History
The social and economic changes that Georgia has gone through over
the last twenty years have worsened the situation and living
conditions of children living and working on the street. They have
hit vulnerable groups especially hard: single mothers, internally
displaced people, large families, migrants from various countries
and others. Most of them lack basic, minimum living conditions.
Most of these children came to Tbilisi from villages in different
regions of Georgia or from the conflict zone in search of a better
life, but most of them ended up in an especially difficult
situation (they have no permanent place to spend the night and are
forced to look for a new shelter every day).
There is a special state programme for such socially vulnerable
families, which provides 12–13 US dollars per family member per
month. However, this amount is completely insufficient for a family
even just to feed its children properly and give them a basic
education.
For the reasons listed above, these people are as a rule unemployed
and without a home, and they often become targets of various forms
of violence. In summer–autumn 2010, a survey carried out in the
regions with the support of the Embassy of Estonia in Georgia
showed that 53% of the women surveyed experience violence from
their husbands. The main reason for this is Georgian women’s lack
of economic independence.
Mission:
Advocating for vulnerable women and children and integrating them
into society by protecting their civil rights and providing
innovative technologies and non-formal education programmes, so
that they can live dignified and independent lives.
Vision:
A country where vulnerable groups of women and children receive the
services they need, so that each of them becomes socially
functional and fulfilled.
Values:
Teamwork – effective cooperation to achieve our goals
Responsibility – delivering high-quality programmes and services to
vulnerable groups
Professionalism – highly experienced staff work effectively to
achieve CSDC’s vision
Compassion – work based on care and trust
Respect – equality and mutual understanding
Fields of activity:
1. Empowering children and young people deprived of parental
care
2. Empowering internally displaced women and women living in the
conflict zone
3. Introducing technologies for development