ASSISTIVE DEVICES
Empowering visually impaired students
through sponsorship of assistive devices
Enabling education equity, accessibility and inclusivity for
Visually Impaired Children, and thus empowering them to
pursue their passions and achieve their dreams.
In collaboration with
VT Seva - USA, Saksham Trust and Vikasa Tarangini - India
Sponsor Assistive Devices
India is home to over 8 Million - 20% of the world's blind population. It is also home to the largest number of blind children in the world, of which less than 10% have access to education.
Assistive technology is the cornerstone for the blind and visually impaired to overcome many challenges. Whilst advancements in the use of Assistive technologies have successfully transformed lives of thousands of visually impaired persons, millions of them continue to be excluded from the socio-economic mainstream due to poverty and a lack of access to assistive technology and its innovations.
As part of our mission to empower visually impaired children, we sponsored specially configured laptops for 173 visually impaired students across 11 states in India in 2022, thanks to the unwavering support of VT Seva and generous sponsors like YOU. Building on this success, we extended our impact by empowering an additional 100+ visually impaired students each in 2023 and 2024. Thank you for your continued support in transforming the lives of these students and making a lasting difference!
Our journey continues in 2025 as we aim to support 150 underprivileged visually impaired students. We look forward to your continued support and active participation in this year’s fundraiser to help us make this vision a reality!
Sponsorship of Assistive Devices
OBJECTIVES:
* To increase self-confidence of the visually impaired and help them become part of mainstream society and lead a productive and dignified life.
* To provide Assistive Devices for education, empowerment and independent living
* To provide training so that the people with visual impairment are able to use the devices to their maximum advantage
Beneficiaries include visually impaired students from :
* Delhi - Various colleges of Delhi University & Government Schools
* Jaipur - Rajasthan Netraheen Kalyan Sangh
* Vadodara - Sankul School and Resource Center
* Lucknow - Rehabilitation Society for Visually Impaired
* Bengal - National Federation for the Blind
* Bengaluru - Mitra Jyothi
* Punjab - Saksham Punjab and Saksham Himachal
* Shimla - Saksham Tek Fiesta
* Kashmir - Saksham Tek Fiesta
* Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh - Members of Champions’ Network
* Jalandhar, Punjab - school and college students
* Sitapur Eye Hospital, Uttar Pradesh
* Leh - one of the highly remote regions of India - People Action Group for Inclusion and Rights (PAGIR)