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Review on
“Enhancing Employment of People with Disabilities through
Small Enterprise” Project (3E’s Project)
26 July 2006
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The 3E’s Project
The Project aims at providing grants for NGOs to set up and run small businesses employing people with disabilities (PWDs)
The maximum grant for each business is $2 million and the no. of disabled employees should not be less than 60% of the total no. of persons employed for the business
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The 3E’s Project
The first batch of businesses commenced operation in mid 2002 and 38 businesses operated by 20 NGOs have been supported
The review of the Project is to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of the Project and show the direction of its future development
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Evaluation on Implementation
Applications Received
87
Supported Businesses
38 Businesses from 20 NGOs (9 Subsidiaries)
No. of Applications under Processing
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Approved Funding $19.9 MnEstimated No. of Jobs Created
496 (357 for PWDs)
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Evaluation on Implementation
Business Nature- cleaning - pest control
- retail - repair & maintenance- catering - barrier free technology- laundry - blind mobile massage- floral design - telemarketing survey- eco-tourism - one-stop household service- travel service - vegetable & fruit processing- direct sales - transport service
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Evaluation on Implementation
Business Nature
Catering (6)16%
Retail (13)34% Cleaning (11)
(incl. laundry & car beauty)
29%
Others (6)16%
Travel (2)(incl. Eco-tourism)
5%
Total: 38 Businesses
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Evaluation on Implementation Cleaning Service
General Cleaning
Pest Control
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Evaluation on Implementation
Laundry Service
Car Beauty Service
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Evaluation on Implementation Retail
Direct sales Family store
Healthy Living Specialty Shops (Open soon)
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Evaluation on Implementation
Cultural kiosks in park
7-11 convenience store Rehab Shop
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Evaluation on Implementation
Floral Design & Sales
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Evaluation on Implementation Catering
Catering service
Restaurant at private housing estate
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Evaluation on ImplementationVegetable & Fruit Processing & Supplying
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Evaluation on Implementation Travel Service
Eco-tourism
Travel & Conference Organizing Service
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Evaluation on Implementation Others
Telemarketing Service
One-Stop Household Service
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Evaluation on Implementation
Barrier Free Access Technology Service
Mobile Massage Service
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Evaluation on Implementation
Perfection Transport
Repair & Maintenance Service
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Evaluation on Implementation
Disability Profile (as at May 2006)
Mental Handicap (44%)Ex-Mental Illness (41%)
Total: 328 PWDs
Physical Handicap (7%)
Visual Impairment (5%)Visceral Disability (1%)
Others (1%)
Hearing / SpeechImpairment (1%)
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Evaluation on Implementation
Source of Disabled Employees (as at May 2006)
Total: 328 PWDsSupported Employment (55%)
IVRSC (17%)
Open Recruitment (9%)
On-the-Job Training (6%)
Sheltered Workshop (4%) IVTC/Skills Centre (4%)
Others (4%)
SpecialSchools (1%)
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Evaluation on Implementation
Income of Employees (as at May 2006)
Employees Disabled Staff(HK$)
Able-bodied Staff(HK$)
Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time
Average Income
$3,902 $1,960 $8,541 $2,577
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Evaluation on Implementation
Change of Financial Status (as at May 2006)
Able-bodied Staff
Disabled Staff
Total
From Unemployed CSSA to Low Income CSSA
58 221 279
From CSSA to Non-CSSA
4 21 25
Total 62 242 304
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Evaluation on Implementation Business Performance (as at May 2006)
Profit (13 Businesses)
Loss (9 Businesses)(including 1 closed)
Breakeven (4 Businesses)
< 1 year of operation (12 Businesses)
Total: 38 businesses
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Reasons for Successful Businesses Market-oriented mode of operation Customer focused and tailor made services Great diversity of products/services Quality products/services Experienced management team Good cost control (esp. manpower) Successful brand name creating customer loyalty Pooling of existing business at initial stage of
operation Stable source of customers (e.g. Large internal
market) Continuous expansion of market
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Reasons for Unsuccessful Businesses
Economic downturn Keen market competition Over-estimation of market demand Lack of experience in business management Insufficient cost control measures Undesirable location Narrow customer base Insufficient varieties of quality
products/services
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Achievements of the Project
Creating job opportunities for around 770 PWDs Promoting upward mobility of SW/SE trainees Demonstrating the working ability of PWDs to the
public Enhancing NGOs’ market-orientation in providin
g vocational training Promoting NGOs’ cooperation with private enter
prises and public/government departments Facilitating the setting up of social enterprises
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Challenges
Decreasing number of applications
2001-02 2003-04 2004 -05 2006-07(as at
6/2006)
No. of Applications 33 37 13 4
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Challenges
Difficulties faced by operating NGOs - Quite difficult to meet the requirement of 60% disabled employees
- Hard to attain self-sustaining right after one year of operation
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Way Forward
Relax ratio of disabled employees To explore the feasibility to extend the
period of funding support Set up a pool of volunteers for assisting
NGOs in operating the businesses Further enhance the promotion of the
Project
Thank You