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Indian Association for the Blind

Empowers visually impaired people, especially those from underprivileged backgrounds and rural areas, to be self-reliant by providing education, rehabilitation and employment opportunities

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

  • Headquarters

    Madurai, Tamil Nadu

  • Since

    1985

The Indian Association for the Blind (IAB) was established in 1985 by its founder late S.M.A. Jinnah, who himself had lost vision due to an accident e Read morearly in life. It had a small start tutoring eight visually challenged students with residential facilities. It has now grown as an institution providing education, skill training, residential services, support services and employment to visually challenged people from low-income communities and rural regions. For its services towards specially abled people, the association has received many awards such as Millenium Award, CSR Award, IBN7 Super Idol Award, National Award for Best Institution, Award for Eminence and the National Award for Best Role Model.

Demographies Served

Cause Area

Sector

Sub Sector

Impact

Through more than 24 initiatives, the Indian Association for the Blind has educated and trained more than 30,000 visually challenged people which forms 20% of visually challenged people in the State of Tamil Nadu,

Vision & Mission

IAB affirms its commitment to empower visually challenged people become self-reliant by providing comprehensive rehabilitation, education and employment opportunities. IAB has a special focus on the socio economically disadvantaged visually challenged children and adults, particularly those from rural areas.

Donor History

Give India
Global Giving
Synechron
CAF America
Nestle India

Programs

  • Education Programmes

    State

    IAB provides education to visually impaired students through its special higher secondary school and integrated education programme enabling under and post-graduate education. It has a well-stocked audio and Braille library to help students access information easily.

    It also provides scholarships to visually challenged students who perform well in their academics. Its curriculum includes extra-curricular activities to enable all-round development of students.

  • Employment Programmes

    State

    IAB graduates are finding fruitful employment in the BPO sector and also the Government sectors, more so, after the enactment of the Persons with Disability Act, 1995, which directs that one percent of jobs be reserved for persons with disabilities. This has enabled blind people to find employment with railways, schools and banks.

    IAB also provides vocational training for visually challenged people who want to start their own enterprises and partners with the private sector to identify opportunities and place visually impaired people in appropriate positions.

  • Residential Services Programmes

    State

    The association takes care of accommodation and food for the students through its sixty thousand square feet, three-acre campus equipped with all facilities. The campus is home to three hundred visually challenged children who stay in comfort and learn essential academic and vocational skills. The association also provides for healthcare services to treat any medical problems of the inmates.

  • Career and Skill Training Programmes

    State

    To enable the visually challenged students to prosper with good careers, the association imparts training in computers, BPO skills, printing and bookbinding, enabling them to take part in competitive exams and also basic engineering courses designed to assist the visually impaired non-graduate students to operate machines and earn their livelihoods.

  • Support Services Programmes

    State

    The association has an in-house Braille books production house to print and make available books in Braille to its students. This production house now caters to visually impaired people all over the State of Tamil Nadu.

    Its audiobooks are also helping visually challenged people to read books by hearing them. It imparts life skills to its students to help them live independently in addition to teaching them how to use phones, computers and talking books with special adaptations. It also provides legal help and entitlements to people with disabilities if so required.

  • Providing Free Education For The Visually Challenged People From Socio Economic Background.

    District

    State

    Identifying visually challenged children, especially from rural areas and providing them with enviable standard education on par with the sighted students. • Aims to provide technology aided quality higher secondary education with residential facilities for the visually challenged children from low social economic groups – Free of Charge

  • Providing Free Food For The Visually Challenged People From Socio Economic Background.

    District

    State

    Aims to provide free three times nutritious meals

  • Providing Free Education for the Visually Challenged People From Socio Economic Background.

    District

    State

    Identifying visually challenged children, especially from rural areas and providing them with enviable standard education on par with the sighted students. • Aims to provide technology aided quality higher secondary education with residential facilities for the visually challenged children from low social economic groups – Free of Charge

  • Providing Free Food for the Visually Challenged People From Socio Economic Background.

    District

    State

    Aims to provide free three times nutritious meals

Impact Metrics

  • Successful Pass Count

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 100
    • 2020-21 85
    • 2021-22 80

  • Students Joined for Bachelor Degree

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 18
    • 2020-21 15
    • 2021-22 18

  • Students Got Trained in Computer & Spoken English

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 100
    • 2020-21 85
    • 2021-22 80

  • Number of Beneficiaries Received Meals

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 155
    • 2020-21 189
    • 2021-22 195

  • Number of Meals Served

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 121000
    • 2020-21 135000
    • 2021-22 144000

  • Hunger Free People Count

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 870
    • 2020-21 965
    • 2021-22 1000

  • Students Joined for Bachelor Degree

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 18
    • 2020-21 15
    • 2021-22 18

  • Students Got Trained in Computer & Spoken English

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 100
    • 2020-21 85
    • 2021-22 80

  • Number of Beneficiaries Received Meals

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 155
    • 2020-21 189
    • 2021-22 195

  • Number of Meals Served

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 121000
    • 2020-21 135000
    • 2021-22 144000

Theory of Change

To make the visually challenged people self-reliant by providing education, training programs , employment opportunities etc.

Milestones & Track Record

We are providing special high standard education to visually challenged children of rural background at free of cost. Still many parents are not aware on importance of education. Its little hardship to counsel them and bring their childrens to school.

Leadership Team

  • Roshan Fathima

    General Secretary

  • Abdul Raheem

    Vice President

  • Dr.C.Ramasubramaniam

    President

  • Dr. R. Surendranathan

    Treasurer

  • Marimuthu

    Governing council Member

Demographics & Structure

  • No. of Employees

    21-50

  • Strength of Governing Body

    9

  • Diversity Metrics

    60% women

M&E

  • Internal, External Assessors

    Yes

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

Awards & Recognitions

National Award for the Best Institution – 2007, Govt of India Honorable President Prathiba Patil.
National Award for Best Role Model – 2001, Govt of India.

Registration Details

  • PAN Card

    AAATI2975G

  • Registration ID

    26/1985

  • VO ID / Darpan ID

    TN/2009/0008629

  • 12A

    AAATI2975GE20214

  • 80G

    AAATI2975GF20216

  • FCRA

    075940184

  • CSR Registration Number

    CSR00005510

Location

  • Headquarters

    Sundarajan Patty, Alagar Koil Main Road, Arumbanoor (Po), Madurai, 625104

    Directions

Other Details

  • Type & Sub Type

    Non-profit
    Society

Website

Financial Details

 Income / Expenses

  • 2019-20

    Income
    Rs.14,405,702
    Expenses
    Rs.17,356,458
    Admin Expenses
    Rs.3,471,291
    Program Expenses
    Rs.13,885,167
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  • 2020-21

    Income
    Rs.13,946,235
    Expenses
    Rs.17,024,383
    Admin Expenses
    Rs.3,404,876
    Program Expenses
    Rs.13,619,507
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  • 2021-22

    Income
    Rs.16,761,768
    Expenses
    Rs.23,984,650
    Admin Expenses
    Rs.2,398,465
    Program Expenses
    Rs.21,586,185
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  • 2022-23

    Income
    Rs.20,495,304
    Expenses
    Rs.18,233,536
    Admin Expenses
    Rs.692,874
    Program Expenses
    Rs.17,540,662
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