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  A social media platform for parents expanded to in-person support and educational events

  MAC Georgia's Mshoblis Skivri, Georgia: Founded during COVID-19 to support parents of children with disabilities. By 2023, conducted over 2,500 consultations and engaged 3.45 million users via social media channels.
  MAC - McLain Association for Children, Mshoblis Skivri, Georgia

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  Comprehensive ICT skills empowerment programme for disadvantaged women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa

  Save Our Needy Organization (SON), Nigeria: Empowers underprivileged girls and women, focusing on digital, entrepreneurship, and leadership skills. In 2023, expanded to reach over 2,000 females in six Nigerian regions.
  Save Our Needy Organisation, Project Empower, Nigeria

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  Supporting mainstream employers in hiring highly-educated persons with disabilities

  CareER Association Ltd., a Hong Kong DPO, promotes inclusive hiring for educated people with disabilities. Its 2021-launched Disability Inclusion Index (DII) helps 30 employers yearly enhance inclusivity, enabling 200 job placements annually.
  CareER Association, CareER Disability Inclusion Index (DII), China - Hong Kong

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  A concerted effort for the usage of accessible ICT devices supporting children with disabilities in low-income contexts

  Sightsavers India, a national NGO, promotes inclusive education with accessible ICT devices in remote areas. In 2022, it supported over 6,000 visually impaired learners across mainstream primary and secondary schools.
  Sightsavers India, Eight-State Inclusive Education Programme, India

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  Theatre arts programme for youth with disabilities

  ‘Access to Theatre’ is a free inclusive arts programme designed to help young people develop artistic and communication skills. Developed in 1994 by Partners for Youth with Disabilities (PYD) in the United States, the four-week programme has about 65 participants each year.
  Partners for Youth with Disabilities, Access to Theatre, United States of America

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  A large ICT company working strategically to train and employ people with visual disabilities

  Salesforce’s Workforce Navigators trains professionals with disabilities in CRM software. From 2020-2023, 222 individuals earned certifications in inclusive tech roles.
  Salesforce, Workforce Navigators, United States of America

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  Mainstreaming a self-employment programme for persons with disabilities with Indian-wide government-led institutes

  EnAble India's Entrepreneurship Development Programme: Teaches skills to persons with disabilities for self-employment. From 2013 to 2023, trained over 9,000 persons, with 80% becoming self-employed across 562 RSETIs in India.
  Enable India, Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP), India

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  Trainings on sexual and reproductive health for youth with disabilities

  BodyTalk’ is a project in Viet Nam on the topic of adolescent sexuality. Initiated by the Liliane Fund and the Rutgers organization, both from the Netherlands, it brings together young people with disabilities, their parents, teachers, communities, and health care providers.
  Liliane Foundation, BodyTalk, Vietnam

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  Indian start-up company offering paid early childhood intervention as in-house services

  LoveForLife Rehabilitation Services (LFL Care), India: Offers personalized parent-child counselling and early intervention services. In 2022–2023, served over 500 children, mostly aged 0 to 6 years, with various therapies and educational support.
  LoveforLife (Suhem) Rehabilitation Services (LFL), LFL Care, India

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  Empowering people with disabilities to stand up in elections in Sub-Saharan Africa

  In 2017, Sightsavers developed a programme with partners in Senegal and Cameroon that supports the political participation of people with disabilities, but also sensitizes electoral authorities to inclusive policy-making. Since then, the political presence of people with disabilities has increased significantly.
  Sightsavers, Citizenship and political participation programme, Senegal