Promoting Self-reliance Vocational Rehabilitation Service 8.8 In summary, the provisions to promote self-reliance for persons with disabilities through vocational rehabilitation services include:       (a) 11 997 places in Sheltered Workshop, Supported Employment, Integrated Vocational Rehabilitation Services Centre, Integrated Vocational Training Centre, On the Job Training Programme for People with Disabilities, and Sunnyway – On the Job Training Programme for Young People with Disabilities were provided for persons with disabilities as at 31 March 2011.     (b) The “Enhancing Employment of People with Disabilities through Small Enterprise” Project (3E’s Project) aims at enhancing the employment of persons with disabilities through direct creation of jobs, providing seed money to NGOs to create small businesses with the condition of employing no less than 50% of persons with disabilities in the total number of persons on the pay-roll. As at 31 March 2011, 66 businesses such as cleaning, bakery, eco-tourism, catering, car beauty, mobile massage, retail shops, vegetable supply and processing, traveling agency, etc. were set up through the support of the 3E’s Project, creating over 700 employment opportunities, including more than 520 for persons with disabilities. The breakdown is shown in Chart 13 below:   Marketing Consultancy Office (Rehabilitation) 8.9 The objective of Marketing Consultancy Office (Rehabilitation) [MCO(R)] is to enhance employment and training opportunities for persons with disabilities through innovative, effective and efficient business development and marketing approaches. Services of the MCO(R) include assisting NGOs in the setting up of social enterprises and small businesses under the 3E’s Project, promoting the products produced and services provided by persons with disabilities through the brand of SEPD (a registered trademark standing for “Support Employment of People with Disabilities”) and strengthening NGOs’ cooperation with the government and private sectors.   Continuing Community Support Support to Persons with Disabilities Living in the Community 8.10 SWD has implemented a new package of three-year community-based support projects since January 2009. It aims at strengthening the caring capability of the carers to relieve their caring burden as well as improving the quality of living for persons with disabilities and their families. Projects funded under this package include home care service, home-based rehabilitation training service, personal development programme, specialised programmes for persons with autism and mentally handicapped persons with challenging behavior, support scheme for newly blind persons and on-the-job support service for disabled persons and their families.   Funding Support to Self-help Organisations 8.11 Funding support in an annual sum was provided to a total of 56 self-help organisations of persons with disabilities or their parents groups in 2010-12 to help the development of self-help organisations and to enhance the promotion of self-help spirit among persons with disabilities and their carers.