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

EnAble India – a leading Indian DPO based in Bengaluru – has developed the Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) to teach skills and crafts to persons with disabilities that they may become self-employed and independent. The EDP collaborates with RSETIs (Rural Self Employment Training Institutes), which are government-led institutes to develop rural youth and women entrepreneurs. Started in 2013, the EDP programme has been adopted by all 562 RSETIs across India, more than 9,000 persons have been trained, and 80 per cent of those are now self-employed.

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