Former prisoners and probationers, along with persons with disabilities, started mastering wood carving and artistic processing in the social enterprise Skhivi. At present, 8 beneficiaries are learning to work with wood in Skhivi and receive remuneration along with developing professional skills. The NGO also offers psychological services to the beneficiaries. The project is the winner of a grant competition of the Ministry of Justice and is implemented with respective funding.

Today, Deputy Minister of Justice, Tornike Cheishvili visited the social enterprise Skhivi and got acquainted with the project.

The aim of the project is to re-socialize and rehabilitate ex-prisoners and promote the development of their professional skills. After completing the training course, part of the beneficiaries will continue to work in the same enterprise.

The grant project aimed to strengthen human rights, introduce innovative services, and rehabilitate ex-prisoners, was announced last year by the Ministry of Justice and named 14 winning projects.