Business Inclusion Skills and Enterprise Development is a registered consultancy (CAC 9430063) building toward a mobile-first curriculum that helps Nigerian businesses embed disability-inclusive practice.
An estimated 29 million Nigerians, about 15% of the population, live with disabilities. Most businesses lack the awareness or capacity to include them as customers, employees, or stakeholders, missing both market opportunity and legal compliance. The Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities Act (2018) mandates non-discrimination and a target of at least 5% employment for persons with disabilities in public organisations. Most businesses remain unprepared.
Steering committee, Ed Africa & SMEDAN partnership confirmation.
Draft modules, expert workshops, initial accessibility checks.
50 MSMEs + 5 larger organisations recruited via SMEDAN.
Rollout through SMEDAN's networks and CSR partners.
Year-2 funding, localisation planning (Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo).