The training was facilitated by the national expert Ms. Maia Tsiramua and attended by 31 participants consisting of psychologists and social workers of crisis centres and shelters for victims of violence, coordinators of Witnesses and Victims Assistance Office and representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Prosecutor’s office.

On 20-21 May 2021, IOM and the Ministry of Justice of Georgia in close coordination with the Agency for State Care and Assistance to Victims of Trafficking in Human Beings organized training for 25 social workers in Tbilisi. The audience consisted of a mix of civil servants of the State Care Agency and NGO representatives who are part of mobile groups operating in Georgia’s major cities to look after the wellbeing of homeless children.

Cameras with facial recognition capabilities at a total value of 126,755 EUR (GEL 500,000) will further develop abilities of the Georgian Government to combat irregular migration and enhance border security.

Vehicles with a total value of 693,000 EUR (GEL 2,700,000) will further develop abilities of the Georgian Government to combat irregular migration and cross-border crime.

At an event hosted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), the EU together with project implementer International Organization for Migration (IOM) have donated 30 all-terrain vehicles to the MIA Border Police. The vehicles are part of a larger package of 40 vehicles, 10 of which were donated in November 2020. This transport will contribute to improving detection of illegal activities at the borders and enhance patrolling, as well as response capabilities of border guards.

On 4 March, an official of the Athens Airport Police Division met online with 49 colleagues from the Georgian Patrol Police Department to discuss visa-free travel from Georgia to Greece.

On 24 February 2021, in the framework of the EU-funded project – “Sustaining Border Management and Migration Governance in Georgia (SBMMG)”, IOM conducted a half-day training course on the detection of falsified and counterfeit Greek travel and ID documents for the benefit of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia.