Desirable outcomes

People with disabilities:

  • Earn income though their own chosen economic activities, as individuals or in groups
  • Can access support services such as basic business skills training, business development and financial services to initiate or expand entrepreneurial activities
  • Have access to further business skills development opportunities to progress in their economic activities
  • Are recognized as successful entrepreneurs and productive, contributing members of the community
  • Contribute to the development of inclusive communities by promoting economic activities and serving as positive role-models

People with disabilities, and especially women:

  • Have control over the money they earn

Within the community:

  • Successful entrepreneurs with disabilities act as trainers of other people with disabilities
  • Mainstream government and nongovernmental small-enterprise development programmes change their policies and practices to include people with disabilities in the training and assistance they provide