Nepal Association of the Blind (NAB) Organizational StrengtheningProgram Annual Report 2019 Prepared By: Submitted to: Nepal Association of the Blind Norwegian Association of (NAB) the Blind (NABP), Norway Sukedhara, Kahtmandu Ph: +977 1 4376598, 4376580 Fax: +977 1 4378622 E-mail:
[email protected] Web: www.nabnepal.org Computer training to BPS youth Vocational training to BPS female Braille Literacy to recent blind Participants of political rights training taking Rally in Kathmandu on International Training for elected representatives on note on braille Disability Day inclusion of BPS people Annual Report (January-December, 2019) Introduction NAB has been established in 1993 to work for the protection and promotion of rights and interests of the Blind and Partially Sighted (BPS) people in Nepal. It is also affiliated with World Blind Union (WBU) and Asian Blind Union (ABU), Social Welfare Council and National (SWC) Federation of Disabled Nepal (NFDN). It has now 7 Province Committees, 57 district branches and 30 Municipal Level branches throughout the country with more than 3000 active members. NAB Programs: With the support of NABP, organizational strengthening of NAB project has been running since 1998 with the objective to strengthen the self-help movement of the blind people in Nepal. As part of organizational strengthening, NAB has been running inclusion projects in five districts: Ilam, Gorkha, Surkhet, Kailali and Sindhupalchowk since 2016. Rehabilitation program has been running since 1998. Till date, the program has been completed in Chitwan, Kapilvastu, Nawalparasi, Dang, Rupendehi and Bardia. The program started in Makawanpur and Mahottari since 2016. has been started in Rupandehi in collaboration with NDFN for 3 yrs with the support of Sense International.