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Supporting the socio-economic inclusion and employment promotion of forcibly displaced citizens from Nagorno-Karabakh, as well as vulnerable groups in the community.

The Shuttle programme further plays an important role in the empowerment of different target groups, including people with disabilities. “The programme has made me more courageous. I am a woman with disabilities."

“The connection and solidarity with other women that existed in the group was very important for me. I feel like we might even start a small business together.”

12 years ago, Meisun Avdala arrived in Georgia, after having fled her home country of Sudan. In Batumi she found safety and was able to build a new life for herself and her family, learning the language and integrating herself into Georgian society.

Participants working on the presentation of their business plan

𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑗𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑐𝑢𝑠 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑖𝑛𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑢𝑔𝑒𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝐴𝑟𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑖𝑎𝑛 𝑠𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑡𝑦. 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑖𝑚 𝑖𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑒𝑛ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑠𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑐𝑜ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑓𝑢𝑙 𝑐𝑜-𝑒𝑥𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒.

Natia Kilasonia, standing in the door to Beauty Salon Sharmi, located on Merab Kostava Street in Zugdidi, where she works as a nail technician.

Corporate volunteer visits are an integral part of the support provided by the Adaptation and Integration Clubs to assist refugees from Nagorno Karabakh develop their employability and business skills.

Action Against Hunger, together with its partners, Mission Armenia and Partnership and Teaching is running 5 “Adaptation and Integration Clubs” in Armenia for refugees from Nagorno Karabakh.

From the 1st - 3rd April, Action Against Hunger South Caucasus hosted a 3 day workshop on the transfer of its Employment & Entrepreneurship “Shuttle” methodology

In early and mid-March, Action Against Hunger South Caucasus, together with its partners, Mission Armenia and Partnership and Teaching established and launched five “Adaptation and Integration Clubs” (A&I Clubs) under the project