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  Vocational training for jobseekers with intellectual disabilities rolled out countrywide

  Chance B’s KomKom program in Austria aids disadvantaged youth via dual apprenticeship models. Expanded nationally in 2019, it involved 270 trainees by 2024 with a strong certification system.
  Chance B Holding GmbH, KomKom, Austria

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  A DPO in a war-torn country running a vocational training and job support centre for young people with disabilities

  QADER’s Q-Hub in Palestine empowers youth with disabilities with jobs and business training. From 2020-2024, it trained 568 people, leading to 24 jobs and 42 self-employment opportunities.
  QADER For Community Development, QADER For Community Development, Palestine

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  A certification scheme creates jobs for people with intellectual disabilities

   

  Descúbreme Foundation developed a pilot project to certify the education of students with intellectual disabilities with the appropriate authority. Ten students were selected, eight of them passed the exam and found a regular job. Project staff provided support during the first six months of to ensure a smooth transition.
  Fundación Descúbreme, Providing certification for secondary education and vocational training, Chile

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  Young people trained as Disability Inclusion Facilitators to motivate employers

  The Make 12.4% Work initiative is led by young people with disabilities who are trained and certified as Disability Inclusion Facilitators. They train member organizations to become more inclusive. From 2018 to 2020, 124 organizations have become members and 5,700 people have benefited.
  Light for the World Austria, Make 12.4% Work-Initiative, Uganda

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  Enabling people with disabilities to work as delivery drivers by adapting their wheelchairs

  NeoMotion in India launched Livelihood on Wheels in 2022, enabling 300+ delivery partners with disabilities with specialized mobility tools. By 2024, 5,000 users accessed its products.
  NeoMotion Assistive Solutions Private Limited, Livelihood on wheels, India

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  Government supporting community-led micro-enterprises

  AREDP supports village inhabitants to create village-based micro-enterprises and to facilitate their access to finance as well as technical and marketing service. During the period 2010–2016, 143 enterprises have been established, creating 143 direct employment opportunities and 456 indirect ones.
  Afghan Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, Afghanistan Rural Enterprise Development Programme (AREDP), Afghanistan

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  A bank uses its networks to create career options for persons with visual impairments

  A Corporate Advisory Council was formed of managers who help to create jobs and promote the employability of people with visual impairments. Local NGOs created an integrated platform to improve the listing and hiring process. Between 2013 and 2016, 388 people were supported and 250 were successfully employed.
  Standard Chartered Bank, Taiwan, Project “Seeing is Believing”, Taiwan

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  Business and government-backed vocational training and job placement in the ICT sector

  EmployAbility by the Guyana Council offers ICT and entrepreneurship training for individuals with disabilities. From 2016-2024, 624 were trained, with 42% employed and 80 starting businesses with grants.
  Guyana Council of Organisations for Persons with Disabilities, EmployAbility programme, Guyana

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  A comprehensive and steadily growing employment model of a leading food retail company

  Kaufland Romania hires workers with disabilities via the ACCES model. By 2024, 450+ staff with disabilities joined the workforce, with inclusive tools in stores and an expansion to Moldova.
  Kaufland Romania, A.C.C.E.S. Programme, Romania

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  Converting special schools into Inclusive Education centres

  In 2018 CBM, in partnership with the Jairos Jiri Association, began converting three special schools into Inclusive Education centres. Each centre has a specific focus and serves also as an education platform on inclusion for local governments, companies, and schools while working closely with the community.
  CBM - Christoffel Blind Mission International, Inclusive Educational Centres in Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe