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Providing vocational skills and career development to young adults with disabilities
The training focuses on IT entrepreneurship and career development to enable employment or self-employment. Graduates are supported in their search for an internship or a job or receive a small grant to start a company. Between 2017 and 2020, 1,300 people and 570 special needs teachers were trained.
Special Needs Initiative For Growth, TVET for Special Needs Young Adults in Low-Middle Income Countries, Nigeria -
Quality assistive devices locally produced and delivered in East Africa
Kyaro Assistive Tech makes affordable, customizable assistive devices in East Africa and delivers WHO‑standard services. By 2025 it offered 26 device types; deliveries rose from 52 (2021) to 663 (2024). Over 40 professionals were trained. Funding mixes sales, grants and donations; a new factory is planned for 2026.
Kyaro Assistive Tech, Kyaro Assistive Tech, Tanzania -
Inclusive savings model strengthens crisis readiness and rapid relief funding
IMPACT-BF builds inclusive Village Savings and Loan Associations in Centre-East Burkina Faso to boost resilience of IDPs, host communities, women and people with disabilities. VSLAs provide rapid cash in crises, trainings, livelihood support and protection. Funded by ADA (€1M).
Light for the World (LFTW), IMPACT-BF, Burkina Faso -
Hand-operated sewing machine for wheelchair users in the garment industry
The HOKO industrial sewing machine replaces the foot pedal with hand controls and adds height adjustability and ergonomic features. Co-designed with people with disabilities and assembled in Addis Ababa, it costs ~10–15% less. Pilots trained 156+ people; over 70% gained work.
HOKO Innovation for Disability Empowerment and Development, HOKO Accessible Industrial Sewing Machine, Ethiopia