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160 innovative solutions from 61 countries across all six continents have been shortlisted for the Zero Project Awards 2025. This year’s Call for Nominations focused on the themes of Inclusive Employment and Information and Communication Technology (ICT).

Click on the image to explore an interactive map: view all shortlisted #ZeroCall25 innovations by clicking on the drop pins of their respective countries of domicile.

From 522 Nominations to a Shortlist of 160 Innovative Solutions

Innovation, impact, and scalability

This year's Call for Nominations (#ZeroCall25) set out to identify good practices and policies that are innovative, impactful, and scalable. The Zero Project research covers nominations from civil society, the public sector, the business sector, and the interdisciplinary ICT sector. In total, the Zero Project received 522 nominations from 90 countries, marking a record for the focus topics of Employment and ICT.

An extensive selection process

Between the end of June and mid-August, the first stage of the selection process involved more than 100 hours of review by the Zero Project's research team and over 80 experts from the global Zero Project Network. This stage included checking each of the 522 nominations against formal criteria, requesting additional information where needed, and conducting peer reviews in dedicated sessions. 

The top 15-of shortlisted countries changed substantially compared to the year before, with Pakistan and Poland joining this group for the first time, and Canada, France, Germany and Netherlands re-entering the top positions. This year, 21 countries are new to the Shortlist compared to last year. Guinea and Guyana have made it to the shortlist for the first time ever.

Starting from late August 2024 the Zero Project’s ecosystem and network will be given the opportunity to engage with – and vote – on the Shortlist of Innovative Solutions. Based on these votes, the Zero Project Team will announce the Zero Project Awardees on December 3, 2024, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. They will be showcased at the global Zero Project Conference 2025 at the United Nations Offices in Vienna (#ZeroCon25, March 5-7, 2025), and in the Zero Project Report.

From A for Argentina to Z for Zambia: Discover the full list of shortlisted innovations!

(Organization name, in bracket: Zero Project code); sorted alphabetically by country of domicile of the organization:

Argentina

  • Fundación Por Igual Más (1157) | Website
  • Incluyeme.com (5091) | Website | Website

Australia

  • Swinburne University of Technology (1033) | Website
  • Centre for Disability Employment Research and Practice (1214) | Website
  • Australian Disability Network (1363) | Website
  • JobAccess (3022) | Website

Austria

  • Chance B Holding GmbH (1251) | Website
  • Kapsch TrafficCom & Responsible Annotation (Verein zur Förderung eines inklusiven Arbeitsmarkts im KI-Umfeld) (1269) | Website
  • Monopolverwaltung GmbH (3036) | Website
  • arbas Tirol mittendrin (4043) | Website
  • Takeda Manufacturing Austria AG (4095) | Website
  • Diakonie de La Tour (4103) | Website
  • Medienhaus andererseits GmbH (4128) | Website
  • Konventhospital Barmherzige Brüder Linz & IKEA (4162) | Website
  • Standing Ovation GmbH (5175) | Website

Azerbaijan

  • Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Population of the Republic of Azerbaijan (5081) | Website

Bangladesh

  • Aspire to Innovate- a2i program, Cabinet Division, ICT Division, Supported by UNDP Bangladesh (5129) | Website
  • Centre for Services and Information on Disability (CSID) (5149) | Website

Botswana

  • Deaftronics (Pty) Ltd (5054) | Website

Brazil

Canada

  • Canadian Association for Supported Employment (1326) | Website
  • Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work (CCRW) (5024) | Website
  • Victoria Hand Project (5167) | Website
  • Deaf AI (5185) | Website
  • Access to Success Organization (5189) | Website

Chile

  • Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación Pedro Aguirre Cerda (3032) | Website
  • Ilustre Municipalidad de La Serena - Departamento Desarrollo Inclusivo (3048) | Website
  • Kyklos (4082) | Website
  • SOFAN SpA (4166) | Website
  • Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional (5135) | Website

China

  • CareER Association (1029) | Website
  • Changsha Vocational and Technical College (1307) | Website
  • Give and Take Coffee (4163)

Colombia

  • Distrito de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación de Medellín (3049) | Website
  • Crear Unidos (4087) | Website
  • Falcon Farms (4101) | Website
  • Masterdent S. A. S. (4159) | Website
  • Corporación Humanos 3D (5147) | Website

Costa Rica

  • Fundación Yo puedo, ¿Y vos? (1279) | Website

Czech Republic

Egypt

Estonia

  • Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund (1100) | Website

Finland

France

  • Humanity & Inclusion (1130) | Website
  • 100% Handinamique (1131) | Website
  • Vivre et Travailler Autrement (4049) | Website
  • Capgemini (4148) | Website

Georgia

Germany

  • Zukunft Trotz Handicap e.V. (1065) | Website
  • Kompetenzzentrum Inklusive Bildung Sachsen-Anhalt/ Hochschule Magdeburg-Stendal (1048) | Website
  • Access – Inklusion im Arbeitsleben gemeinnützige GmbH (1246) | Website
  • Handiclapped - Kultur Barrierefrei e.V. (1249) | Website
  • auticon Deutschland GmbH (4151) | Website

