Strengthening Collaboration for Inclusion: Raoul & WiljaGruppen sign MoU

Strengthening Collaboration for Inclusion: Raoul & WiljaGruppen sign MoU

Raoul Foundation and WiljaGruppen enter into a Memorandum of Understanding, formalizing cooperation around Supported Employment and inclusion.

“We declare the start of cooperation to create the greatest possible social benefit — in line with our shared values and vision of an inclusive working life for all” – Lennart Jönsson, founder of WiljaGruppen.

“WiljaGruppen has been an inspiration for a very long time. This signing marks an important new milestone in our relationship — the signing of an official agreement. We look forward to continued collaboration and shared learning,” — Åsa Hansdotter, chairman of Raoul Foundation.

Areas of collaboration outlined in the MoU include:

• Sharing WiljaGruppen’s expertise in the further open-source development of Raoul’s methodology;
• Participation in the forum in Tashkent on May 2, with a focus on shifting employer mindsets and promoting inclusive employment as an opportunity, not a risk.

For more information about WiljaGruppen, visit WiljaGruppen

WiljaGruppen

WiljaGruppen is a Swedish value-driven group of social enterprises, recognized internationally for the work with Supported Employment and labor market inclusion. Its companies include Misa AB, Misa Kompetens AB, Compleo Individstöd AB, MellanMålet Rehab AB, Left is Right Sweden AB, and Wilja Arbetsrehab AB. The group was built by Lennart Jönsson and his team. Lennart founded Misa AB in 1994. Since 2024, WiljaGruppen and its companies are owned by the nonprofit foundation Includia.

Raoul Foundation

Raoul is an international charity foundation based in Sweden. Since 2012, we have supported over 1,000 individuals from disadvantaged groups outside Sweden in securing and sustaining employment, using Supported Employment practices. Our work today focuses on open-source, scalable approaches to community-based inclusion.