Supporting the Scaling Fellows in transferring their innovations
The Zero Project Scaling Solutions programme is designed to advance the transfer of disability innovations to new regions, countries, and communities around the world. Throughout the next year, the programme will support 6 Scaling Fellows carefully selected from the shortlisted innovations for the Zero Project Call for Nominations 2026.
Access To Success, a Toronto-based not-for-profit and former Zero Project Awardee has joined the programme as implementation partner alongside the Essl Foundation from Austria, Chilean Fundación Descúbreme, and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. Each of these core partners is closely involved in the selection of Scaling Fellows and will contribute their wealth of expertise and global networks to support the scaling process of these promising innovations for disability inclusion.
Meet the Fellows
Following the learnings from the Scaling innovations: Strategies that work report, this year's cohort has been selected based on their readiness and specific needs to scale their innovations. By collaborating with the programme’s partners, specific focus areas were taken into account, such as regional relevance – for Ibero-America, and low-income countries – or technology-based innovations.
Pathways To Zero barriers
This year's cycle will also feature a new season of the podcast Pathways to Zero Barriers. The podcast will be hosted by the long-time programme advisor and Zero Project Ambassador Tom Butcher, covering emerging strategies, learnings, and stories from past alumni and this year's cohort.
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