Guinea

Guyana

  • Guyana Council of Organisations for Persons with Disabilities (GCOPD) (1242) | Website

Hungary

India

  • Trust for Retailers & Retail Associates of India (1301) | Website
  • Naman Seva Samiti, Purvanchal Gramin Seva Samiti, Christian Blind Mission India Trust (1304) | Website
  • NeoMotion Assistive Solutions Private Limited (4068) | Website
  • SignAble Communications (5045) | Website
  • Dextroware Devices (5068) | Website
  • Sarthak Educational Trust (5074) | Website
  • Blink Foundation (5150) | Website
  • Trestle Labs (5154) | Website
  • Chronic Pain India (5180) | Website

Indonesia

  • Forum Komunikasi Difabel Boyolali (FKDB) (1230) | Website

Iraq

  • Halabja Disabled Organization (1118) | Website

Ireland

  • Open Doors Initiative (4104) | Website

Israel

Italy

  • Associazione Italiana Persone Down EPS- ATS (1035) | Website
  • La Cometa SCS (1164) | Website
  • Anffas Nazionale ETS - APS (5144) | Website

Japan

  • Yes, Deaf Can (4044) | Website
  • Deloitte Tohmatsu Group LLC (4071) | Website
  • Dialogue Diversity Museum (4168) | Website
  • SoftBank Corp. (4177) | Website

Kenya

  • Sense International Kenya (4147) | Website
  • LoHo Learning (5037) | Website

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

  • Authority of People with Disabilities (APD) (3052) | Website

Lebanon

Lithuania

Malaysia

  • Enable OKU Solutions (4145) | Website

Mexico

Morocco

Nepal

  • Entire Power in Social Action (EPSA-Nepal) (1052) | Website

Netherlands

New Zealand

  • The Lucy Foundation (1329) | Website
  • Donald Beasley Institute (DBI) (1342) | Website

Norway

Pakistan

  • Network of Organizations Working with People with Disabilities, Pakistan (NOWPDP) (1055) | Website
  • Ida Rieu Welfare Association (1331) | Website
  • Sapphire Mills (4118) | Website
  • Bioniks (5006) | Website
  • ConnectHear (5103) | Website

Palestine

  • Palestinian Center for Communication and Development Strategies (1160) | Website
  • QADER for Community Development (1265) | Website

Paraguay

Poland

  • Fundacja Aktywizacja (1043) | Website
  • Społeczna 21 Ltd. (4011) | Website
  • Fundacja Avalon Bezpośrednia Pomoc Niepełnosprawnym (5070) | Website
  • MIGAM Spółka Akcyjna (5172) | Website

Portugal

Republic of the Congo

  • Solidarité pour la Protection des Droits de lEnfant , SOPRODE en sigle. (1106) | Website

Romania

Rwanda

  • Troupe des Personnes Handicapées Twuzuzanye (THT) (1219) | Website
  • National Union of Disability Organisations in Rwanda (NUDOR) (1302) | Website

Serbia

  • Youth with Disabilities Forum (1232) | Website

Singapore

South Africa

Spain

  • ONCE Foundation (1128) | Website
  • ONCE Foundation (1306) | Website
  • Fundación DKV Integralia (1312) | Website
  • Fundación SIFU (1350) | Website
  • Fundació Ramon Noguera (4024) | Website
  • Inditex (4179) | Website
  • Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) (5204) | Website

Sri Lanka

  • Australian High Commission of Sri Lanka (3020) | Website
  • MAS Holdings (Pvt) Ltd (4010) | Website

Sweden

Uganda

  • Light for the World (1179) | Website
  • Uganda Breweries Limited (4083) | Website

Ukraine

  • McDonald's Ukraine (4135) | Website

United Arab Emirates (UAE)

United Kingdom (UK)

  • SAMEE (1132) | Website
  • Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB)  (1150) | Website
  • Convo Communications LLC (4053) | Website
  • Evenbreak (4086) | Website
  • BBC (4131) | Website

United States of America (USA)

  • Reut USA/TOM: Tikkun Olam Makers (1044) | Website
  • 2Gether-International (1085) | Website
  • RespectAbility (1143) | Website
  • Partners for Youth with Disabilities (1172) | Website
  • SEEC (1199) | Website
  • Center on Disability and Community Inclusion, University of Vermont (1205) | Website
  • Sunflower Bakery (1221) | Website
  • The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (1275) | Website
  • AHRC NYC and New York City Department of Social Services Office of Disability Affairs (1285) | Website
  • Beacon College (1353) | Website
  • Office of Disability Employment Policy (3045) | Website
  • RCM of Washington, Inc. (4020) | Website
  • New England Business Associates (4037) | Website
  • Aira (4046) | Website
  • The Apex Program (4114) | Website
  • Salesforce & The Blind Institute of Technology (4116) | Website
  • FIU Embrace | Center for Advancing Inclusive Communities (4125) | Website
  • Cripple Productions (4140) | Website
  • ServiceNow (&Hassell Inclusion) (4152) | Website
  • The Blind Institute of Technology (BIT) (4167) | Website

Uruguay

Zambia


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