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According to Conadis, there are 40 thousand deaf people throughout the country.The last Sunday of September marks the International Day of the Deaf, a date designated by the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) that seeks to educate and raise awareness about the type of specific needs and services that this community requires, in order to achieve their social inclusion and development in the workplace.
According to the National Registry of the National Council for the Integration of People with Disabilities (Conadis), there are currently more than 40 thousand people with hearing disabilities in the country. In this context, the Ministry of Production presents two innovative and inclusive initiatives that, through non-reimbursable funds granted by the ProInnovate program, have managed to develop or optimize their product and/or service, as well as scale in the market.
Lara: Educate to Include the Deaf Population (Arequipa)
Lara is an innovative online Sign Language school, founded as a social project by Esteban Lara, who is the son of parents with hearing disabilities. Its objective is to teach hearing people to communicate with the deaf community and increase their visibility in the environments where they operate.
The institution offers basic and advanced courses in Peruvian Sign Language, in addition to training interpreters and companies to promote a more inclusive work environment. To date, Lara has trained approximately five thousand students nationwide, contributing significantly to the integration of the deaf community.
To boost its business model, Lara received S/ 55 thousand from ProInnovate, through the StartUp Peru seed capital contest, in its seventh edition or generation.
Empanacombi: Labor inclusion for deaf people (Lima)
With a social focus, Empanacombi is a microenterprise that emerged 11 years ago as an enterprise dedicated to integrating people with hearing and cognitive disabilities in the production of food products.
With co-financing from ProInnovate, Empanacombi has implemented the inclusive kitchen project called Open Kitchens, which has adapted furniture and ergonomic utensils, designed to facilitate the performance of people with special abilities.
This project has been co-financed with S/ 253 thousand granted by ProInnovate, through the competition Mujer Emprende e Innova - Business Innovation Projects. In addition, this microenterprise is a beneficiary of the StartUp Peru competition in its fifth edition.
Funds for innovative projects in all sectors
The Ministry of Production, through ProInnovate, grants non-reimbursable funds to MSMEs and innovative entrepreneurs from various sectors to develop, improve and validate their goods and services.
ProInnovate calls for competitions that allow companies to digitize their business models and obtain certifications with international standards, thus facilitating their access to new commercial niches.
