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Free Residential School in India for Blind Girls

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Free Residential School in India for Blind Girls

Free Residential School in India for Blind Girls

Free Residential School in India for Blind Girls

Free Residential School in India for Blind Girls

Free Residential School in India for Blind Girls

Anita Punj
Anita Punj
Anita Punj
Anita Punj
2 Campaigns |
Raleigh, United States
$2,674 USD 47 backers
2% of $100,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
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Antarjyoti Maha Abhiyan - Building Dreams to empower Blind Girls.

 

Antarjyoti Balika Vidyalaya, (AJBV) is a free residential school exclusively for blind girls ranging in ages of 6-18, ran by the Bihar Netraheen  Parishad (BNP), in an economically ruined state; Bihar, India. The majority of these young girls were born with visual defects that limits their ability to provide for themselves. Many are left helpless by society and family members.  There is no social infrastructure for the blind in Bihar, nor any program offered to these young girls. But with your donations, AJBV can change all of that.

The sole purpose of AJBV is to bring these girls into the mainstream and train/teach them to be self-sufficient. When these young girls are forced out by family and society, there is no other alternative than to seek refuge in places unimaginable. We want to offer them a safe haven, free meals, a place to stay until they complete school (10th Grade) and life skills to help them become self-sufficient. At AJBV, they have access to books in Braille, computers, and activities such as art and yoga. They are met constantly with encouragement and to become better at what they do by competing with their peers.  It is an environment filled with the innocence of childhood and the optimism of youth.  We provide a family environment of communal eating, laughing, music, dancing, a chance to feel secure and whole. Some of which have never experienced.

Currently, we are serving 110 students but this number continues to grow.  As we expand so does the need to re-evaluate our scope to accommodate the growing number of young girls with visual disabilities. 

Our fundraising goals which began on January 29, 2016 and plans to run through June 2017, will be to provide all the  girls an open door, with an environment where they can realize their full potential.

 

Indeed, to educate a girl is to secure the future. We encourage you to join us in our quest to help these visually disabled children live dignified and fruitful lives – lives filled with love, laughter, and peace. Let us together help them dare to dream and reach attainable goals by donating what you will.

 

If you would prefer to make a check, please make it payable to "Bihar Netraheen Parishad" and mail it to

Accounting

P O BOX 4282

METUCHEN, NJ 08840

 

http://biharnetraheenparishad.org/global-campaign/

 

Please feel free to contact us for  additional information: 

 

Anita Punj: apunj2002@yahoo.com  Phone: 919-225-2660

Rajiv Akhaury: akhaury123@gmail.com  Phone: 908 906 4392

Sanjay Prakash: sanjay9800@gmail.com  Phone: 404-354-2347

Sanjeev Singh: sanjeev_k_singh@hotmail.com

 

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One girl's 2 months education

$30 USD
Your $30 can provide 2 months free education and boarding to a blind girl. This also includes access to books in Braille, computers, Karate and activities such as art and yoga. I appeal to you to join us in our quest to help these girls live dignified and fruitful lives – lives filled with love, laughter, and peace. Let us together help them dare to dream and reach for the stars.
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Braille books for the Library

$100 USD
You gift of $100 can add few Braille books to their library. Antar Jyoti Blind School is running a Braille library in which besides the books of syllabus additional books like novels, plays, story books, biographies are also available to motivate and encourage reading habits among visually impaired students. Please give the gift of literacy to these blind girls. Your gift can educate them and create awareness at the same time. Thank you for your generosity!
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One year free education

$200 USD
Your $200 can provide education and boarding of a blind child of Antar Jyoti Balika Vidhalaya for one year. Your support can provide Braille education, arts & craft, sports, music education to one child for one year. To educate a girl child is to secure the future. I appeal to you to join us in our quest to help these girls live dignified and fruitful lives – lives filled with love, laughter, and peace. Let us together help them dare to dream and reach for the stars.
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