The Incubation and support development Project for Disabled Friends Social Enterprises

Time:2016-01-01

I. Project Overview:

        Disabled Friends Group has established "non-manual labor in the new knowledge economy" as the fundamental orientation for disability employment. Through over 20 years of exploration, the organization has evolved from a small typing and photocopying workshop with 5 disabled individuals and 1 computer into a standardized, replicable social innovation model combining employment with accessible community living. Supported by standardized accessibility services and leveraging screen-based service sectors like internet, IoT, big data and cloud computing, its social enterprises - including Disabled Friends Software, Disabled Friends E-Commerce, Disabled Friends Smart Construction, Disabled Friends Miracle Films, and Disabled Friends Biotechnology - have achieved stable, high-quality employment for people with disabilities in high-tech fields such as software development, e-commerce, 3D design, visual effects, and life sciences.

        With incubation support from Disabled Friends Group, Disabled Friends Software obtained CMMI Level 5 certification and went public on the New Third Board, followed by Disabled Friends E-Commerce. Other incubated social enterprises like Disabled Friends Smart Construction and Disabled Friends Biotechnology have also established sustainable business models in their respective fields, creating high-tech employment opportunities for the disability community.

II. Target Beneficiaries:

Employees with disabilities and their family members

III. Expected Outcomes:

1.    Foundational support from Disabled Friends Group headquarters

2.    Incubation of social enterprises

3.    Vocational training and employment for people with disabilities

4.    Employment security services for Shenzhen headquarters staff

IV. Project Objectives:

       To provide social enterprises with infrastructure, human resource training, project incubation, after-hours social services, and accessible work-life support. The core mission is promoting social enterprise development for disadvantaged groups through business solutions, enabling dignified mainstream integration via technology-driven employment. By creating non-manual labor opportunities in the internet economy, we realize the Chinese Dream vision of "Employing one person, bringing happiness to a family, and stabilizing a community."