The Solidarity Fund: where to turn for help today

First of all: Solidaroba.ge is not the Solidarity Fund

This website belongs to a private company. We are not the Solidarity Fund of Georgia, nor its legal successor, branch or partner, and we have no contract with the state. We mention the fund on this page only because the domain solidaroba.ge belonged to the fund for years, and search engines still bring many people here. We explain how the domain passed to a private owner on our About us page.

• We do not accept donations. You will not find the fund's bank account, a donate button or a short number on this website. Anyone who asks for money in the name of Solidaroba.ge or the fund, pointing to this domain, is a fraudster.
• We do not award funding. Decisions on state funding for treatment are made only by the authorised agencies and their commissions; we have neither a vote nor any influence in that process.
• We do not hold the fund's archive. We do not have old applications, commission minutes or patient data, so we cannot tell you their status.
• Our services are paid. Document translation, application preparation and legal help come with a fee, which we confirm to you in writing before work begins.

What is the Solidarity Fund of Georgia and why was it created?

The fund was established by Government Ordinance No. 1022 of 9 June 2014. Its legal form is a non-entrepreneurial (non-commercial) legal entity founded by the state, represented by the Government. The ordinance sets its purpose as mobilising alternative resources, with the joint participation of society, the private sector and the state, for people who are socially vulnerable or face the risk of catastrophic costs.

Under the founding act, the fund's supervisory board is chaired by the Prime Minister, and its members include representatives of the state, the private sector, and international and civil society organisations. The board appoints the executive director, while funding for individual cases is decided by a standing commission.

In its first years the fund was filled mainly by donations: civil servants transferred money from their salaries every month, and private companies and student organisations joined them. According to official information from 2016, the fund helped children and young people under 22 with cancer by funding their diagnosis and treatment. This is the period most people who look for the fund today remember.

Does the fund still operate today?

Yes. As of October 2026, acts published in the Legislative Herald of Georgia refer to the fund as an operating organisation. What has changed is its role: from a fund collecting donations it has become one of the implementers of the state healthcare programme.

• 2023. The fund signed contracts with clinics in Turkey, Spain and Israel so that the state could fund the treatment there of children under 18 with a cancer diagnosis. Applications opened on 24 July 2023.
• 2025. Three more Turkish clinics joined this programme, and the fund's management accompanied the Minister of Health on a visit to Turkey.
• 2026. In the healthcare programmes approved by Government Resolution No. 655 of 31 December 2025, the fund is listed among the implementing bodies and runs the individual assistance component of the Referral Services Programme.
• The commission at the fund. Under the current version of Government Resolution No. 331 of 2010, the referral services commission is set up at the fund. The fund explains to applicants which documents they need, receives and registers the package and notifies them of the decision.

What we could not confirm from an official source: the fund's current website, reception address and opening hours. Check this information with the Ministry of Health hotline (1505) or your clinic's medical manager before you go anywhere with documents.

What does the state fund through the fund in 2026?

The component run by the fund covers several areas. Three matter most to families.

An individual application to the referral commission

Anyone seeking funding for the cost of medical services or assistance may apply to the commission. The commission sets the state's share according to the applicant's status. The highest funding status goes to families registered in the database of socially vulnerable households with a rating score of up to 70,000, and to children in state care. A medium status is given to young people under 24, families with 70,001 to 100,000 points, people of pensionable age and citizens with a severe disability. In other cases the commission checks the applicant's income against Revenue Service data. Exceptions can also be made by decision of the commission.

If you are requesting treatment abroad, the documents are sent to the Ministry's specialist expert for an opinion on whether treatment outside Georgia is necessary. This route is covered in detail in the guide to funding for treatment abroad.

Cancer treatment abroad for children under 18

Georgian citizens under 18 with a cancer diagnosis (ICD codes C00-C97, D42-D43) have their treatment funded in the foreign clinics with which the fund has a contract. The clinics were selected by a Ministry working group following an international market survey. We describe the documents a child's application needs in the guide to funding a child's treatment.

