Good Practices 4 : Figure 2

Area		Inclusive Approaches		Services / Project Management		Results
Farming villages (Izumizaki Village, Shirakawa City, Yabuki Town and Nakajima Village) ■Population: about 115,000	→	Turn the decline of local industries into an opportunity for persons with disabilities to work; let them participate in poultry farming, agricultural activities and the village forest regeneration project. Development of new businesses by partnering with a local sake wine brewery, a Chinese restaurant and a local dairy farmer; establishment of an equitable partnership	→	■Sources of Revenue (proportion): Sales: 34% Subsidies: 64% Donations: 1.5% Others: 0.5% ■Networks: Employment related: 20 Agricultural producers: 170	→	■Community: Since people in the community now have a better understanding of persons with disabilities, discrimination and prejudice have decreased. The community residents buy Cocoron products, not for disability-related reasons, but for their quality. Equalization of opportunities has been achieved by partnering with companies. ■Users (families): Work opportunities have brought some stability to their lives. Less prejudice towards them have led to more interaction and better communication with the community residents.
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Issues				Target Groups for Empowerment
Decline of local industries Shortage of successors due to aging population Effective use of idle farmland	→		→	Persons with mental disabilities (78%) Persons with intellectual disabilities (18%) Persons with physical disabilities (1%) Others (3%)

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