Social worker since 2008, specializing in child and family protection. In 2019–2025 she was a social worker in the Transit Educational Programme.
Maia Kajaia has been a social worker since 2008, specializing in child and family protection. In 2019–2025 she was a social worker in the Transit Educational Programme, supporting the development of the children’s skills and their integration into school and society. When needed, she referred children to other services and protected their interests. She worked as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Since 2009 she has worked in the state social service in Kvemo Kartli — first at the regional centre of the Social Service Agency, and since 2020 at the regional centre of the State Care Agency for Victims of Human Trafficking. She works on adoption, foster care, guardianship and family disputes, assessing children and families and connecting them with the support services they need.
She qualified as an economist and journalist at Tbilisi State University and completed TSU’s 60-credit social work certification course (TEMPUS). She has completed many trainings on child protection referral, gender-based violence, child-friendly justice and psychosocial support for vulnerable families. In 2025 she completed a specialization course in juvenile justice.