AISI Center of Rehabilitation and Adaptation

The Union “Center of Rehabilitation and Adaptation“ AISI was established in 2002 by the efforts of parents of children with disability and professionals. One of the parents allocated a building, which was repaired with the support of Ireland Foundation of Saint Lazarus. The Center began operation for 30 beneficiaries in 2004. The beneficiaries of the Center are the children and adolescents with mild and moderate learning disability. In 2001 the joint effort of partners and professionals has found the Union “AISI” Centre of Rehabilitation and Adaptation, which targeted to support the social integration of adolescents with disabilities and building an equal society in Georgia. In 2006 the joint effort of partners and professional has founded Union “NADI” (on the basis of “AISI” Centre of Social Rehabilitation and Adaptation) – aiming to promote a model for adolescents with disabilities over 17 years in Georgia. The personnel of the Center is the team of professionals, conducting the practical implementation of updated approaches, international experience of rehabilitation and social adaptation on the basis of multi-disciplinary team activities (occupational therapists, special teacher, psychologist, social worker, doctor, tapestry teacher, music teacher, art teacher, theatre director). In the Centre “AISI” work 8 teachers, psychologist and occupational therapist. Children and adolescents with disabilities reach maximum level of independence in everyday life activities (including self-care, domestic activities, social relations, pre-vocational and vocational skill development) and acquire an awareness of civil society, supporting an increase of quality of life and community integration. Increase of independence in everyday activities of adolescence with disabilities (cooking in the kitchen). Pre–vocational and vocational training for future employment. Nowadays “AISI” owns two buildings which are connected to each other. The buildings include: medical, therapeutic and working rooms. Also, there are kitchen and dining room; sporting and assembly hall; sewing workshop, which is equipped with modern technologies. The centre serves more than 57 persons with disabilities; provide them with transport, feeding twice a day and individual or group program, which is selected specially for them. “AISI” has been carrying “children’s rehabilitation/ habilitation” on its base since 2015, which is subprogram of state program-“care for children”. This program serves 25 beneficiaries at this moment. There are social industrials, hothouse of cucumber and love-apple, sewing workshop, which is equipped with modern technologies, small ranches “rabbit-guhch”, “hen house” on “AISI’s” base. From September 2013 the rehabilitation and adaptation center AISI holds 2 two stored buildings at suburbs of Tbilisi, with the 9202 m2 beautiful yard, with the hothouse and garden of fruit trees, small ranch. The beneficiaries of the center are able to conduct garden activities, sport activities on the playground and in the small swimming pool too. These mentioned projects carry out with the financial help of private donors and partner organizations.