How cool is this?
Indian courier service hires only deaf workers
India has one of the largest deaf populations in the world, but social stigmas have eliminated many job opportunities for the roughly 6 percent of the population that is affected. Aiming to empower this isolated group economically, Mirakle Couriers is a service provider that hires only deaf workers.
Mirakle Couriers offers a pickup and delivery service in Mumbai. The company puts a heavy emphasis on the training of employees—right down to the finer points of professional grooming—and has grown dramatically since its late 2008 launch. Its client list now includes Johnson Controls, Bain Capital and the Indian Hotels Company, among many others.
Founded by former investment banker Dhruv Lakra, Mirakle Couriers stresses that it is “not a charity but a social business, where the social element is embedded in the commercial operations”. The firm plans to expand beyond Mumbai to other cities and countries around the world. Social entrepreneurs hither and yon: time to get in touch…?
Talk about doing some good and making a difference. This has to be one of the coolest things I’ve heard about since Kiva. We should all have ideas this purposeful.
That is really awesome!
When we lived in the Philippines they’re was one thing they did that really impressed me. They taught the blind massage therapy and then there was a disabled man (he had one arm) who supervised them. They sat outside our grocery store all day for customers. Sometimes there kids couldn’t go to school because someone had to take care of their needs. The massages were amazing! It was also awesome that they taught life skills to those who usually couldn’t work. They actually made pretty good money. It was one of the few things the govt did correctly.
And when you think about it, that totally makes sense. Usually people who have lost a sense have heightened ones that remain. Especially in these 3rd world nations where they look at disabilities as a curse, it’s great to see people trying to get them productive and breaking down those stereotypical walls.