Blind Welfare Society

Empowers the visually challenged, especially girls, with welfare programmes on education, employment, training and rehabilitation

  • Gold Certified 2023
  • FCRA
  • 80G
  • 12A
  • CSR-1
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About

  • Headquarters

    New Delhi, Delhi

  • Since

    1981

The Blind Welfare Society(BWS) works to empower visually challenged people and better their lives, with a special focus on girls. It believes that bli Read morend girls are more vulnerable and tries to provide them with extra support. It runs initiatives with an emphasis on education, employment, training and rehabilitation of visually challenged girls. It considers the blind equal to their normally abled counterparts and capable of performing any task with equal efficiency, thus, it strives to work towards providing the blind with equal opportunities, social security and a quality life besides enabling access to education.

Demographies Served

Vision & Mission

Mission: To enable visually impaired individuals to overcome the barriers that impede their independence and participation in society.

Vision: To empower individuals living with low vision or blindness to discover, develop and achieve their full potential.

Donor History

Give Foundation
Shree Bharat International Pvt. Ltd.
Socomec Innovative Power Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Riva Transport Ltd

Programs

  • Folding Sticks Distribution Programme

    The Society regularly takes up the distribution of white foldable canes to blind girls free of charge. This cane is a lifeline for many visually challenged people to find their way in the world. Through this initiative, the Society intends to enable the visually challenged to be confident, independent and able to reach anywhere on their own without assistance.

  • Financial Assistance Programme

    BWS provides financial assistance to economically backward blind people to pay for academic expenses, purchase aids or appliances and fulfilling their career aspirations. The assistance amount can be up to an amount of Rs. 2000

  • Braille Learning Programme

    The Society encourages learning Braille as reading and writing are the only ways ahead to progress in life. So, to promote Braille literacy it conducts special classes which not only help the visually challenged to get gainful employment in future but also boosts their confidence.

  • Hostel for Blind Girls

    It runs a high-quality hostel for blind girls providing them with free lodging and boarding facilities in Swaroop Nagar, Delhi. Since the services are free of charge it relieves any financial burden on the girls enabling them to concentrate on getting educated.

    The girls residing in this hostel are from very poor and marginalized families and are provided with a comfortable and homely atmosphere with clean sanitation facilities.

  • Distribution of Grocery Kits

    State

    To assist low-income blind people across Delhi in times of the pandemic, the Society took up initiatives to distribute grocery kits. The pandemic stopped sources of income for blind people who sell toys or sing and beg at bus and railway stations. The provisions were so given that they last for a few weeks helping the blind people tide over the lockdowns.

  • Hostel For College Going Visually Impaired Girls.

    We run a very clean, hygienic and professionally managed high-quality hostel for the visually challenged girls with free boarding and lodging facilities. It is situated at Swaroop Nagar, Delhi. We do not charge any payment from their parents or relatives and hence the girls can put their entire energy on going up higher with their education without financial burden, stress or guilt. Our hostel facilities are a lifeline for 30 visually challenged girls. The hostel has inmates from the State of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Delhi, Haryana, Odisha, Punjab and West Bengal. These girls come from most marginalized and poorest of the poor families, with little or no family support.

  • Hostel for College Going Visually Impaired Girls.

    We run a very clean, hygienic and professionally managed high-quality hostel for the visually challenged girls with free boarding and lodging facilities. It is situated at Swaroop Nagar, Delhi. We do not charge any payment from their parents or relatives and hence the girls can put their entire energy on going up higher with their education without financial burden, stress or guilt. Our hostel facilities are a lifeline for 30 visually challenged girls. The hostel has inmates from the State of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Delhi, Haryana, Odisha, Punjab and West Bengal. These girls come from most marginalized and poorest of the poor families, with little or no family support.

Impact Metrics

  • Number of Blind Girls Who Have Completed Their Graduation and Post Gradution

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 32
    • 2020-21 36
    • 2021-22 40
  • Girls Have Been Recruited in Various Government Services From Our Hostel.

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 6
    • 2020-21 6
    • 2021-22 7
  • Blind Girls Have Learned Braille From Our Hostel.

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 6
    • 2020-21 5
    • 2021-22 6
  • Number of Blind Girls Who Have Completed Their Graduation and Post Gradution

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 32
    • 2020-21 36
    • 2021-22 40
  • Girls Have Been Recruited in Various Government Services From Our Hostel.

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 6
    • 2020-21 6
    • 2021-22 7

Theory of Change

To enable visually impaired individuals to overcome the barriers that impede their independence and participation in society.

Milestones & Track Record

Blind Welfare Society is a registered non-government voluntary Organization. It was founded to undertake various projects in the field of Education, Employment, Training, and Rehabilitation for the people with visual challenges. Since inception, Blind Welfare Society meaningful initiatives have bagged various accolades in its shelf.

Empowering visually impaired girls was one of the prime objectives behind establishing the Blind Welfare Society as there is a dearth of organizations working for the betterment of visually impaired girls in India. We affirm that visually impaired young girls and women are more vulnerable and thus need extra support. It is our endeavour to create an environment where the lack of money or opportunities does not make blind girl’s situation worse.

Blind welfare society strongly resents any action which could show the visually impaired people as disabled. Blindness is just the physical loss of eyesight, nothing more. Blind people are like everyone else, and can be expected to perform on a par. BWS has a crucial role to play in creating a world where there are no barriers to people with sight loss. We strive to increase the independence, access to education, equal opportunity, social security and quality of life for people with vision loss.
We have continued to expand our programs and services to meet the needs of the community we serve.

Leadership Team

  • Asha Bhola

    President

  • Aarti

    Vice-President

  • Vishal Kawatra

    General Secretary

  • Neelam Makhija

    Treasurer

  • Shailesh

    Joint Secetary

Demographics & Structure

  • No. of Employees

    6-20

  • Strength of Governing Body

    7

  • Diversity Metrics

    77% women

M&E

  • Internal, External Assessors

    No

Policies

  • Ethics and Transparency Policies

    Yes

  • Formal CEO Oversight & Compensation Policy

    No

Political & Religious Declarations

  • On Affiliation if any

    No

  • On Deployment Bias if any

    No

Organisation Structure

Organisation Structure

Yes

Registration Details

  • PAN Card

    AAATB0654R

  • Registration ID

    11704

  • VO ID / Darpan ID

    DL/2018/0214969

  • 12A

    AAATB0654RE20214

  • 80G

    AAATB0654RF20214

  • FCRA

    231661314

  • CSR Registration Number

    CSR00006783

Location

  • Headquarters

    Blind Welfare Society, Plot No. 2/16, Block WXYZ, Near M.N. Convent Public School, Kushak Road No. 2, Swaroop Nagar, New Delhi, 110042

    Directions

Other Details

  • Type & Sub Type

    Non-profit
    Society

Financial Details

 Income / Expenses
  • 2019-20

    Income
    Rs.4,280,997
    Expenses
    Rs.2,788,909
    Admin Expenses
    Rs.418,336
    Program Expenses
    Rs.2,370,573
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  • 2020-21

    Income
    Rs.5,179,427
    Expenses
    Rs.4,306,246
    Admin Expenses
    Rs.645,937
    Program Expenses
    Rs.3,660,309
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  • 2021-22

    Income
    Rs.17,310,479
    Expenses
    Rs.9,419,131
    Admin Expenses
    Rs.1,412,869
    Program Expenses
    Rs.8,006,262
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  • 2022-23

    Income
    Rs.17,172,673
    Expenses
    Rs.12,856,349
    Admin Expenses
    Rs.2,442,706
    Program Expenses
    Rs.10,413,643
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