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Y4J helps companies build an inclusive workforce. Y4J works on the entire value chain of taking the youth from unemployment to organised sector job.

14/11/2025

🌍 Global Ability Photography Challenge Awards – 4th Edition

Awards Presented at the Zero Project Conference India 2025 & CII–IBDN National Conference 2025
Lead Partner – Youth4Jobs Foundation

The Global Ability Photography Challenge – 4th Edition, organised in partnership with United Nations India, UNESCO, Youth4Jobs Foundation, and Not Just Art, celebrated the extraordinary talent of photographers with disabilities from across the world.

This year, the Top 5 Winners were officially awarded and honoured at the Zero Project Conference India 2025 & CII–IBDN National Conference 2025, in the presence of global delegates, innovators, and leaders in disability inclusion.

In keeping with the spirit of inclusion, all five winners are recognised at the same level.
There is no ranking, as each photograph stands out for its own artistic strength, story, and unique perspective.

Their powerful images reflect culture, emotion, movement, and lived experiences with remarkable depth and creativity.

Here are the Top 5 photographers and their winning works:

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📸 Siddharth Sunil Gaikwad
Winning Photo: The Ritual (Kanda-Khel)
A dynamic and vibrant portrayal of a traditional ritual filled with colour and energy.

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📸 Vaun Naren
Winning Photo: In her smile, the darkness finds its glow.
A striking monochrome portrait where light and emotion come together beautifully.

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📸 Manvi Batra
Winning Photo: Kashi: When evening falls on the banks of the Ganga, every ghat of Kashi becomes a poem.
A tranquil moment on the Ganga, capturing the poetry of Kashi at dusk.

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📸 Becky Bailey
Winning Photo: Freedom on white sands
A serene, minimalist frame of a boy cycling across bright white sands.

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📸 Dylan Lombard
Winning Photo: Iona dances
A graceful composition of a dancer in a wheelchair, celebrating expression and movement.

14/11/2025

Inclusive Economies: Advancing Women’s Entrepreneurship & Work with Disability
Zero Project Conference India 2025 & CII-IBDN National Conference 2025
Lead Partner — Youth4Jobs Foundation

A powerful panel moderated by Anushka Thachil (Youth4Jobs), bringing together leaders driving inclusive growth across South Asia.

Dr. Charu Sharma (ICRC)
Spoke on social inclusion, disability sensitisation, and ensuring access to assistive technologies in disaster and conflict settings.

Pragya Prasun (Atijeevan Foundation)
Shared the challenges faced by acid attack survivors and her fight for digital accessibility as a fundamental right.

Neha Kansara (FWWB)
Highlighted how financial literacy, digital tools, and tailored products strengthen women entrepreneurs—including women with disabilities.

Minita Ghimire (GCN Nepal)
Called for stronger ecosystems, inclusive supply chains, and opportunities for women with disabilities across the Global South.

The message was clear: Economies become stronger when women with disabilities are empowered to lead, innovate, and thrive.

14/11/2025

Glocal Innovation: A Conversation Between Rob van de Ven & Jyothi Bezawada, Youth4Jobs Foundation

Zero Project Conference India 2025 & CII-IBDN National Conference 2025
Lead Partner — Youth4Jobs Foundation

In an insightful discussion, Rob van de Ven and Jyothi Bezawada explored how global innovation can meaningfully support families and children across the neuro-diverse spectrum.

They introduced Felix, an assistive robot designed to understand and respond to human emotions. Felix can interpret how a child is feeling, maintain an emotional calendar, and record daily behavioural patterns.

This technology has shown promise for children with Down syndrome, autism, and other intellectual and developmental disabilities. By capturing emotional data, Felix empowers parents and caregivers to:

Understand their child’s emotional states more clearly
Identify challenges and strengths
Work on skill gaps
Support emotional regulation
Track progress over time

Rob also shared how this innovation, developed in the Netherlands, can be thoughtfully scaled for the Indian market, where the need for accessible, data-driven tools for families is significant.

This glocal conversation highlighted how technology, empathy, and data can come together to build stronger support systems for children and their families.

And Youth4Jobs together with The Zero Project promises to look at and support one global innovation every year.

