E4PID Co-operative Ltd IYC Regional Conference 2012 PPT Slides

E4PID Co-operative LtdE4PID Co-operative Ltd

E - Employment

4 - For

P - Persons with

I - Intellectual

D - Disability

BACKGROUND• LACK OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AFTER

GRADUATING FROM SCHOOL (SPECIAL) AT AGE OF 18 YEARS

• LOW SUCCESS IN SUSTAINING OPEN EMPLOYMENT ESPECIALLY WITHOUT SUPPORT

• A MAJORITY CAN STILL ENJOY MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT IF WE CAN LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD BY ADJUSTING THE JOB TO FIT THE PERSON THROUGH ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY AS WELL AS ADJUSTING THE WORK ENVIRONMENT (LIKE WORKING HOURS)

Our VisionOur Vision

A Choice of Jobs for

Every Person with Intellectual Disability

Contributing to Enhancing their

Quality of Life

Why Co-operative?Why Co-operative?

NOT OWNED BY ONE PERSON OR JUST A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE – OWNED EQUALLY BY ALL MEMBERS (NO LIMIT TO NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE MEMBERS)

STRONGER GOVERNANCE (BUILT INTO BY-LAWS) WITH OVERSIGHT UNDER CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT

SOCIAL ENTERPRISE NOT A CHARITY BETTER CORPORATE PROFILE WITH RESPECT TO OUR SOCIAL

AIMS LINKS TO OTHER CO-OPERATIVES AS WELL AS RESOURCES

THROUGH SNCF MORE LEGITIMACY IN ADVOCACY AS REPRESENT WIDE

MEMBERSHIP BASE

CO-OPERATIVE

PARENTS

PARENTS

PARENTS PARENTS

PARENTS

SOCIALENTERPRISE

SOCIALENTERPRISE

SOCIALENTERPRISE

SOCIALENTERPRISE

VWO’s

MEMBERSHIPMEMBERSHIP

ORDINARY– PARENTS, GUARDIANS OR CAREGIVERS OF PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL

DISABILITY– AT LEAST 100 SHARES @ $1 PER SHARE– EQUAL RIGHTS REGARDLESS OF NUMBER OF SHARES OWNED– SUBJECT TO ACCEPTANCE– ELIGIBLE TO BE ELECTED TO MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND TO VOTE IN

MATTERS DISCUSSED AT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETINGS– UNLIKE COMPANIES, SHARE VALUE WILL NOT CHANGE OVER TIME– DIVIDENDS POSSIBLE BUT FINANCIAL DIVIDENDS UNLIKELY TO BE

SIGNIFICANT GIVEN OUR OBJECTIVES. THE BIGGEST DIVIDEND FOR ALL MEMBERS SHOULD BE TRULY THE AVAILABILITY OF A CHOICE OF JOBS THAT WILL ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY

MEMBERSHIPMEMBERSHIP

INSTITUTIONAL– VWO’s AND OTHERS INVOLVED IN THE CARE AND WELFARE OF PERSONS

WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY AND SHARE THE VISION AND OBJECTIVES OF THE CO-OPERATIVE

– AT LEAST 100 SHARES @ $1 PER SHARE– EQUAL RIGHTS REGARDLESS OF NUMBER OF SHARES OWNED– RECOMMENDED BY ORDINARY MEMBER AND SUBJECT TO ACCEPTANCE– AUTOMATICALLY SITS ON THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, TO DISCUSS AND

DEBATE ON MATTERS AT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETINGS BUT NO VOTING RIGHTS ON DECISION

– INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERS INVITED AND ACCEPTED BASED ON THEIR POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE CAUSE OF THE CO-OPERATIVE AND THEREFORE THEIR ACTIVE CONTRIBUTION EXPECTED

WHY JOINWHY JOIN

WE HAVE TO ACCEPT THE FACT THAT SOME OF OUR CHILDREN WILL NOT BE ABLE TO HOLD DOWN LONG TERM “OPEN EMPLOYMENT” PARTICULARLY WITHOUT CONTINUOUS SUPPORT

A MAJORITY CAN STILL ENJOY MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT IF WE CAN LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD BY ADJUSTING THE JOB TO FIT THE PERSON THROUGH ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY AS WELL AS ADJUSTING THE WORK ENVIRONMENT (LIKE WORKING HOURS)

IF PARENTS DO NOT GET TOGETHER NOW TO CREATE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, WHO ARE WE WAITING FOR?

IF WE HAVE A WIDE RANGE OF JOB CHOICES, THERE WILL BE MORE THAN ONE THAT IS SUITABLE FOR OUR OWN CHILD

IF WE ARE TIRED OF OUR JOB, WE CAN SWITCH JOB. IF WE HAVE A WIDE RANGE OF SUITABLE JOBS, OUR CHILDREN CAN TOO.

Our First Social EntrepriseOur First Social Entreprise

Mushroom Farming

Mushroom Farming ProcessMushroom Farming Process

packaging

Fresh nutrients

culturing

Only Harvesting and Packaging Done in Only Harvesting and Packaging Done in SingaporeSingapore

packaging

Fresh nutrients

culturing

DONE IN SINGAPORE

The ProductThe Product

Good quality fresh temperate mushrooms produced in Singapore and sold to select supermarket chains and select restaurants.

Fresh mushroom has very short shelf life and our product can get to the supermarket shelf within the same day of harvesting and commands a premium.

The Employment ModelThe Employment Model

Staff with intellectual disability trained by VWOs and equipped with the necessary assistive devices comprise a majority of the workforce.

Complemented by staff with other disability or non-disabled staffs trained to work with persons with intellectual disability

On-going training and re-training of workforce by VWOs.