Promote the rights of persons with disabilities in Costa Rica

The main results achieved by the project according to each programmatic area are as follows: Component 1: Better training opportunities for people with disabilities -Development and implementation of the Inter-Agency Coordination Protocol between the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MTSS), the National Training Institute(INA) and the Ministry of Public Education (MEP) to address the needs of basic training and labour insertion of persons with disabilities. -1,653 young people with disabilities have improved their employability profile, according to the following disaggregation: 681 students with disabilities were trained by MEP teachers who participated in workshops on literacy, the social model and employability; 505 persons with disabilities graduated from INA´s technical training programs; 382 were trained in technical training courses through the Empléate Inclusivo strategy developed by the MTSS; 85 young people with disabilities were trained in soft skills courses with CPJ funds. Component 2: Extending workplace demand for persons with disabilities: inclusive employers -More than 60 companies have joined the Network of Inclusive Business of Costa Rica (REI) and have begun to implement more inclusive practices for persons with disabilities as a result of their participation in capacity building activities of this network. As result of their participation between 2012 and 2015, these companies have hired a total of 443 persons with disabilities in administrative, operational and technical positions. (Of these, 371 persons with disabilities were hired between 2013 and 2014, year of the project´s implementation with UNPRPD funds ). -Launch of "Costa Rica Includes" (“Costa Rica Incluye”) award to encourage inclusive practices of people with disabilities among employers. The main national stakeholders in awarding this prize include the Office of the Second Vice-President of the Republic, the MTSS, the Association of Enterprises for Development (AED) as well as the National Council for Persons with Disabilities (CONAPDIS). In 2015, already the third edition of this annual award was realized. -Development of a website that provides basic tools for businesses to facilitate the hiring of persons with disabilities by employers (http://www.aedcr.com/redempresasinclusivas/). Component 3: Intermediation for workplace inclusion -Development and piloting of a job intermediation model at local level for persons with disabilities -Creation of five local job intermediation networks for persons with disabilities in five cantons: Alajuela, Belen, Heredia, Pococi and Santa Ana, through a cooperation agreement with the National University (UNA) -Development of a toolkit for members of these job intermediation networks. -229 persons with disabilities have been hired with support of the Empléate job intermediation services of the MTSS (62% men, 48% women) Component 4: Boosting entrepreneurship of persons with disabilities -Implementation of a pilot project to generate entrepreneurship of persons with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities in three local institutions: Ricardo Moreno Cañas College, Servio Flores Foundation and the National Psychiatric Hospital. -80 persons with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities living in poverty were trained in developing business ideas by using resources from the PRONAMYPE program. -49 persons with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities are generating their own income through individual and cooperative enterprises.

Project symbol

CRI/17/01/UND

Admin unit

DWT/CO-San Jose

Start date

01/01/2017

End date

31/03/2019

Total allocation

100000

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

92990

Development Partners

Multi Partner Trust Fund Office, UNDP

Country/Countries

Costa Rica

Outcomes

Outcome 3: Economic, social and environmental transitions for full, productive and freely chosen employment and decent work for all