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14/11/2025

Day 1 Recap Presented on Day 2 | Zero Project Conference India 2025 & CII-IBDN National Conference 2025

Lead Partner — Youth4Jobs Foundation

A vibrant visual recap of Day 1 was presented on Day 2 through a live graphic recording by Katrina Günther, Founder, Thinking Visual, in conversation with Robin Tim Weis, Director, International Affairs, Zero Project.

Graphic illustration is not just a creative summary tool — it’s an accessible form of communication that can also open exciting career pathways for persons with disabilities:

A visual medium that enables people with hearing or speech disabilities to express ideas powerfully.

A flexible career option for individuals with locomotor or chronic disabilities.

A tool that simplifies complex discussions into inclusive, easy-to-understand visuals for all audiences.

Katrina’s illustration brought the essence of Day 1 to life — capturing key insights, energy, and collaboration in a way that is both inclusive and memorable.

A meaningful start to Day 2, showing how creativity and accessibility can come together to drive inclusion.

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14/11/2025

Special Address | Day 2 of the Zero Project Conference India 2025 & CII-IBDN National Conference 2025.
Lead Partner — Youth4Jobs Foundation

Day 2 opened with an impactful Special Address by Manmeet Nanda, Additional Secretary, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities.

She spoke about India’s growing commitment to accessibility — from making railway stations barrier-free to expanding accessible digital portals, ISL-enabled learning tools, and new assistive technologies. She highlighted the momentum created under the Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan, where organisations and innovators are pushing boundaries to make public spaces and digital ecosystems more inclusive.

She also emphasised the role of corporates in driving adoption of assistive technology and recognised Youth4Jobs for creating pathways to employment for persons with disabilities, helping bring them into the mainstream economy.

She left the room with two powerful reminders:
“People with disabilities don’t need sympathy — they need empathy and empowerment.”
“Rights must translate into opportunities.”

A resonant message as we move forward in building an inclusive India powered by collaboration, technology, and dignity.

14/11/2025

Kicking Off Day 2 on an Inspiring Note

Day 2 of the Zero Project Conference India 2025 & CII-IBDN National Conference 2025, Lead Partner — Youth4Jobs Foundation, began on a high note with the inaugural presence of Her Excellency Ms. Katharina Wiser, Austrian Ambassador to India.

Her Excellency helped set the momentum for the day’s sessions, reinforcing the spirit of inclusion and meaningful global collaboration. Her presence highlighted the strong ties between Austria and India, and the shared commitment to building a society that supports persons with disabilities, the elderly, and vulnerable communities, especially in times of crisis.

We truly appreciate her participation and the energy she brought to the gathering rightfully quoting “Vasudaiva Kutumbakam” as we moved into a day of impactful conversations and collective action.

13/11/2025

We concluded a significant and insightful session — the Global Dialogue: Conversations with the Zero Project International Delegation.

Global delegates from the Zero Project network were warmly introduced to the gathering by Meera Shenoy, Founder, Youth4Jobs, and Anja Günther, Programme and Strategic Partnership Manager, Zero Project.

This session brought together international leaders, innovators, and partners who are shaping the global disability inclusion landscape. Delegates shared their perspectives on inclusive technologies, scalable solutions, and the importance of cross-country collaboration.

The dialogue set the stage for stronger partnerships and deeper exchanges throughout the conference — reinforcing the spirit of global cooperation that drives the Zero Project movement.

A meaningful and energising moment for everyone present.

13/11/2025

A powerful start to the Zero Project Conference India 2025 and CII-IBDN National Conference 2025, with Youth4Jobs as the Lead Partner.
The conference was formally inaugurated with the Unveiling of the Conference and Lighting of the Lamp, led by:
• Martin Essl, Founder, Zero Project – Essl Foundation
• Sminu Jindal, Chairperson, CII-IBDN
• Sunil Misra, Principal Advisor, CII
• Meera Shenoy, Founder, Youth4Jobs

A meaningful beginning to two days of inclusion, ideas, and impact.

