Sustainable Livelihoods for Persons with Disabilities

SELCO Foundation is actively working towards enhancing and creating inclusive and productive use solutions for entrepreneurs with disabilities to reach their full potential, and contribute towards self-resilience, dignified living and livelihood opportunities

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Disability in India remains a deeply challenging issue, affecting millions of people across the country. Many individuals with disabilities still face barriers in their day-to-day lives. These barriers range from lack of access to proper healthcare and education to limited opportunities for meaningful employment and services.

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Purple Innovations
The Purple Innovations Challenge aims to foster inclusive entrepreneurship by building innovative, sustainable, and accessible technological hardware solutions for and by people with disabilities (PWDs) living in rural regions of India​
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Ecosystem Development for Inclusive Livelihoods​
This program aims to empower 6,000 Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) to become successful entrepreneurs by 2026 through the development of local ecosystems for access and implementation of scalable climate smart solutions.​​
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Powering Institutions That Cater To PwDs
SELCO Foundation aims to enhance living and working environments by powering institutions with essential solutions, contributing towards improved working condition and productivity, particularly benefiting differently-abled entrepreneurs ​

Learn more about Sustainable Energy driven Solutions for People with Disabilities

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PREVENTING THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 A TOOLKIT FOR INSTITUTIONS CATERING TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY

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SUSTAINABLE ENERGY (SDG7) DRIVEN SOLUTIONS FOR LIVELIHOODS DEVELOPMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

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Catalogue on Disability programs of SELCO

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Stories of PwD Solarpreneurship Creating a Solarpreneur Ecosystem for PwD

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Our Case Studies

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Lakshmi - Roti Rolling Machine

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Hanumanth Korbar - Roti Rolling Machine

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Ilayaraja - Photocopy Machine and Printer

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Kaushalya: Disabled Friendly Built Environment

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See our Solutions in Action

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Energy solutions for roti rolling machine in Mugad

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Enabling disability friendly livelihoods - A solar powered roti rolling machine in Vijayapura

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Enabling disability friendly energy interventions for tailoring livelihood in Vijayapura

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Energy intervention for disability friendly livelihood a case in point for Moulali

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