shankar had polio as a child and is now unable to walk. · 2019-09-30 · without an enabling...
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Meet Shankar
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Shankar had polio as a child and is now unable to walk.
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Shankar lives in Nagawara, Bangalore with his parents and younger brother,
who is also disabled as a result of polio.
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Shankar has the skills to work in a garment factory.
He is paid l50% less than his colleagues’. He finds it difficult to operate machines,
which are situated in different places around the factory.
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Shankar knows, that if the machines were better positioned,
his disability would not effect his productivity.
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Without an enabling environment, Shankar and other disabled workers are perceived
to be less productive by employers, who take advantage of this, to pay less.
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Shankar has a business idea to solve his problem.
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Shankar wants to set up an easily accessible garment workshop.
All his employees will be disabled.
They will produce just as much and everyone will be paid well.
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Shankar has already started designing a friendly workspace for him
and his employees which will help in increasing their productivity.
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Shankar has lined up potential dealers and is very excited to start his unit.
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Shankar’s family and friends are very proud of him.
They believe equal employment opportunity is worth risking to lose a low paid job.
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Shankar heard about the Be! Fund from one of our NGO partners
and decided to apply to us to start his own enterprise
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Shankar knows that if he succeeds his story will inspire
other disabled entrepreneurs to solve problems for everyone.