ASB Georgia’s “Cash Transfer Program” provided many Ukrainians families assistance and help while starting a new life in a foreign country. One of the beneficiaries is Natalia, the mother (official caregiver) of a large family from Ukraine. She has 14 children, whom she could hardly take out of the occupied territory of Ukraine to Georgia. It took her 8 months to overcome all the difficulties of bombing, occupation, resistance to occupation orders and road through Russian territory. 

Now the family is in Tbilisi, they are not in danger, and they are happy to escape from the horror of war and the “Russian world”. Through partners and volunteers, the ASB Georgia learned about this unique case, and this family was immediately included in the current Support Program. Along with significant financial support, family receives the information and social assistance through the system of family helpers – Hresnics. 

Like Natalia, all beneficiaries receive Hresnic support, which is extremely important especially at the stage of starting life from scratch, when the maximum level of uncertainty in the future and the tragedies of the past destabilize person from inside. Hresnic accompanies the family in solving everyday issues, provide psychological and informational support, and motivate them to integrate into Georgian society.

The "Cash Transfer Program" enters a second phase and over the course of four months (March-June), 1,200 beneficiaries from vulnerable groups, including persons with disabilities, elderly (over sixty years old), families with multiple children, and single-parent households, will receive monthly cash support of 255 Gel.