How to help IDPs after the War

Guests:

Valeri Kopaleishvili – head of the administration at the ministry of refugees;

Nino Shushania – International Organization of Migration;

Maria Van Reiter- spokesman of European Commission in Georgia and project manager.

Topics:

Lives of people replaced after the war and state support; what kind of programs are implemented to improve their conditions, how the European Union helps them, health problems and physiological conditions of the refuges

Mrs. Maria Van Reiter said that people replaced after the August war had very strong support from the European Union at that time and now long=term projects are being  implemented

We outlined the project “micro-financing for regions damaged during the war”. This project is implemented by the United Nations Development Programmed in three regions: Samegrelo-upper Svaneti, Qartli and Mckheta-Mtianeti.

The program has two main components: to train and inform people and also an offer micro-financing. This will help them to develop  businesses,  take credits and start new business.

In the rubric “successful story” listeners had an opportunity to listen to  people  who have already used this kind of support and started their own business.

Guests: Mr. Valeri Kopaleishvili spoke about  state priorities and explained what the government has done to support refuges;

Physiologist Nino Shushanaia said that, as time goes by, more and more war-caused-problems are noticed among  refugees.