As the central portion of my Global Social Entrepreneurship internship, I will be creating a project through July 8th through a collaborate process with Enable India and Sam, my project partners. After a week of work we finally know what we will be focusing on for the next five weeks. The following is a brief project description:
Recently many NGOs have approached Enable India (EI) asking them to take the lead on the creation of a national body that is focused on the employment of persons with disabilities (PWD). The first step for us is to research which type of body (forum, consortium, union, fellowship, etc) would have the best structure for creating an effective, sustainable organization that works for employment of PWD. We will use case studies (both contemporary and historic), academic works, discussion with EI, and knowledge of the social sector in India to determine the best possible structure of this governing body.
A current concern is that there are many cultural, political, legal, etc reasons that make employment different from one area to another. That is why another step in our initial research is to determine the best size (state, region, country, etc) for this body. Perhaps a nationwide body could not achieve its goals as well as a regional body could.
We want a body that will bring about effective social transformation. Hopefully our initial research can show us what type of body will be the best for EI to pursue with other partners in the field. Based upon our findings, we will propose a plan for a body that will be specific to employment of PWD in India (or a region of India).
A current concern is that there are many cultural, political, legal, etc reasons that make employment different from one area to another. That is why another step in our initial research is to determine the best size (state, region, country, etc) for this body. Perhaps a nationwide body could not achieve its goals as well as a regional body could.
We want a body that will bring about effective social transformation. Hopefully our initial research can show us what type of body will be the best for EI to pursue with other partners in the field. Based upon our findings, we will propose a plan for a body that will be specific to employment of PWD in India (or a region of India).
So far Sam and I have completed research on social forums, consortia, and federations. We will be doing more research in the next few days. Hopefully though we will also get some rest over the weekend.
Happy Friday,
ET
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