VICE PRESIDENTS:
As provided in the list of office bearers.
One post of Vice President to be filled.
Vice President: Mr. Sundaraj:He is a Lecturer in Kannada and is a pioneer in service of Blind.
HON. GENERAL SECRETARY S.P.MURTHY:-
Mr. S.P.Murthy with a few of his Visually Impaired friends is responsible for the revival of the association in 1974. He has associated himself with KWAB as Governing Council member and Vice President and again from 1992 he is the General Secretary. His work in the Association has influenced several innovative activities like the integrated education for the Disabled Children, Orientation & mobility training project for the Visually lmpaired and the Job placement project. His contribution to the community based rehabilitation project for the disabled is immense and he has been responsible for popularizing the CBR the community based rehabilitation project in Karnataka. His vision to mainstream the Visually lmpaired in to the Society through integrated activities and programmes is yielding fruits.
Mr. S.P.Murthy is retired lecturer in English from Government Junior College in Bangalore. He is the first among Visually Impaired persons in Karnataka to be selected by the Karnataka Public Service Commission to the post of lecturer in 1975. He is the recipient of the President award for the best-handicapped employee in the year 1981. He is also Honoured with THOMAS National award for the best social worker in 2002.
SECRETARY:
Mr.N.S.Nagaraj-He is in service of Association since 1980.He is a Freelance Journalist and Insurance Agent by Profession.
Sri. Doddanagaiah another secretary: -He is,a teacher in the Siddaganga School for the Blind Tumkur, Karnataka.
Treasurer
Smt. K. Anuradha is a PIONEER in service of Blind, Karnataka since 1978, in addition to providing
reading service and brailing, reading materials she has helped a number of Blind women their
education and economic rehabilitation in her personnel capacity.
Each projectfunit is headed by competent coordinator supported by different categories &
workers like special teacher's resources teachers & CBR workers, hostel staff & administrative
staff etc.
The present administration is fully geared up to undertake any activity of any magnitude with
required help support & co-operation.
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Project to commence from February 2010 -
FunctionalLiteracy, Personal Management Training and Entrepreneurship Training it's
commence from 1" week of February 2010. Partly funded by the All India Confederationof the
Blind (AICB) New Delhi. The one year duration training project aims at providing training to 10
blind women of the age group 18 to 35 in the above referred Areas. This non residential
Trainingaims at enabling the Beneficiaries to undertake individual /group entrepreneurship for
their livelihood blind women with 7'hstd or less qualification may apply immediately to the
General Secretary of the Association.
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Note:
- The Project need for support purchase of raw material and towards payment to a part time vocational lady instructor amounting to about Rupees One lakh.
- Dairy farming project for the disabled to commence from April 2010. The Association plans to launch a dairy farming project to train 12to 15 disabled persons in 6 months in dairy farming. The project will setup in Nalligere in a piece of land donated by Nalligere Panchayat which is located about 1kilo meter from Bellur cross towards kunigal.
Support is needed from the public towards putting up of compound for an area of feet 100x feet 80. A bore well with overhead tank shed for 15 cows. Store rooms for feeds and fodders cottage for 10 to 12 trainees.
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A full pledge computer training for rural visually impaired & rural disabled will commence from April 2010-
Under the Karnataka Welfare Association for the Blind Vijaypura Unit Opposite to Girija
Shankar Kalyana Mantapa Devanahalli Road Vijaypura. 15 Persons will be trained in computer
operation over a period of 10 months. Initially the training program will be non residential.
The project required support from the public for the following;
5 Computers along with 1Computer table and 2 computer chairs for each computer & Rs. 5000
every month towards the salary of 1computer instructor.
For more information contact Karnataka Welfare Association for the Blind office over phone 080-23369703/9741122706.Or The Karnataka Welfare Association for the Blind Navachetana
Nagamangala Unit Coordinator over phone 9986409558.
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Encourage interaction of the challenge children and the teacher provided an opportunity for demonstration/ exchange of cultural exuberances and try to promote the Karnataka Welfare Association for the Blind's objectives and help to promote Karnataka Welfare Association for the Blind's objectives and its development and progress for providing better opportunities for the deprived challenge children and persons. Be you an educational school and college invite us on Saturday's for fulfilling the above purpose. Karnataka Welfare Association for the Blind appeals the public to provide opportunity for the institution to present variety cultural programs consisting of Bajans, orchestra of lyrics and film hits folklore, dance, mono-acting, and mimicry of varying of different duration and promote the talent of children into skills and help Karnataka Welfare Association for the Blind to earn an income whatever may be feasible and possible.
The KWAB, Vijaypura Unit,
Near Girija Kalyana Mantapa Devanhalli Road, Vijaypura-562135 Ph-9341756648 & 973116403-coordinator
The KWAB, Navachetana Nagamangala Unit,
Bhagya Srinivas, Tank Road Nagamangala Mandya District-571432
Project coordinator-9449671019 & 9986409558
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