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Improving eye health and saving lives in India

There are at least nine million truck drivers in India… or there could be 12 million… no-one quite knows.

Sir Clive Jones, March 2020
People with disability showing the voting mark on their fingers.

Charting the road to accessible elections

On National Voters Day, let us revisit how the largest democracy in the world is moving towards making elections inclusive.

RN Mohanty, January 2019
education ngo in india

Why NGOs working for education and Government Partnership is crucial for Quality Education

NGOs working for child education are trying their best to strengthen the education system in India & raise awareness about the importance of education NGO in India.

Sighstavers India, October 2018
A collage of photos from Sightsavers work.

A thank you note from the CEO

Since 1966 we have been striving to eliminate avoidable blindness and support people who are irreversibly blind or disabled lead a life of independence.

RN Mohanty, October 2018

Food for Eyes

How often have we been randomly advised to have a fair amount of vegetables for better eyesight? But is that going to be sufficient for maintaining healthy eyes? Let’s find out!

Ritika Rastogi, July 2018
A group of men celebrating.

India has come a long way in enabling opportunities for the visually impaired

It was in 1981, International Year of the Disabled People, that India celebrated and acknowledged globally developing a roadmap for the disabled.

RN Mohanty, July 2018

The Psyche of Giving

The culture of giving is deeply engraved in India’s social consciousness and has been a part of Indian culture for many centuries.

Avijit Dey, May 2018

How Do You Perceive the Life of a Person with Disability?

I don’t believe that there exist ‘disabled people’ on earth

Shashwat Seth, January 2018

My Encounter with a Disabled Person

I am a teacher in a reputed co-education English medium Secondary School that provides necessary facilities for disabled students.

G. Arunasree, January 2018

Why I am Indebted to Louis Braille for Enabling Me to Read

Louis Braille not only invented a script for the blind but created a global awakening about the potentialities of the blind and the disabled community.

Ketan Kothari, January 2018
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