Mapping of Child Care Services in Georgia

November 2008

Objectives of the Report:

• To update report from October 2006 – number, range, geographical distribution of services for vulnerable children and young people and estimate of number of users

• Benchmark at point of transfer from MoES to MoLHSA

• Identify trends in service development

Methodology:

During the research the following respondents were interwieved:

30 social workers74 staff of education recourses centres in Tbilisi and

regions53 staff of local and Georgia based international non-

profit organisations19 staff of services managed by local authorities6 Georgian Orthodox Church servants

Total:182 respondents

• The database created includes name of service; location; type, contact details; number of beneficiaries as of November 2008; number of new beneficiaries accepted during 2008; services capacity.

• Information about the beneficiaries includes type, age, region of origin, frequency of use of services, length of stay in services.

• The collected data was distributed by types; geographical location; management authorities and sources of funding

• A map of services was created

• 2008 data were analysed

• 2008 data were compared to 2006 data; new trends in services were highlighted; a narrative report was created

• The results and findings were presented in electronic and printed documents

Main Findings

The number of orphanages and residential care centres and residential schools decreased while

other child care services increased(excl. children’s villages)

53

27

84

26

11

34

27

33

3 1

30

7

22

2

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

Teams of SW Orphanages andResidential CareCenters

Shelters

Outreach Services for “street children”

ResidentialSchools

Small Group Homes

Day Centers

Children’s Villages

2008

2006

The number of beneficiaries in orphanages and residential care centres and residential schools

decreased while in other child care services increased(excl. children’s villages)

2097

1592

304 407

2285

101

2371

152

700

1848

165 40

3156

58

1367

158

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

Teams of SW

Orphanages andResidential CareCenters

Outreach for “street children”

Day Centers

Children’s Villages

2008

2006

Shelters ResidentialSchools

Small Group Homes

The growth of number of new social workers and foster care families reflected in increasing of number of services managed by the Central Government

105; 57%

19; 10%

53; 29%

8; 4%

Central Government

Local Government

NGOs

Church

5239%

1814%

5643%

54%

Local Government

NGOs

Church

Central Government

During 2006 - 2008

• The number of teams of social workers increased from 7 to 53 while covered regional centres and rayons

• The number of small group homes increased from 7 to 11

• The number of day centres increased form 22 to 34

• The number of beneficiaries received SW services increased from 700 to 2097

• The number of children in small group homes increased by 74 %

• The number of children in day centres increased by 73 %

During 2006 - 2008

• The number of Orphanages and Residential Care Centers decreased from 33 to 27

• The number of Residential Schools decreased form 30 to 26

• The number of beneficiaries in Orphanages and Residential Care Centers decreased by 14 %

• The number of beneficiaries in Residential Schools decreased by 28 %

Challenges

• The number of beneficiaries in services delivered by Church shown upward trend

Possible reasons: - Low public awarness (especially in rural areas) about the child care facilities, measures provided by the State- Increasing of the active role of Church in taking in trying to solve social problems

• The number of “street children” increased almost 4 times, the number of beneficiaries of shelters almost doubled; the number of children in day centres increased notably

Possible reasons: - Deterioration of social – economic conditions

Thank you for your attention