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We developed and delivered a Business Skills Training Programme on WhatsApp during Lockdown

Standing in front of Endless Possibilities' banner,lady wearing yellow floral dress and brown skirt receives certificate from ladey wearing black dress

People with disabilities are disadvantaged when it comes to employment opportunities. They form a disproportionately large group among the self-employed. This sector presents people with disabilities the least barriers to entry, particularly in respect to employer discrimination. Since self-employment offers people with disability a chance at employment, we (Endless Possibilities) developed a business skills development …

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Starting all over again: the plight of urban vendors with disabilities in Zimbabwe post-COVID-19

Disabled vendor Veronica Chinyerere, also director and founder of the Zimbabwe Amputees Association (ZAA), at her stall in Harare. Credit: Jeffrey Moyo/IPS. There are between 1.2 million to 2 million people with disabilities in Zimbabwe. Most of them are self-employed (vendors) in the informal sector and live from hand to mouth. Due to COVID-19, the …

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People with disabilities can succeed and contribute to the world’s economy

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By Nyasha N’onzwe I believe that people with disabilities have the potential to succeed in life and to contribute to the world’s economy. If they are educated, people with disabilities can do the job as well as, if not better than, their non-disabled counterparts. Similarly, if they are empowered, people with disabilities can run businesses …

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