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110 - Ashoka Fellow driven Social Enterprise, AMBA, India
CONTACT
AMBA
Ms. Sugandha Sukrutaraj
India
+91 8971200795
OVERALL GOAL /MISSION
Maximize potential of the community of adults with moderate to severe intellectual disability by economically and
socially empowering them using Peer training and Information Technology. To share the knowledge the length and
breadth of India and to enable worldwide an empowered society.
THE SOLUTION THAT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED
They have evolved an ecosystem of learning and earning appropriate with their acumen, making them contributors to
family and society. While they cannot recognize the sound of the alphabet, they still do accurate two window visual
data entry in English. Visual matching helps select options and achieve in multiple languages as do 150 youngsters
capture inflow of milk from farmers/self-help group women to Dinshaw Ice Cream Collection Centers in Nagpur.
This community does not have the social skills to work within mainstream companies, so AMBA collaborates with
special institutions-guiding them into becoming hubs for training and employment on stipend.
In India to date the solution for livelihood revolves around adults with higher intellectual disability who have the social
skills to do repetitive work in small scale, packaging Industries, Post Office and other similar vocational environments.
Many Special Institutions get them to finish products like soaps, candles, rugs, cards etc. to enable sustainability to the
Institution.
COUNTRY IN WHICH IT WAS DEVELOPED: India
COUNTRY/ COUNTRIES IN WHICH IT IS OPERATING: India
FACTS ABOUT SIZE AND SCOPE
 AMBA concept was taken to 105 centers in 17 states in India (partnered with 75 of these institutions in the last 18
months). Starting with 20 adults and scaling to a minimum of 100-150 in 3-5 years within each AMBA partner
center.
 Target to partner/take the 'Learn and Earn' Concept to 600 Special Institutions in India by 2020 enabling a reach to
beyond 60,000 beneficiaries in 5-7 years
 Building catalysts from this community of Special Institutions to scale beyond our reach and comprehension