Social enterprises (SEs) have emerged as key actors for developing new, innovative and scalable forms of support for persons with disabilities. Social entrepreneurship is a growing phenomenon both worldwide and across the region, and SEs are uniquely positioned to provide solutions to some of the challenges facing persons with disabilities today – including effective responses to the significant issue of unequal employment.

The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) has recently released a research project reports, authored by Impact 46, a social impact accelerator . This study aims to analyse the role of social enterprises as key actors to foster innovation, awareness, and inclusion for people with disability in the ASEAN region. It brings together the perspectives of various social enterprises across the ASEAN region. To discuss the findings of this study ERIA is organizing a dissemination event on 8 December 2021.

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