While the employment gap between people with disabilities and without is a global issue, the scale in emerging markets is not fully known, largely due to a lack of reliable data.
To better understand this scale – and to ensure the most appropriate response – Sightsavers conducts thorough research before launching a project in a new market. It then produces a unique Labour Market Assessment (LMA), which looks at how a market functions relative to disability.
The other defining feature of these projects is a multi-pronged approach. Projects always include parallel activities that target the three causes of exclusion.