Brighter Visions

Updated on: Monday, October 03, 2011

Amway Opportunity Foundation saw the launch of AOF-NAB Travel and Tourism Project recently. A collaborative initiative of Amway Opportunity Foundation (AOF) and National Association for the Blind (NAB), the travel and tourism course for the visually impaired is a first of its kind. AOF has been working successfully for the past 12 years, and has printed over 85,000 brail textbooks. In the eastern region of India, the AOF has set up two computer centers recognised by the technical education system of West Bengal.

The launch was attended by approximtely 50 students from NAB. The event commenced with a vocal performance by one of the students, followed by Swami Siddhanand’s recitation of a Sanskrit shloka. The formal inauguration was done by lighting of the lamp, in the presence of the chief guest, Shibaji Ghosh, special commissioner, Kolkata Police, along with special guests Col K Bhattacharya, advisor, Sarvashiksha Abhijaan, government of West Bengal, G S Cheema, area manager, West Bengal, Amway India, and Dr Kanchan Gaba, secretary, West Bengal chapter, NAB.

Amway was launched in the year 1998. “It has taken the lead in the corporate social responsibility by working with a lot of orphanages and other NGOs in the state of West Bengal,” said GS Cheema. “Visually impaired people also have equal rights to work in the same sectors as others,” added Cheema. NAB and AOF started working together in the year 2005. The Travel and Tourism Project will offer a one-year course, certified by the West Bengal Council of Technology Education.

The NAB is a key organisation which was started in Mumbai in the year 1952. It offers a bouquet of courses for the visually impaired to enhance their employability. The project is an initiative of Dr Gaba, who commented, “Since they are learning how to operate computers, this would be a good field for them to work in.” The students will also be a part of soft-skill workshops conducted during the course.
 

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