| Vision Behind the Blind School Formation ( Indian Blind | | | | |
| School) | | | | Planning for Self Dependence |
| Human body is very important and invaluable in | | | | First time in whole of India, this institution started a |
| one’s life. Eyes are the most precious amongst the | | | | special self supporting plan under which a provision of |
| different organs. One has to face in numerable | | | | giving National Saving Certificate of worth Rs 5000/- ( |
| difficulties in absence of eyes. Imagine the life one has | | | | Five Thousand) to each of its student so that at the |
| to live without seeing the beauty of rising sun, | | | | time of completing his/her education , he/she may |
| deprived of enjoyment of observing the beauty of | | | | start, with the maturity value, a business of their own |
| blooming flowers and even unable to see the face of | | | | or can persue higher studies. |
| his mother. Here one can truly realize Rajasthan | | | | Why Should you go with Blind School ? |
| proverb “The wearer knows where the shoe | | | | Netraheen Vikas Sansthan a renowned NGO is a |
| pinches.” It is well said that there can not be any kith | | | | trusted name among all the residential Schools for Blind |
| and kin of a bind person except his intellectual eyes | | | | in India which is engaged in rehabilitating, developing, and |
| developed in him otherwise in absence of it he has to | | | | educating disabled persons successfully for last 31 |
| be fully dependent for every routine work upon others. | | | | years. The school is recognized by Department of |
| Though proper training provided t the blind can not of | | | | Education, Government of Rajasthan and is run |
| course, provide them the eyes but can make them | | | | partially by grant in aid from Social welfare |
| self reliant and self dependent. Realizing the painful | | | | Department & donations from Philanthropists. We |
| sufferings of the blind This Sansthan (Society) was | | | | have dedicated and experienced team of trained |
| started, with 2 children on 15th August 1977 in this | | | | teachers who are expert in giving vocational, physical, |
| historic Suncity, Jodhpur. It has its own constitution and | | | | musical education besides normal school education |
| also anyone giving help to this society will enjoy | | | | up to senior Secondary level. The School is providing |
| exemption from income tax under 80-G.ACTIVITIES | | | | free education, lodging and boarding to all the inmates. |
| Music | | | | We have our own huge premises having separate |
| The music subject is compulsory for class 1st to 8th | | | | building for school, boys and girls hostel. |
| and as an optional subject for class 11th & 12th under | | | | Future plan: |
| which the training is given for all instruments like Guitar, | | | | 1. To start B.Ed classes. |
| Harmonium, Tabla , Drum , Piano , flute and Congo etc | | | | 2. Separate building for mentally retarded students. |
| by trained music teachers.The school is having its own | | | | 3. Separate Building for Deaf and Dumb students. |
| Orchestra party who use to perform special | | | | 4. To keep the strength for Deaf and Dumb according |
| programmes on the eve of Republic | | | | to norms. |
| day, Independence day, official functions like Braille | | | | 5. To employee a P.T.I. |
| day, VIP/ donor visit to school and on various other | | | | 6. To keep one trained English Teacher. |
| occasions . Many awards have been received for their | | | | 7. To install Mini Brail Press Software. |
| outstanding cultural programmes at National and District | | | | 8. Extension of Museum. |
| level. | | | | 9. Extension of existing lab. |
| Craft and Vocational Education | | | | 10. To purchase sports articles, cricket ball, foot ball and |
| The craft education is compulsory from class 1st to | | | | toys. |
| 8th. The education includes of canning of chairs, | | | | 11. To purchase Musical Instruments |
| weaving & spinning of bed sheets & towels on | | | | 12. To purchase Mini Bus to carry students. |
| Handloom machines. The students are paid stipend for | | | | Mission |
| these activities under Learn and Earn programmed. | | | | To educate, develop and rehabilitate blind students at |
| They are also sent to Polytechnic College to attend | | | | par with sited students with a mission to remove |
| special craft courses. | | | | complex in their mind that they are disabled persons |
| Games and Sports | | | | and to make them enable to earn their livelihood in all |
| For overall physical and mental development of blind | | | | spheres. We want to give them best available facilities |
| students , the school provides full facilities for games | | | | & Braille techniques in the world in their overall |
| both indoor and outdoor games like playing Cards, | | | | development. |
| Chess, Cricket , football , Kabaddi and other sports | | | | Appeal : |
| facilities. The students of the school participate in | | | | As present we are having 247 blind children and 61 |
| almost all major games & sports competitions held at | | | | deaf & dumb and mentally retarded students with us. |
| District / State/ National and International level. The | | | | Many more blind children are in need of proper care & |
| students of this school have created history by wining | | | | education, but we are unable to admit them because |
| one Silver and one Bronze medal at PAN Olympic | | | | of shortage of school & hostel accommodation, |
| Games held at Spartanburg in USA in the year 2001, | | | | additional play grounds, additional teachers & house |
| more than 50 medals have been received by school | | | | keeping staff, |
| at various state level competitions. First time | | | | furniture and other infrastructure facilities. |
| tournaments of girls have also been organized and our | | | | Financial help which we get from the state |
| school got 30 medals. In Lucknow from 3rd- 8 | | | | Government is not sufficient to meet the growing |
| Jan.2008, a Cricket test match series was organized | | | | needs and expenditure of this Institute. The respected |
| under “Shakuntala Memory Games | | | | donors are the only hope for us to meet the gap. So |
| Tournament.” The school won a test match and | | | | we humbly request not only to contribute generously |
| man of the match award too. The students (13 boys | | | | for upliftment of disabled persons but also to convince |
| and 3 girls) got 7gold, 10 silver and 10 bronze in 10th | | | | your nearer and dears to visit the Web Site and |
| Senior and 5th Junior Paralympics games held at | | | | motivate them to contribute for this noble cause. Your |
| Faridabad. | | | | support is also solicited in giving us suggestions for |
| Computer Education | | | | better running the NGO. |
| School has recently established a fully air conditioned | | | | Send Donation-Charity-Subscribe Cheque/ DD in |
| Computer Lab with the help of respected NRI donor | | | | Favour of |
| Mr.Premchand Gadda & his friends from USA having | | | | "NETRAHEEN VIKAS SANSTHAN" |
| 17 computers equipped with all latest hardware & | | | | Postal Address: |
| software useful for blind . Computer basic course | | | | D-Sector, Kamla Nehru Nagar |
| classes are taken by trained teachers & are | | | | Jodhpur, Rajasthan, 342003 INDIA. |
| compulsory for all the students from class 6th to 12th. | | | | Online Bank Transfer |
| Recently the School has started a three month | | | | UNION BANK OF INDIA, |
| Certificate course also in association with Polytechnic | | | | Account No. 503702010001848 |
| College, Jodhpur. 14 students have completed this | | | | Jodhpur Branch. |
| course during 2007-08 sessions. | | | | Founder : Mrs. |