P-4701

National Assoc For Blind Women

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Project Description

Country: India

Location: Delhi

Total Budget: $8,000

Area of Focus: Community economic development

Activity Type: Community Development: General

Summary: Empower blind women with skills and training that help them lead a life of dignity and socio-economic independence.


BACKGROUND:

One third of world's blind population is in India. India has 15 Million blind women. Surprisingly only 5% of them are capable to earn a living. Blind women in India are confined to perpetual darkness of the fears of society and poverty. A girl child, that is blind is considered burden by her own family.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

National Association for the Blind (NAB) has many centers throughout India. One such center, National Association of Blind Women and Disability Studies, is based in Delhi. The center welcomes blind women from all walks of life - urban and rural, to their second home and in some cases their only home! It teaches them both modern and contemporary professional skills/crafts which help them rediscover themselves and give them a new lease of life!

Our Rotary Club, in partnership with Rotary Club Delhi South Metropolitan (RCDSM), has worked with NAB in the past, as part of 2015 Interact Student Exchange and more recently by providing Roti (i.e, Indian tortilla) making machine for the Blind Bake Cafe to keep up with the growing demand from the customer base.

The NAB Discovering hands India program, has been organizing breast health camps in lower income communities since December 2022. The aim of these camps is to provide accessible breast health screening to women who may not have access to such services due to lack of awareness and high charges of screening tools available in hospitals or path labs.

One of the main challenges faced during these community screenings is the lack of closed rooms, which makes it difficult to provide adequate privacy for women during the screening process. And they feel discouraged to get screening done.

PROJECT SPECIFICS

National Association For Blind Women (NAB) District Grant covers two specific areas:

• Blind Bake Cafe is a fully equipped café, independently and managed by visually impaired women trained at the centre. Café offers a wide range of snacks and cooked food items, including cakes, cookies, breads, sandwiches, etc. Cafe's goal is to: Create avenues for visually impaired women in self employment by making them entrepreneurs in the long run.

• Discovering Hands - detection of breast cancer at a very early stage using Tactile Breast Examination technique pioneered by Dr. Frank Hoffmann, Gynecologist, from Germany. Blind See More! The NAB Discovering Hands program, has been organizing breast health camps in lower income communities. Aim of these camps is to provide accessible breast health screening to women who may not have access to such services

SCOPE

• Blind Bake Cafe funds will be used to enhance the infrastructure-

1. install pavers to replace worn out and muddy lawn area;

2. install awning over the service counter to shield cold storage and food and perishable goods from the sun

3. increase capacity to meet demand for the best selling food item: pizza!.

4. provide tables and chair for outdoor seating.

COST: $ 5,500. (conversion rate: $1.00 = Rs. 82.00)

• Discovering Hands funds will be used to provide a portable setup consisting of three rooms and a portable therapy bed. This setup will enable the creation of private screening areas in the community, allowing women to undergo screening in a more secure and comfortable environment.

COST: $ 2,500. (conversion rate: $1.00 = Rs. 82.00)

TOTAL PROJET COST: $8,000.00

Project Contact Person

District: 5340

Rotary Club of: La Jolla Golden Triangle

Primary Contact: Krishna Arora

Email: arorafromaror@yahoo.com

Project Status

Completed
This project is "Completed". This means the project has been implemented and the report was accepted by the district leadership. The project will stay listed on this website as a testimony of the achievements of the project partners.

Project listed for the 2023-24 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing

Existing Contributions Towards This Project

Date

Cash

DDF

Total

La Jolla Golden Triangle (5340)

11-May-23

$5,000

$3,000

$8,000

Total

$5,000

$3,000

$8,000

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History Log Entries

11-May-23

by Krishna Arora

System Entry: Creation of project page.

10-Jul-23

by Alan Turner

Signatures

10-Jul-23

by Krishna Arora

System Entry: Project sent for club signatures.

10-Jul-23

by Alan Turner

System Entry: Signature Process cancelled by user.

10-Jul-23

by Steve Brown

System Entry: Project sent for club signatures.

10-Jul-23

by Steve Brown

System Entry: Project signed by Steve Brown.

10-Jul-23

System Entry

System Entry: Project signed by Krishna Arora.

18-Sep-23

by Alan Turner

System Entry: Project approved by the District Approval Committee.

18-Dec-23

by Dave Brooks

System Entry: Check for DDF payment issued by Foundation Treasurer.

13-May-24

System Entry

System Entry: Final Report signed by Krishna Arora.

14-May-24

by Alan Turner

System Entry: Final Report signed by Steve Brown.

14-May-24

by Alan Turner

System Entry: Final report approved by the District Approval Committee.

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