Brief Summary
This episode focuses on the complexities of scaling inclusive solutions across diverse regions, exploring strategies to navigate economic, cultural, and regulatory challenges. It emphasizes the importance of tailoring programmes to local demands, building strong partnerships, and addressing intersectional barriers, such as those faced by migrants with disabilities.
Gabriela Garciadiego, Director of Operations at Incluyeme, shares her experience expanding into 14 Latin American countries, highlighting approaches to inclusive training, corporate collaborations, and overcoming economic instability. Thomas Trümper from GIZ, German development cooperation agency, provides a global perspective, stressing sustainable solutions, capacity building, and partnerships as key drivers of systemic change in inclusive employment.
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The Guests
Gabriela is a political scientist, currently working as Operations Director at Incluyeme.com. Her skills include project management, business development, and fundraising strategies, creating inclusive employment initiatives for people with disabilities. She is an experienced Operations and Cultural Affairs professional with over 14 years in high-impact roles across diverse sectors. Gabriela previews experience extends to cultural diplomacy, managing significant exhibitions and cultural events at prestigious venues and cultural heritage, that includes the Secretary of Foreign Affairs. Gabriela is skilled in strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, and team leadership, with a commitment to innovative, mission-driven work.
Thomas Trümper works for the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and advises the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) on the inclusion of persons with disabilities in international development cooperation. He is also committed to bringing official development cooperation and the private sector closer together to improve the living conditions of persons with disabilities, particularly in the world of work, through social innovation, joint projects and alliances.
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Links to Mentioned Resources
Incluyeme Website: [https://www.incluyeme.com]
GIZ website: [https://www.giz.de/en/html/index.html]
Zero Project Scaling Solutions website: [scaling-solutions.zeroproject.org]
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Sponsor/Partner Info
This episode is brought to you by the Zero Project with the support of the Essl Foundation, Fundación Descúbreme, GIZ on behalf of BMZ, Atos, EnAble India, and Inclusive Creation.