Dialogue Social Enterprise is a social enterprise operating worldwide. Our mission is to facilitate social inclusion of disabled, disadvantaged and elderly people on a global basis. Disability is a rising issue and demographic change is considered to be a megatrend. The number of people with disability is growing due to an aging population and an increase in chronic illnesses related to higher life cycle expectancies. Our goals are
- To raise awareness about the contribution to society by people with disability and elderly people, leading to an inclusive behaviour - To improve the social economic condition of handicapped people, especially blind, visually and hearing impaired people
To achieve these goals we operate exhibitions, workshops and events worldwide. We developed a social franchise system and work with local partners and organisations globally. Three programs catalyse our mission:
DIALOGUE IN THE DARK – Exhibitions and workshops in complete darkness to explore the unseen facilitated by visually impaired people
DIALOGUE IN SILENCE – Exhibitions and workshops in complete silence about nonverbal communication facilitated by hearing impaired people
DIALOGUE WITH TIME – Exhibitions and experimental play about the art of aging facilitated by senior citizens
Mariano Gago Ecsite Awards
Dialogue Social Enterprise, Hamburg (Germany) won for its Dialogue in the Dark exhibition concept, a long-standing success story with remarkable reach and an original and robust business model, true to our field's values of inclusion and diversity.