The Deputy Head of the Administration of the Government of Georgia Ms. Nino Kobakhidze and the representatives of the Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia held the presentation of the “Solidarity fund” at the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The presentation was attended by the Deputy Ministers of the MIA Mr. Levan Izoria, Mr. David Khutsishvili and other representatives of Ministry of Internal Affairs. The Ministry of Internal Affairs is one of the state agencies which participates in the activity of the Solidarity Fund established on the Prime Minister's initiative.
The aim of the event is to inform the public agencies about the idea of the “Solidarity Fund” and their engagement in the mentioned innovative project.
The Fund aims to provide alternative (non-budgetary) resource mobilization and addressing them to priority social needs of the children and families that are socially vulnerable or are facing the risk of disastrous social expenses, through joint participation of private and state sectors, launching the innovative funding mechanism. The Fund is focused on compensation of treatment of patients with cancer, primarily on the expensive treatment of children. The first contribution to the Solidarity Fund was made by the representatives of the MIA.