Congenital heart defects

A child under 18 who needs cardiac surgery that is not performed in Georgia has treatment abroad funded on the terms of the paediatric cardiac surgery convention. Children registered in Tbilisi are excluded from this component, because they are covered by the corresponding programme of Tbilisi Municipality.

How to apply to the commission: six steps

1. Get a complete Form IV-100/a

   The certificate must contain the full diagnosis (main disease, comorbidities, complications), the medical history, the tests performed and the ICD-10 or NCSP codes. You will find what is checked in this certificate in the Form 100 guide.

2. Ask for a cost estimate

   The clinic must itemise its invoice of costs for you. A document from a foreign clinic is translated into Georgian and notarised.

3. Attach proof of identity

   You need a copy of the identity document of the applicant or their representative; for a child, the personal number or birth certificate.

4. Write an application addressed to the commission

   The fund receives the package, checks that it is complete and only then passes it to the commission. Keep the registration number.

5. Receive the decision

   You are notified of the result by text message, and on request you will also receive the guarantee letter on paper. You pass this information to the clinic yourself.

6. Start treatment within the deadline

   In Georgia the service must start within one month of the minutes, abroad within two months. The deadline can be extended only once; if it lapses, the decision is cancelled, although you can apply again.

Where else can you turn if the commission is not the only route?

Many people who wrote to the fund years ago will get a faster answer through another channel today. The commission takes into account what other sources have already covered, so this order will save you time:

1. Universal Healthcare, through the clinic. The funding request is sent by a clinic that takes part in the programme; you only ask for a written answer. What the programme covers and what remains as co-payment is explained in the Universal Healthcare guide.
2. City Hall or district administration. Municipal programmes cover co-payments, medicines and certain services up to an annual limit. We explain how to apply in the guide to municipal assistance.
3. Social status. Registration in the database of socially vulnerable households changes your funding status with the commission, so if your family is not in this database, first sort out the question of social status.
4. Diagnosis-specific programmes. Rare diseases, diabetes, bone marrow transplantation and palliative care have separate state programmes with their own rules.
5. Charitable organisations. Before you give documents to any organisation, find out whether it holds charitable status granted by the Revenue Service and on what terms, in writing, it is helping you.
6. A public fundraising campaign. A campaign is the last link in the chain and is started after the state has answered. We explain how to set one up so that the bank and the platform do not block it on the charity campaign page.

If you are refused, do not give up: a written, reasoned refusal can be appealed, as described in the guide to appealing a refusal.

How to spot fraud in the fund's name

A well-known name attracts fraudsters too. Be careful if someone:

• asks for a donation to a personal account in the name of the fund or Solidaroba.ge, or points you to this website as the place to donate;
• promises a "guaranteed" positive decision from the commission in exchange for a fee. Resolution No. 331 provides for no fee for reviewing an application, and only the commission makes the decision;
• asks you, on behalf of a clinic, to pay the amount allocated by the commission in advance or to place it on deposit. The resolution expressly prohibits this, and such a payment carries liability under the law;
• advises you to state a more serious condition than the real one, or different income, in the application. Giving false information to the commission carries liability, and the documents are passed to investigative authorities.

If in doubt, check the information through an official channel, and do not transfer money to anyone until you have confirmed in writing who the recipient is and what the payment is for.

What we can and cannot help with

Solidaroba.ge can take on the part of the work that surrounds the official application and that is a paid service:

• Translation and certification. We translate and notarise foreign clinic invoices, Form 100 and imaging reports through our medical translation service. You can see the price in advance in the translation calculator.
• Application and appeal. Lawyers from Advocat.Ge prepare the package, write the application to the commission and, if needed, appeal a refusal. Details are on the funding search service page.
• Logistics abroad. If treatment is planned in another country, we help with visa documents, flights and finding an interpreter.

What we cannot do matters just as much: we cannot speak in the fund's name, speed up the commission's review, look up your old case or promise you an outcome.

Frequently asked questions about the Solidarity Fund