Our Story

We want to create real change by creating a more inclusive and sustainable future for all through our valuable partners supporting us along the way.. We welcome new alliances and partnerships with businesses, organizations and individuals who want to join forces to enable change and professional participation for people with disabilities.

Jamba was founded by Iva Tsolova and Joana Koleva in 2017 in Bulgaria, and since then has focused on increasing employment opportunities for people with disabilities through training and partnerships with companies. They realised the greatest challenge for people with disabilities was the lack of equal access to education, career start-up and inclusion. Nevertheless, they observed on a daily basis that these people have the potential and exceptional motivation to add value. What they needed was support and understanding, in order to be able to show what they are capable of.

Great success followed and the second Jamba project was initiated in Hungary in 2019 and Austria signifies Jamba's third location in spring 2020. The JAMBA team in Austria is very diverse and brings a lot of experience from different areas to successfully implement the project. People with disabilities are full of potential and our Austrian team wants to unlock that potential and close the gap between unemployment and skills shortages in the areas of ICT (information communication technologies) and AI (artificial intelligence). Jamba not only supports the applicants themselves but also creates awareness among employers and society by focusing on skills.

Jamba is run by a small and international team of devoted people driven by their passion to do extraordinary things. We believe that life and the future of work should be inclusive. Our team is supported by our amazing/incredible volunteers, community board members and ambassadors.

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