The UN team has met with local authorities and stakeholders to discuss the opportunities and development needs in the regions, and to have a firsthand experience of different aspects of the UN’s work on the ground. Lamara Iobidze and Jumber Lomtadze have spent nearly two years in Greece and returned to Georgia in 2021 to open the toy shop and the carpentry workshop respectively, under IOM reintegration assistance. The visit showed the importance of the IOM’s Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration (AVRR) programme for return and reintegration of migrants who are unable or unwilling to remain in the host countries and thus wish to voluntarily return to their countries of origin. It was noted that in Imereti, as well as in other regions, IOM provides different types of reintegration assistance – mainly income-generating projects in the field of agriculture, medical assistance and vocational training. This year (October inclusive) IOM has assisted 144 returned migrants living in Imereti district.