Egypt
Multiple tailored solutions offer physical and financial independence
In the Alhassan Foundation more than 50 percent of the board members and 80 percent of the employees…
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The UN CRPD convention foresees in Article 19 under the topic Independent Living and Political Participation, the full inclusion and participation in the community of persons with disabilities. This includes the right for employment, defined in Article 27, that mentions opportunities for self-employment, entrepreneurship, the development of cooperatives and starting one’s own business. We will therefore focus on Microfinance, Self-Employment and Entrepreneurship, in order to draw a line to the employment topic.
ENIL states that Independent Living is the:
opportunity to make choices and decisions regarding where to live, with whom to live and how to live.” Self-Employment is the possibility to start one´s own business and Microfinance is the supply of financial means to micro enterprises.
Independent Living | Self-Employment/Micro Finance
Here are some examples of successful nominations from previous calls for nominations on the topic of Independent Living.
Egypt
In the Alhassan Foundation more than 50 percent of the board members and 80 percent of the employees…
Vietnam
In 2014, BNVN started a depression management programme for women providing also social livelihood…
Ecuador
The Programme increases entrepreneurship of persons with disabilities by providing them and their…