Women and Children with Disabilities in Georgia: An Overview of the Data

The report aims to analyse available data sources in order to enable an understanding of the issues that women and children with disabilities face in Georgia in a wide range of domains. Specifically, this study provides an overview of the situation of people with disabilities in Georgia with a special focus on women and children with regard to demographics; education; employment; health, welfare and access to social services; and safety and crime. The data and analysis provided in this report lead to a wide-ranging set of conclusions related to the challenges that people with disabilities face in Georgia and recommendations surrounding the generation of data on people with disabilities in Georgia.

This publication was prepared by UN Women and UNICEF in the framework of the UN Joint Programme “Transforming Social Protection for Persons with Disabilities in Georgia”, supported by the Joint SDG Fund.