. Each team participating in the tournament consists of …
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Description: Purchase the equipment to support cervical cancer screening program. Georgian Society of Clinical Oncology is a member of the consortium EU-TOPIA-EAST, research and innovation project Horizon. In order to improve access to the screening program, a new center for the cancer screening program will …
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IWAG has supported the NGO Child and Environment many times over the years, and they do a fantastic and important work for street children, children with disabilities and children from socially unprotected families since 1996. The objective is to provide education and development opportunities as …
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IWA supported the NGO American Friends of Georgia to provide nutritious food to children who were receiving treatment at the M. Iashvili Children´s Central Hospital in Tbilisi, Onco-Hematology Department. Nutritious food is very important for those suffering from leukemia and cancer. During COVID, these little …
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The Samaritan Association of Georgia started a psycho-social service for children with cancer and offered additional education for the medical teams in a hospital. IWA Georgia funded this important project – children and parents/families get support from the first moment of hospitalization to reduce the …
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Through the Georgian Association of Women in Business (GAWB), IWA supported the resocialization of homeless former women prisoners and probationers, providing them with educational programs and employment opportunities. In the framework of the project, 12 women staying at the shelter run by GAWB underwent professional …
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When IWA Members visited the Youth Conference “Green Camp”, Mette Hartzell was asked by a young participant from Kokotauri´s Public School in Keda Municipality, if IWA is also supporting schools for buying equipment and materials for science labs. What an excellent question!
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Union Parents Support is an organization that was founded on the initiative of like-minded parents for the benefit of disabled children and adolescents in Tbilisi. With the funds contributed by IWA and others, a run-down building received by the municipality was renovated and furnished with …
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COVID-19 forced us to make dramatic changes in every area of life in the timeframe of only a few weeks. Cities and entire countries were shut down overnight, leaders declared national and international emergencies, people and institutions adapted to unprecedented societal change. This pandemic is …
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The Georgian Society of Clinical Oncology carries out educational and scientific studies and activities as well as provides support and advocacy for oncological (cancer) patients. IWA had the opportunity to fund one project of support to such patients and their family members. Six patients were …
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The Association for People in Need of Special Care APNSC runs a day home in the Isani-Samgori region in Tbilisi. Here, they provide social therapy for 53 adults with intellectual disabilities in eight workshops: candle, printing and binding, wool, creative, kitchen and household, wood, garden …
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The NGO Green House opened already in 2006 and is now registered as an independent NGO. It is the only Georgian institution that uses French experience to help children with autistic syndrome, phobias, logo neurosis and obsession. The organisation works with psychiatrists and psychotherapists and …
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