Humanity & Inclusion, FWD partner to help youth
HUMANITY & Inclusion (formerly known as Handicap International) and FWD Group today announced a partnership to support youth with disabilities in Indonesia and the Philippines by improving their access to employment and entrepreneurship opportunities.
The partnership is part of FWD Group’s wider Community Care programme which aims to advocate equal opportunities and empower people with disabilities in Asia.
FWD Group’s investment will help Humanity & Inclusion train at least 380 youth with disabilities across Indonesia and the Philippines to help them secure sustainable employment or entrepreneurial opportunities. These will include:
• Individual support to youth with disabilities and assessment of their needs, capacities, and interests;
• Improved access to health and rehabilitation facilities as well as social services;
• Capacity-building initiatives such as soft skill trainings and vocational skills development;
• Support to youth with disabilities in creating or strengthening their own micro-enterprises.
Humanity & Inclusion will also work with selected employers – including FWD Group – across the two target countries to improve their understanding and capacity in employing people with disabilities.
Humanity & Inclusion Regional Program Director Reiza Dejito said, “To advance economically in developing countries, we have to invest in youth, but too often young people with disabilities are overlooked in employment and entrepreneurship opportunities. FWD Group and Humanity & Inclusion seek to support youth with disabilities in Asia and help them to have the same chance at improving their lives as their non-disabled peers.”
FWD Group Chief Executive Officer Huynh Thanh Phong said, “At FWD, we all believe in the importance of giving back and helping create change for communities in need. We were inspired by Humanity & Inclusion’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning work around the world to affect change for people with disability and wanted to bring similar programmes to Asia. Our partnership with Humanity & Inclusion reinforces our commitment to empower people with disabilities in Asia, and together we hope we can build a future with a difference for the community.”