Tbilisi, 2 June 2022 (TDI): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Georgia encouraged Ukrainian refugee children who are studying at Batumi School.
The refugee children shared their dreams of wanting to become artists, programmers, football players, and even the ambition of becoming president with the UN Resident Coordinator Sabine Machl and the Minister of Education of Adjara Maya Khajishvili.
The UN RC Machl and the Minister of Education cheered the children and were glad to see the children share their dreams.
Before this time, the UNHCR in Georgia marked Child Protection Day with Ukrainian refugee children in Batumi together with the Minister of Education and World Vision Georgia.
Sequel to the war between Russia and Ukraine, the UNHCR in Georgia, since January 2022, has been helping refugees with specific protection needs through the cash program, in addition to over 2500 Ukrainians.
Furthermore, the UNHCR Representation in Georgia supports and complements the Government’s assistance scheme for those Ukrainian refugees being asked to move out from state-funded hotel accommodation.
The assistance, however, is not limited only to those in the state-funded hotels but is also available for Ukrainians with protection needs that currently live in other accommodations within Georgia.
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Meanwhile, the encouragement to the children at Batumi school has been seen to be timely, given the psychological and emotional stress which some of them have undergone following the outbreak of the war.
In addition, it implies to the children that there is still hope for them to pursue their dreams and aspirations despite the war outbreak.
It is also worthy of note that World Vision in Georgia has been working alongside the UNHCR by bringing additional funds to increase the number of families supported overall.
It is also recommended by the UNHCR in Georgia that all cash assistance applications should be submitted to World Vision Georgia at +995 577 045645 or +995 577 258479 only on weekdays.
