Evermos and ILO Train Vulnerable Groups

Evermos has partnered with the International Labour Organization to deliver digital entrepreneurship training for people with disabilities and returning migrant workers in Indonesia. The program, part of the ILO’s Promise II Impact project, has reached more than 230 beneficiaries since 2023. Training held in Cirebon and the Special Region of Yogyakarta showed participants how to choose products, market them online, use WhatsApp Business, and manage business finances. Evermos provides a reseller platform, halal products, training, and mentoring for people looking to start a business using a smartphone.

Training Through Promise II Impact

The Promise II Impact project aims to improve MSMEs’ access to financial services. Evermos supplies the digital business ecosystem, while the ILO contributes a decent work framework and financial literacy modules intended to help participants begin on sound financial footing.

In March 2026, Evermos, the ILO, and the Migrant Worker Resource Centre delivered digital entrepreneurship training for migrant workers in Cirebon, West Java. A similar program in Yogyakarta involved people with disabilities supported by the BPKK of the Indonesian Ministry of Manpower, the Indonesian Association of Women with Disabilities Sleman, and the Mitra Sejahtera Disability Empowerment Centre Gunungkidul.

Smartphone Based Business Access

Participants practiced selecting products to sell through the Evermos app and using digital marketing techniques. They were also introduced to WhatsApp Business, while ILO trainers covered basic financial literacy for managing a new business.

“We see digital business as a bridge to lower the barriers to economic access for persons with disabilities and returning migrant workers. No significant capital, no need for a physical location, a mobile phone is enough. This business model opens up the opportunity for them to build an independent and sustainable source of income.”

Inclusive Entrepreneurship Goals

Statistics Indonesia reported that the labor force participation rate for people with disabilities was around 20% in early 2025, compared with roughly 70% for people without disabilities. Evermos and the ILO are positioning digital business training as one route to wider economic participation.

Arip Tirta, President at Evermos, stated:

“For us, digital transformation also becomes meaningful when it reaches vulnerable groups, those furthest from the information they need to empower themselves economically. Through Evermos, a person with a disability or a migrant worker returning to their hometown can start a business with nothing more than a smartphone, without significant capital — and that is what truly inclusive empowerment looks like.”

A Replicable Local Model

The partners are closing out three years of Promise II Impact activities with the aim of encouraging vulnerable groups to take part in Indonesia’s economy as digital entrepreneurs. The collaboration is intended as a model that can be used in more regions.

Djauhari Sitorus, Project Manager at Promise II Impact, reflected:

“The conclusion of this series of activities is not the end of the participants' journey, but the beginning of their path as digital entrepreneurs. Three years of experience have shown that when vulnerable groups gain access to the right skills, technology, and mentoring, they are able to create economic opportunities for themselves. The partnership between the ILO and Evermos is an example of how collaboration can help bring about more inclusive economic growth that leaves no one behind.”