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Slovakia to finance five projects in Georgia

Business Materials 30 April 2020 22:20 (UTC +04:00)
Slovakia to finance five projects in Georgia

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Apr.30

By Tamilla Mammadova – Trend:

Slovakia has allocated 44,198.05 euros for five projects aimed at combating the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences in Georgia, said the Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Georgia, Trend reports.

The projects proposed by Georgian non-governmental organizations were chosen by the embassy jointly with the Slovak Agency for International Development Cooperation.

"Grant agreements were signed to provide funding for the implementation of all approved projects, which will help to protect the population against this disease or contribute to the elimination of adverse economic consequences in less developed areas of Georgia", Georgian media reports citing the embassy.

The projects are as follows:

1) The project of Caritas Georgia foundation, which provides for purchasing the necessary protective equipment and materials for volunteers who work with the most vulnerable groups;

2) Project of the Farmers' School training center to help especially women farmers living in the village of Sagarejo, who lost their income source due to market closure.The project will provide them with material support and professional guidance;

3) “People in Need in Georgia" that aims to provide the necessary protective equipment and materials to three institutions for patients with mental and physical disabilities, who have the high risk of getting infected with COVID-19;

4) The project for creation and application of an online platform for a mobile marketplace for farmers selling their products in Georgian Guria region;

5) "Aid for Racha" project, which envisages visiting elderly people and those in need in the remote areas of Georgian Racha region and providing them with humanitarian, food and medical assistance.

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