Direct Training: Honey Bee Farming

Employment is one of the most important goals for an individual with spinal cord injury (SCI), especially in cases, in which an individual is the only earning member of the family. It not only helps to achieve economic self-sufficiency but is also associated with personal growth, disability adjustment, social integration, and life satisfaction. Most of the studies for SCI on vocational resettlement reported a relatively lower rate of employment, usually below 40%. The study says only 12% of individuals returned to the same job after an injury.

In India, ∼1.5 million people live with SCI. Every year, 10 000 new cases add to this group of individuals, and the majority of them (82%) are males in the age group of 16–30 years.9 Gaining employment, economic self-sufficiency, and community reintegration after SCI is important to all the victims irrespective of geographical variations. The employment opportunities for persons with disability in organized sectors in India, particularly in rural areas are non-existent. Unorganised sectors may prove to be the most appropriate avenue of employment for individuals with a disability. GiftAbled is running Honey Bee farming training for rural SCI's and PwD's families as an alternative source of income.

Direct Training : Mushroom, Horticultural and Vermicompost Training.

A new beginning towards empowering people of tribal population in the self-employment sector where People with Disabilities and their Caretakers, find themselves in position to provide a helping hand to their families. Equipping them in Mushroom, horticulture and Vermicomposting skills which will benefit them to generate income to feed their families and in order to have sustainable living.

The tribal residents of Toyaput and Koraput district in Odisha, Pavagada district in Karnataka & economically deprived families of Balrampur District in Uttar Pradesh lack benefits of basic necessity like education, health, and Government schemes which has been a hindrance for the tribal & economically deprived society even today.

Direct Training : Sewing Skill Training

People with minimal educational qualifications have very few chances of securing a job in the formal sector. People with Disabilities and their Caretakers, find themselves inept at supporting their family due to the absence of any professional skill. Skilling them in everyday needs of people like stitching various fabric related products will provide self-employment at their homes, which can earn them a daily income.

Sewing Training is focused in Nagapattinam and Thiruvallur region of Tamil Nadu. Tsunami waves that struck the Coastal Areas in Tamil Nadu in December, 2004 have caused immense damage to human lives and properties and Nagapattinam remains one of the most affected areas till date.

Direct Training : Spice and Incense Stick Making Training

Entrepreneurship development for the Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities including Autism Spectrum Disorder, Cerebral Palsy, Intellectual Disabilities and Downs Syndrome. Persons with disabilities are paired with one of their Caretakers and are trained under an assisted environment. Trainees have learned the mechanism of processing of Incense sticks and Spices like turmeric powder, coriander powder, roti mix powder & gram dal which also includes other associated skills like packaging, sealing, shorting, counting, dispatch, stalking and raw material maintenance.

After completion of 6 months center based training, the persons with disabilities along with their caretakers have been trained on independent entrepreneurship for 6 months with machineries and raw materials support. The products thus produced are bought by the center and through their various networks are sold by the center, and profits shared with the beneficiaries.

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