IOM GEORGIA
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Final Activity Report
Voluntary Return and Reintegration
Beneficiaries of Voluntary Assisted Return and Reintegration Projects
Assisted Voluntary Return to Georgia
Since 2003 IOM has been assisting Georgian nationals in EU countries who wish to return to their homeland voluntarily. The reintegration package comprises free travel, vocational training, support in small business start-up, provision of temporary accommodation and medical assistance for returnees from specific countries. To date 1748 persons have availed of the reintegration assistance. More than 100 persons have found jobs through the project, 620 persons have started or expanded small businesses, 126 persons have received medical assistance, 72 persons attended vocational training courses and 66 families were provided with temporary accommodation (on average 6 to 12 months duration, rent or mortgage). Most frequently financed business projects are small shops trading in various goods, cattle breeding (dairy and meat production), agriculture, transportation/distribution, technical services, bee keeping, production of furniture, bakery. Most frequently financed training courses are computer, English and accounting programmes. Employment was mainly arranged in construction, transportation, administration and technical services sector. Nowadays with the help of our programmes Georgian nationals are returning from Switzerland, Austria, Poland, Belgium, Ireland, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Latvia, Slovakia, Lithuania, etc.
 
Statistical information
Place 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
 Belarus 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 27 9 0 68
 Belgium 0 0 0 0 4 4 19 30 24 11 92
 Czech Republic 8 13 56 18 4 2 1 0 0 0 102
 Ireland 0 0 0 3 13 10 35 38 32 11 142
 Poland 0 0 0 1 0 0 186 227 86 29 529
 Switzerland 0 0 0 37 46 56 68 45 33 16 301
 United Kingdom 3 8 24 41 31 23 26 25 13 4 198
 Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 18 4 0 26
 Latvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 51 16 78
 Lithuania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 8
 Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 69 16 2 87
 Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 21 31
 Norway 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 5 5 19
 Other 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 14 27 20 67
11 21 80 100 99 98 379 514 311 135 1748
Currently IOM Georgia is implementing AVRR programmes for Georgian nationals returning from 21 EU countries.
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