Prisma ONG — Their Vision for People with Disabilities

Background and history of Prisma

Asociación benéfica Prisma (PRISMA — Prisma Benefit Association) is a non-profit civil development organization set up in April 1986 and registered at the Peruvian International Cooperation Agency (APCI). PRISMA designs and executes social development projects, strategies and consultancies in alliance with central, regional and local governments, international cooperation agencies, academic institutions, civil society, organized community and socially responsible businesses aimed at improving the lives of vulnerable people in rural and marginal urban areas of Peru.

Adrian, Delia, and Diego from PRISMA

PRISMA has implemented national social development projects aimed at improving the quality of lives, and have offices in all regions of Peru. They have executed over 600 projects nationally and internationally, affecting more than 2.5 million lives.

PRISMA offices in San Miguel, Lima

Watching football during coffee break

The amazing coffee space — perfect for design thinking

Key services and programs

PRISMA services and programs cover:

• Health and sanitation
• Production and commercialization
• Environmental management
• Pharmaceutical logistics
• Research and development
• Education
• Institutional strengthening
• Funds, microfinance and micro-insurance management

PRISMA and SAP Social Sabbatical

Project to improve the lives of people with disabilities

PRISMA is seeking to improve the lives of people with disabilities in Peru. This involves identifying and addressing a multitude of aspects, such as education, certification, accessibility, employers, and legal and bureaucratic aspects.

PRISMA is working together with the SAP Social Sabbatical team (Malinee, Nuno, and Marianne) and their project assistant Pablo on this project. The combined team are working on finalizing a scope of work by the end of this week, and have already had numerous information exchanges, a design thinking workshop, and an analysis and identification of interview partners.

PRISMA and SAP

Interviews will take place Friday through Tuesday with people and agencies, such as CONADIS, OMAPED, schools, a lawyer, employers, and people with disabilities and their families. Using the Design Thinking methods of story telling, personas and point of view, the joint team will then start ideation and prototyping next week.

So watch out for more blogs on our progress.