Habitat for Equity, Achievement and Development

“Habitat for Equality, Achievements and Development” was established as an independent organization on May 16, 2022 by the “Education Development and Employment Center”, although its activities were started and administered within the framework of the Child Protection Program, one of the program areas of the “Education Development and Employment Center” since 2008 and was administering 4 Day Care Centers for children and persons with disabilities.
The first Day Care Center, which offered individual, needs-based services to children with disabilities and helped strengthen their families, was established by the “Education Development and Employment Center” in Kutaisi (Imereti) in December 2008. Already one year alter, Day Care Centers were opened in Terjola (Imereti) and Samtredia (Imereti). In 2017, the working area was expanded and the Day Care Center for children and adults in East Georgia, Saguramo (North of Tbilisi), was established. Observing ongoing needs, especially in the rural regions, leads to the decision of establishing two further Day Care Centers based Baghdati (Imereti), one for children, which started operating in 2023 and one for adults, which is planned to open soon.

Many years of experience in the administration of social services and the scope of the “Education Development and Employment Center” led to the decision to create an independent organization that will continue to manage and develop the social services administered by the organization. HEAD was born. These days, HEAD operates Day Care Centers and Therapy Service Centers, is moreover running (inter)national projects to ensure service development, awareness raising, and advocacy work. Passion and engagement lead HEADs work and is geared to its vision: A society, where all people with different needs and abilities enjoy equality, solidarity and inclusion. For a life in dignity. For all.

• Develops quality, safe, dignified treatment-based targeted services based on individual needs and strengths to improve the socio-economic status of children, persons with disabilities and their family members and promote social inclusion;
• Provides day care center services for children and adults with disabilities;
• Offers special therapy services like speech therapy and behaviour therapy;
• Promotes development/maintenance of skills necessary for independent living of children and persons with various special needs through provision of appropriate services;
• Contributes to the creation of equal opportunities for the protection and realization of the rights of persons with disabilities, the protection and implementation of their rights and the raising of public awareness of these rights;
• Carries out supporting activities to strengthen families of children and persons with disabilities;
• Provides career counseling, employment/self-employment support services to persons with disabilities and their family members;
• Creates educational programs and resources to promote the improvement of the quality of services for persons with disabilities;
• Conducts various types of auxiliary entrepreneurial activities, which are not prohibited by the legislation of Georgia. Profits received from entrepreneurial activities are fully used to implement the organization’s mission and goals.