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About NADE – Building Livelihoods with Purpose

NADE is India’s only NGO offering inclusive employment for all types of disabilities. Read how our work transforms lives and supports national rehabilitation efforts.

Our Foundation – Building LivelihoodsSince 1987

The National Association of Disabled’s Enterprises (NADE) is a government-registered NGO established in 1987. Our mission is to create long-term livelihood solutions for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) through structured skill training, employment, and entrepreneurship opportunities. Over the past three decades, we have transformed the lives of more than 10,000 PWDs across India. Through partnerships, training programs, and grassroots support, NADE has helped form over 50 Disabled’s Cooperatives—local, self-sustaining units that empower PWDs to lead independent, economically stable lives within their own communities.

Inclusive Workspaces That Empower Every Ability.

At NADE, inclusion is not just a principle—it’s our daily practice. Our in-house employment units provide regular work and income to over 150 PWDs in areas such as umbrella making, rainwear production, garment stitching, handicrafts, and packaging.

We are proud to be India’s only organization where individuals with visual impairments, orthopaedic conditions, speech and hearing impairments, and intellectual disabilities collaborate under one roof—each contributing meaningfully to high-quality, purpose-driven products.

Our Mission

To eradicate unemployment amongst the disabled population of India and empower them with an economically and socially productive life.

Our Vision

To be the best organization in India in terms of creating employment opportunities and providing rehabilitation for disabled people of all categories by adhering to the values of the organization

Project Unnati - A Nation-Building Pilot

The National Association of Disabled’s Enterprises is launching a first-of-its-kind Skill Training-cum-Production-cum-Entrepreneurship Development Centre in MIDC, Wagle Estate, Thane, on land allotted by the Government of Maharashtra. In the first phase, close to 3000 PWDs would be trained and employed

This project is not a one-off initiative — it is the pilot for a scalable national model to economically rehabilitate PWDs across India.

Skill Training

Training PWDs in, in-demand digital, manual, and creative skills for open-market employment.

Production Employment

Expanding NADE’s umbrella, garment, packaging, and handicraft production units to create in-house job opportunities.

Entrepreneurship Development (EDP)

Empowering PWDs from all over India to form group-based businesses for self-employment in their own towns.

Welfare & Rehabilitation

Providing free meals, educational aid, therapies, and essential support to deserving PWDs unable to work.

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