10/11/2025

Zero Project Conference India 2025 and CII-IBDN National Conference 2025
Lead Partner — Youth4Jobs

Welcome Address & Introduction
by Meera Shenoy, Founder, Youth4Jobs

📅 Thursday, November 13, 2025 | 🕒 14:05
📍 India International Centre, New Delhi

👉 REGISTER NOW: https://zeroprojectindia.org/registration-form-to-attend-the-conference/

06/11/2025

Zero Project Conference India 2025 and CII-IBDN National Conference 2025

Lead Partner — Youth4Jobs

Welcome address: The Zero Project as a global community by Martin Essl, Founder, Essl Foundation / Zero Project

📅 Thursday, November 13, 2025 | 🕒 14:15
📍 India International Centre, New Delhi
👉 REGISTER NOW: https://zeroprojectindia.org/registration-form-to-attend-the-conference/

06/11/2025

Zero Project Conference India 2025 and CII-IBDN National Conference 2025
Lead Partner — Youth4Jobs

Strengthening Inclusion within India Inc
Address by Sunil Misra, Principal Advisor, Confederation of Indian Industry

📅 Thursday, November 13, 2025 | 🕒 14:10
📍 India International Centre, New Delhi

👉 REGISTER NOW: https://zeroprojectindia.org/registration-form-to-attend-the-conference/

04/11/2025

Zero Project Conference India 2025 and CII-IBDN National Conference 2025
Lead Partner — Youth4Jobs

Panel Discussion-
Partnerships that Work: Leveraging Grassroots Solutions

📅 Thursday, 13 November 2025 | 🕒 14:50
📍 India International Centre, New Delhi
👉 REGISTER NOW: https://lnkd.in/gn7kkx72

About the Session
India has long been a hub of grassroots innovation driving disability inclusion. This session highlights pioneering local initiatives — from inclusive education and affordable assistive tech to community-led livelihoods — that are now inspiring global impact.

Moderator
Amanpreet Kaur — Bajaj Finserv

Panelists/Speakers
Mallikarjuna Iytha — Inclusive Divyangjan Entrepreneur Association (IDEA)
Prahalad Beniwal — Youth4Jobs
Pavithra Y Sundareshan — Vindhya E Infomedia Pvt Ltd
Tania Chatterjee — NatWest

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Ability In Disability

Youth 4 Jobs’ vision is a hands-on, grass-roots transformation of Persons with Disability lives at the country level and emerging as a thought leader at the global level. It has chosen to work in the challenging but high impact space of mainstreaming hiring of youth with disabilities in corporate India. The work is driven by the mantra that hiring Persons with Disability makes business sense. YOUTH4JOBS has a brick and mortar presence in 32 locations in 14 states of India ranging from tier-2 towns to metros, from Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu to Guwahati in the north - east, focusing on Persons with Disability employability/employment.

In the last 6 years, YOUTH4JOBS has trained 13,000 young men and women with disability. 30% of the trainees are girls with disability. YOUTH4JOBS has touched over 250,000 households in advocacy. YOUTH4JOBS works closely with about 500 companies of which 200 are first time hirers of Persons with Disabilities. YOUTH4JOBS has done innovative solutions to create customer facing job opportunities across sectors. It also brings out industry specific reports on inclusion with partners like Boston Consulting Globe and BSE Institute. The work has received both national and international awards. The core team consists of persons with corporate experience, disability specialists, experts in training and development, Technologists and persons with disability. It is led by Meera Shenoy who has the unique experience of working in senior government positions, and with multilateral funders like World Bank and UNDP, across south east Asia.

The Work of Youth4Jobs has been recognized and lauded both Nationally and Internationally:

•National Award for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan)-2017 conferred by the President of India on World Disability Day (3rd December 2017)

•NHRD SHOWCASE 2017 Award for Best Practices in HR – CREATING PEOPLE CHAMPIONS THROUGH INCLUSION @ WORKPLACE – NHRD Bangalore

•NCPEDP-Shell Helen Keller Award 2011

•Fetzer Institute USA Award in the "Business & Community Category" for 2012-13

•Winner of the 2014 Bihar Innovation Forum II Award under Skills Development category

•Founder Meera Shenoy inducted into the Happiness Hall of Fame 2015 in a function held at Stanford, the only Indian to be inducted at the ceremony.

•Meera Shenoy Invited internationally as Keynote speaker in Australia, USA and Mauritius

•Winner of Access Livelihoods Asia 2015 Award.

•Y4J twice invited to present their case study of Best Practices at the UN Office in Vienna, Austria at the prestigious Zero Project Conference.

•Winner Americares Spirit of Humanity 2016 Award in Two Categories: LIVELIHOODS and DISABILITY