On July 1, 2020, NGO “First Step Georgia”, together with the organization “Healthprom” launched a 9-month project - “Promote service provision to children with special needs of ethnic minorities in Rustavi”. This project is funded by St James Place Foundation. The main aim of the proposed project is to develop early intervention and disability support services for young children with disabilities from minority Azerbaijani community in the province of Kvemo Kartli in southeastern Georgia. These services will support families with children with disabilities in the city of Rustavi, a regional capital, and a town of Gardabani. This project is the critical launch of a new service helping this minority Azerbaijani community and it is only a start of a long-term interventions in this region.
