Towards decent work for people with disabilities in Turkmenistan: transforming social enterprises into meaningful training and employment opportunities

The project goals

The aim of this Project is to increase employment and income generation opportunities for people with disabilities in Turkmenistan through vocational training and creation of new employment opportunities.

The Project will improve the economic activities of the three social enterprises of the Blind and Deaf Society of Turkmenistan (BDST) in the cities of Ashgabat, Turkmenabat and Mary in the area of development of the BDST’s organizational capacity to better support its members and raise awareness and enhance the capacity of other relevant stakeholders such as vocational educational institutions, the private sector and decision-makers.

Expected results

The Project will aim to achieve the following expected results:

Increased capacity of the BDST to help its members gain access to quality vocational training and decent work;
Three selected Training and Production Enterprises (TPEs) of the BDST modernized and reequipped;
Transformation plan for selected enterprise to become sustainable models of vocational skills training, supported employment and transition to an open market employment for people with disabilities.