Pathways to Zero Barriers: Third episode is out!

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The third episode of Pathways to Zero Barriers podcast is about a key scaling topic: adapting strategies across borders. We’ll explore how Incluyeme has navigated economic challenges and cultural differences and tailored its programmes to local needs as it expanded across 14 Latin American countries. We’ll also discuss the importance of partnerships, capacity building, and sustainability in driving global impact, with insights from GIZ on creating systemic change for inclusive employment.

Pathways to Zero Barriers, Epiosde 3: Adapting Strategies Across Regions.

This episode focuses on the complexities of scaling inclusive solutions across diverse regions, exploring strategies to navigate economic, cultural, and regulatory challenges. It emphasizes the importance of tailoring programmes to local demands, building strong partnerships, and addressing intersectional barriers, such as those faced by migrants with disabilities.

Gabriela Garciadiego, Director of Operations at Incluyeme, shares her experience expanding into 14 Latin American countries, highlighting approaches to inclusive training, corporate collaborations, and overcoming economic instability. Thomas Trümper from GIZ, German development cooperation agency, provides a global perspective, stressing sustainable solutions, capacity building, and partnerships as key drivers of systemic change in inclusive employment.

The key questions addressed in this episode are:

  1. How do you create a scalable strategy for job access across diverse economies?
  2. What are the key objectives when adapting your job programmes to new countries?
  3. How do you overcome barriers to scaling within different regional contexts?
     

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Guest Information

  • Gabriela Garciadiego is a political scientist, currently working as Operations Director at Incluyeme.com. Her skills include project management, business development, and fundraising strategies, creating inclusive employment initiatives for people with disabilities. She is an experienced Operations and Cultural Affairs professional with over 14 years in high-impact roles across diverse sectors. Gabriela previews experience extends to cultural diplomacy, managing significant exhibitions and cultural events at prestigious venues and cultural heritage, that includes the Secretary of Foreign Affairs. Gabriela is skilled in strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, and team leadership, with a commitment to innovative, mission-driven work. Incluyeme.com website.
  • Thomas Trümper works for the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and advises the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) on the inclusion of persons with disabilities in international development cooperation. He is also committed to bringing official development cooperation and the private sector closer together to improve the living conditions of persons with disabilities, particularly in the world of work, through social innovation, joint projects and alliances. GIZ website.

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