Aiding the visually challenged: These NGOs help the visually challenged find a foothold in society and learn to lead an idependent life

Vision Mate Foundation
VisionMate Foundation is a not-forprofit organisation aimed at automating the Eye Donation Campaigning Process resulting in building an Eye Donor Registry and funding Eye Transplant Surgeries. They are adopting a technology-based approach to reach out to the people by automating the campaign and donor registration processes. The current methods at large have the donor’s online registration processes but have not used any software platform to automate the campaigning processes.

Sight Saver
Sightsavers is an international organisation that works with partners in more than 30 countries to eliminate avoidable blindness and fight for the rights and needs of people with disability. Sightsavers’ work in India has enabled thousands of people to lead lives of independence and dignity. They have been working with local partners to strengthen organisations and communities, and they have supported the treatment of millions of people with eye disorders. They have educated, counselled, trained and rehabilitated people who are visually impaired or blind, and helped extend the reach of eye services to the least served areas of India.

Indian Association For Blind
What once began with a mere room and four students is now the temple of rehabilitation for the visually challenged. Nestled in the village of Sundarajanpatti in the outer fringes of Madurai in Tamilnadu, the Indian Association for the Blind (IAB) promises the visually challenged life of confidence and opportunities. Started in 1985 by S.M.A. Jinnah, a visually challenged activist, IAB has been the pioneer in empowering the visually challenged towards self-reliance through various initiatives. Having undergone numerous struggles to complete education, Jinnah envisioned a changed future for thousands of visually challenged children by providing them education. This dream led to establishing IAB, the institute that has made remarkable progress, be it in the number of lives it has touched or numerous services that are being offered. Currently, in Tamil Nadu, out of the 30,000 educated and vocationally trained visually challenged people, 20 percent are being educated, rehabilitated, and even employed by IAB.