If you are interested in joining the programme as a Funding Partner, please contact:
Małgorzata "Margaret" Grobelna, Programme Manager
The Essl Foundation MGE gemeinnützige Privatstiftung is an Austrian non-profit organization. It was founded in 2007 by Martin and Gerda Essl and their children. In 2008 the Essl Foundation initiated the Zero Project, which has been its leading programme for over a decade.
Fundación Descúbreme, established in 2010, is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the full inclusion of individuals with cognitive disabilities in all areas of human development. They have successfully developed and implemented sustainable and efficient management models in social investment, training, advocacy, consulting, and research.
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) operates on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) to implement a variety of development projects worldwide.
Enable Everyone
Access to Succes is a Canadian not-for-profit organization on a mission to Enable Everyone. Its free, global accelerator for accessibility startups helps scale life-changing innovations for people with disabilities through unqiue programming, resources and funding.
As of August 2025, their 78 alumni startups from 10 countries have benefited over 2.1 million people with disabilities and raised over $55M and more than $61M in revenues. ATS' goal is to benefit 8 million people with disabilities by 2030, representing the current number of Canadians with disabilities.