Germany supports Ukrainian refugees in Georgia through the Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund (ASB)
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
On July 18, a press conference was held at the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Georgia on the project "Emergency humanitarian aid for the conflict-affected people of Ukraine", which is funded by the Federal Foreign Office.
The Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund (ASB) has received a grant of about 5 million euro from the Federal Foreign Office for the project implemented in Georgia. This is to provide cash assistance to approximately 7,200 individuals, winterization cash assistance to 3,000 households and psychosocial support to 2,000 people for a period of 1 ½ years.
In addition to financial support, Hresnics, i.e. traditional Ukrainian family helpers, will provide psychosocial support to beneficiaries and receive remuneration for their work.
The goal of the project is to improve the well-being of conflict-affected people from Ukraine in Georgia and meet their needs. The project is implemented by ASB Georgia, (The Project was presented by Programme Director Nia Goguadze) together with its implementing partners Unite Together (Founder Dmitro Korin) and Samaritan Association of Georgia (Director Mikheil Mindadze).
Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany H.E. Peter Fischer, UNHCR Representative Kemlin Furley, Country Director of ASB Georgia Clemens von Heimendahl, Director of the Agency for Internally Displaced Persons, Ecomigrants and Livelihoods Zurab Utiashvili, representatives of partner organizations and Ukrainian beneficiaries of the project were participated in the press conference.
