Mrs. Mila Georgia is the Director of Social Welfare and Development at the Lighthouse for the Blind of Greece, her responsibilities are human resources management, organization and management of the Department of Social Welfare, informal learning activities, sponsored nonprofit projects and funded programs. Τhe certification of non-profit services by the Ministry of Labor - Disabled Persons, B & C type management competence of the entity and ISO certification.
She has previously served as Head of Social Welfare at the Lighthouse for the Blind of Greece and Social Worker of Lighthouse for the Blind of Greece’s Social Service with areas of action organizing and supervising the Department of Social Services, counseling and support for families, training of laboratory students in the Department of Social Work, in collaboration with TEI of Athens and Patras, participation in “KESYY”, vocational rehabilitation and organization & supervision of the volunteer system.
She is a Graduate Social Worker of the Department of Social Work of the School of Health and Welfare of TEI of Patras. She was Scientific Supervisor of the Conference on "Benefit of Social Welfare Benefits to Vulnerable Groups of the Blind" organized by Lighthouse for the Blind of Greece in January 2016 as part of the program implemented by the Social Service, funded by the Latsis Public Benefit Foundation.
She received specialized training in "Specializing in Promoting the Labor Market for Vulnerable Populations" (120 hours), "Counseling and Communication with Welfare benefiters, aimed at family matters" (120 hours) and "Teleworking, e-Education and Support Technologies for people with disabilities "(120 hours). She has ECDL certification in computer use knowledge and knowledge of Braille writing and reading system. And also she authored and illustrated 3 children's fairytales.