Since 2011, the Natakhtari Fund, with the professional support of the Association Our Home – Georgia, has helped over 700 young people without parental care with a total of 1,142,593 GEL. As a result, hundreds of beneficiaries have started living independently, and many are building successful careers. This impact has been made possible through the fund’s three core priorities: higher and vocational education, employment, and psychological support.
Over the past 13 years, the Natakhtari Fund has allocated its resources based on the individual needs of each beneficiary. During this time, with the support of the fund:
- 355 beneficiaries received vocational education;
- 73 young people earned higher education degrees;
- More than 235 young people learned a craft and completed internships with professionals and local craftsmen in various fields;
- 719 beneficiaries received individual psychological support.
As of today, 90% of the young people involved in the project are employed, with over 70% holding stable jobs.
Through the joint initiative of the Natakhtari Fund and the Association Our Home – Georgia, a social advocacy campaign was conducted in Batumi, Zugdidi, Kutaisi, Rustavi, and Tbilisi. As a result, support for young people who have left the state care system has been strengthened within the framework of local social programs.
In Rustavi Municipality, this program has been expanding year by year. This year, young people who have left the state care system will receive 2,000 GEL from the Rustavi City Hall’s social program budget, instead of the previous 1,200 GEL. This funding will allow them to purchase essential household items needed for independent living.
The Natakhtari Fund’s 2024 needs, resources, and report are as follows:
In 2024, as a result of the Natakhtari Fund’s activities, 28 young people received services. Out of them, 19 were employed, 14 received a scholarship to support their independent living, 1 enrollee became a student, and 28 beneficiaries were already able to start independent living with the help of the fund. All project participants received psychological counseling and, if needed, career guidance. It is important that 70% of this year’s beneficiaries are employed. It should be noted that throughout 2024, cooperation was established with several non-governmental organizations: Association “Life Chance”, “World Vision Georgia” (Crisis Center), and Association “SOS Children’s Villages Georgia.”
The Natakhtari Fund, founded in 2011, aims to prepare youth without parental care for independent living by providing education and employment assistance. The project is carried out in collaboration with an experienced non-governmental organization, Association Our Home – Georgia. In the process of preparing young people for an independent life, it is important to provide them with psychological services: psychological counseling, psychodiagnostics, and, if necessary, psychotherapy. For each young person, the resources are allocated according to their individual needs. Within the framework of the project, the types of support provided to beneficiaries include: support for receiving professional or higher education, scholarship, coverage of utility costs, payment of travel expenses, purchase of textbooks and daily household items, financing of medical research and treatment, purchase of medicines, etc.
