Welcome to DEAL Foundation
Disability, Entrepreneurship And Leadership Foundation.
Your partner of choice for inclusive and sustainable development. Work with us from anywhere.
About Us
Who are we?
DEAL Foundation is a not-for-profit
community-based development organisation passionate about understanding your challenges
to inclusion and working right beside you to solve them.
We work with persons with disability, women members and our partners to ‘Co-Create’ livelihood and enterprise development opportunities for inclusive and sustainable development.
The pledge of the 2030 agenda for sustainable development is to ‘Leave no one behind’.
Our Goal
Facilitate development of a community-based start-up and entrepreneurship model that can be scaled-up to create sustainable rural livelihoods for 4000 persons with disability and 1300 women members covering 7 taluks, 138 Gram Panchayats and 346 revenue villages across Gadag district in North Karnataka by 2028.
Impact So Far 2024
Our 2024 initiatives have driven economic self-reliance and community inclusion across the Gadag district, transforming countless lives.
3083 persons with disability and 1374 women members trained in disability awareness and community sensitisation.
2699 persons with disability and 970 Women members involved in Financial Literacy, Leadership and Enterprise Development Training.
329 self-help-groups formed with 2705 persons with disability and 849 women members.
Established 2 disabled person cooperative societies to promote financial inclusion and provide access to community finance for local MSME start-ups that are owned and managed by persons with disability and women members.
3232 persons with disability and 1017 women members supported to complete sustainable livelihoods baseline survey to monitor progress against individual outcomes.
2412 persons with disability and 817 women members trained and engaged in sustainable livelihood activities.
2653 persons with disability and 930 Women Members supported through financial inclusion activities including access to start-up and provision of bank linkage support.
Establish 3 agriculture-based producer organisations to create sustainable livelihoods for 1400 persons with disability and 600 women members.
Established 6 community-based Arambha Svaudyoug Kendras (Start-up ASK Centres) to support enterprise and entrepreneurship development activities.
Approach
We promote participatory approaches to the design, development, and delivery of livelihood support interventions. Our aim is to bridge the gap between consultation, collaboration, and empowerment as it results in
Better alignment of need and opportunity.
Increased efficiency of program delivery.
Inclusive and equitable outcomes.
Community ownership and sustainability.
Our Partners
Create Lasting Impact Through Collaboration
Collaborate With Us
As Corporate Business
CSR Partner
Closer engagement with the corporate sector is a priority for DEAL Foundation and we are committed to working in partnership to facilitate business-industry collaboration and ultimately help drive inclusive growth and development.
Our approach is flexible, and we are committed to working both on small-scale projects with SMEs to large collaborative initiatives with major Corporates.
By working with us at DEAL Foundation, Corporates are able to access specialist expertise to:
– Develop and implement inclusive CSR strategies and programmes.
– Achieve better alignment of and leverage brand image and identity.
– Harness diverse talent and develop social capital.
– Create sustainable value.
– Evaluate outcomes achieved.
To find out more about the value DEAL CSR partnerships can create, please
E-mail: csr@deal-foundation.com
As PSU (Public Sector Undertakings)
The Deal Foundation partners with PSUs to implement impactful CSR projects, focusing on empowering PwDs and community development through education and livelihood programs.
As NGOs
Deal Foundation collaborates with NGOs to expand social impact, working together on programs that support education, healthcare, and empowerment for vulnerable communities.
As Volunteers
Deal Foundation welcomes volunteers passionate about social change, offering opportunities to support PwDs and marginalized groups through skills training and mentorship.
Join Us in Creating Change
Get involved in our mission to empower individuals with disabilities through entrepreneurship and skill development.