When Anders Tan and his siblings were growing up in Singapore, their parents were busy working and didn't have time to help them with their education, reports the Straits Times.
Their cousin, however, stepped in to steer them in the right direction, and now Tan and his friends Shaun Tan and Arudra Vangal have founded Inclus, a company that helps people with disabilities secure internships and other employment opportunities.
"Our goal is to always foster both economic and individual development, leading to improved well-being for students as well as the workforce," says Tan.
Inclus uses a mobile app that allows life skills coaches to keep in touch with candidates and offer them real-time support and assistance to make their move into the workforce easier, reports the BBC.
Since 2019, more than 1,000 people with disabilities have been trained by Inclus.
The company was recently named one of 25 projects in the Asia-Pacific region recognized for steward leadership excellence by the Stewardship Asia Center, in conjunction with business school Insead's Hoffmann Global Institute for Business and Society, advisory firm WTW, and the Straits Times.
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