Kristina Humphreys

Kristina Humphreys recently graduated from a Master’s programme in Sustainable Development, Kristina works mainly with research and communication of health and wellbeing, social/environmental justice, and sustainability transformations. During her studies, Kristina contributed to projects on community-led initiatives surrounding wellbeing and environmental justice in addition to research on cognitive empathy, biology, and social change.

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August 15
2022

B.S. Nagesh / Celia Sanchez-Valladares Barahona / Kristina Humphreys

Creating New Pathways in Retail to Support Persons with Disabilities in India

In many countries, the retail, hospitality and services sector is a great source of employment for people with disabilities. Yet in India, which has one of the largest retail sectors globally, current working conditions within this industry are often unwelcoming for disabled people. B.S. Nagesh at Trust for Retailers and Retail Associates of India (TRRAIN), Celia Sanchez-Valladares Barahona at Ashoka Nordics, and Kristina Humphreys explore how TRRAIN is working to create employment opportunities for people with disabilities in India’s retail sector at an industry-wide scale.

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Social Enterprise

Tags
employment, scale, skill development

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Creating New Pathways in Retail to Support Persons with Disabilities in India