white folding canes, 71 - - :: blind people's association...

Digital Hearing Aid, 36

Tricy cles, 239

Mono-Ste Hearing Aid, 74

Calipers & Crutches, 118

Walkers, 4

CP chairs, 8

MR Kits, 18

Prosthesis, 34

Wheelchairs, 26Plex Talk, 433

Smart Canes, 160

Low v ision dev ices, 304

Prosthesis , 30

White folding Canes, 71

This is my first letter to you as President. I took over after the passing away of Mr. Jehangir Cama on 25th August, 2014. Taking over from a person like Mr. Cama is an onerous responsibility. He guided the BPA may ably in the past decades. I look forward to the support of all friends and well-wishers to me too.

In the past year, BPA has done a lot of pioneering work. Teams from Tajikistan came to BPA to learn about community based inclusive development.

We initiated an inclusive project in Banaskantha District on 21st May, 2014 with the help of European Union and German Leprosy Relief Association.

Bank of Baroda donated a Braille Box for printing of Braille text books.

Our Eye Hospital at Bareja has started a Cataract Free Campaign in Sabarkantha District and Ahmedabad city. We also inaugurated two vision centres – one each at Vatrak and Modasa. The Sabarkantha Cataract Free Campaign is run in partnership with Samta Vikas Charitable Trust.

There is a change of guard of BPA. Dr. Bhushan Punani completed 60 years of age and has handed over the Executive Director reins to his colleague Mrs. Nandini Rawal. Dr. Punani will continue to be associated full time with the BPA as Executive Secretary. Mrs. Vimal Thawani, the Project Manager replaces Mrs. Nandini Rawal as Project Director.

I invite you to visit all our centres and see how the BPA brand, quality and culture have permeated evenly.

With best wishes,

Yours sincerely,

Piyush O Desai

President

PRESIDENT'S DESK

ANNUAL REPORT : 2014-15

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BLIND PEOPLE’S ASSOCIATION (INDIA)

Shri Jehangir J Cama, President of Blind People's Association, National Association for the Blind and Adult Training Centre for the Blind passed away on 25th August, 2014 due to multi organ failure and diabetes. Shri Cama got associated with the Blind People's Association and the National Association for the Blind, Gujarat State Branch in 1997.

He was born in a very cultured and prosperous Parsi family. He was an automobile engineer but was recalled by his father to Ahmedabad for handling the first luxury hotel in Ahmedabad. He was groomed in the Parsi culture of warmth, hospitality and humour. Having all the comforts of life, his heart however, remained wedded to the welfare of those in need. He was brought to BPA by Shri Arvind Lalbhai the then President of the BPA. On Arvindbhai's passing away in 2007, Shri. Cama was the natural choice for assuming the leadership reins of the BPA and other associated Trusts.

His relationship with the BPA has enabled it to emerge as one of the largest and most dynamic development organizations for the disabled in Asia. Today BPA is recognized as a leading human resource development organization and a model for rehabilitation planners and practitioners. He also served as President of the Adult Training Centre Trust for the Blind, National Association for the Blind (Gujarat State Branch), Saddbhawna Rural Development Trust and Jit Mehta Balshala Trust. His business acumen and sense of social accountability has been transferred to these agencies and is seen in their epoch making programmes. He very ably demonstrated that he was a socially conscious and upright citizen by his selfless and dedicated services to the blind and disabled all these years.

Mr. Cama's greatness lay in his humility, his humor, his unassuming nature and his love for disadvantaged persons. He was very approachable and polite. He would listen patiently to the problems of disabled persons and never interrupt them and he always found solutions. He supported all the conferences and events organized by the BPA by sponsoring fabulous dinners on the lush green lawns of the Cama hotels. BPA and all associated Trusts will greatly miss his humanity and his generosity.

BELOVED PRESIDENT PASSES AWAY

BLIND PEOPLE’S ASSOCIATION (INDIA) ANNUAL REPORT : 2014-15

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VISION & MISSION BPA believes that all people with disabilities have the right to the same quality of life as their non-disabled counterparts

A group of people with blindness got together in 1954 and decided to start a Recreation Club for the Blind. This small club is now a large multi-faceted agency providing a wide gamut of s e r v i ce s - f r om p reven t i on , t o education, counseling, rehabilitation and employment. BPA believes in the rights of people with disabilities and involves all stakeholders in programme planning. BPA works incessantly for ensuring that people with disabilities are included in their communities. Today, BPA is one of the largest organizations in Asia working with and for all categories of disabilities.

VISION :

MISSION :

The Journey....

All persons from all kinds of disabilities will get access to individual need based services as a matter of right, will have good quality of life and will be an indivisible element of their communities and the nation.

To provide appropriate education, intervention, training and advocacy which will lead to awareness, empowerment and employment of people with disabilities with the help and support of trained staff and caregivers and to take measures for prevention, cure and mitigation of disabling conditions. All these measures wi l l be undertaken with the cooperation of families, communities and other stakeholders.

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Directors

Executive Director

Smt. Nandini Rawal

Director - Training

Shri. Harish M. Panchal

Project Director

Smt. Vimal Thawani

Permanent Invitees

1. BPA-Kachchh Comprehensive

Rehabilitation Centre

(Dr. Gyaneshwar Rao), St. Xavier's School

Road, Nr. Banni Guest House, Bhuj

3. BPA Nadiad Branch (Shri Bhaskar I. Patel)

Jagdish Bhuvan, Nr. Kakarkhad, Nadiad

4. HOPE Committee (Smt. Tilottama

Ladhwa)

D-21, Sahajanand Apartment,Gurukul

Road, Ahmedabad-380 052.

7. Adult Training Centre Trust for the Blind

8. National Association for the Blind

(Gujarat Branch)

9. Saddbhawana Rural Development Trust

(Blind & Disabled)

10.Dr. Jit Mehta Balshala Trust

(Shri Jayanti T. Panchal)

11.Ashirvad Viklang Trust

Run by Raj Shobhag Satsang Mandal

(Shri R. S. Jadav)

Nr. Police Station, National High Way Cross

Road, At Sayla, Dist. Surendranagar.

2. Bareja General Hospital Trust

(Shri Manubhai G. Patel)

13, "Sahyog" Sardar Patel Nagar, Ellis

bridge, Ahmedabad-380 006

5. Blind Women's Association

(Smt. Neela Saurabh Choksi)

At BPA Campus, Vastrapur, Ahmedabad-15.

6. Sense International India

(Shri Akhil Paul, Director)

405, Favourite Residency,

Opp. St. Xavier's Loyolla School,

Memnagar, Ahmedabad.

Vastrapur, Ahmedabad-15.



Usmanpura Gam, Nr. River Front,

Ahmedabad.

Office Bearers

President

Shri Piyushbhai O. Desai

Vice Presidents

Shri Prakash Mankodi

Shri Saurabh M. Kinariwala

General Secretary

Smt. Nandini P. Munshaw

Secretaries

Shri G.J. Vachhani

Shri F.J. Porwal

Treasurer

Smt. Sunita Thakor

Executive Secretary

Dr. Bhushan Punani

MembersªSmt. Bhartiben D. Vyas

ªSmt. Dakshaben M. Patel

ªSmt. Karunaben A. Shah

ªShri Dharmendra D. Vyas

ªDr. Nitin Suman Shah

ªSmt. Ushaben Atulkumar

ªSmt. Jayshriben Lalbhai

ªSmt. Mehroo J. Cama

ªShri Praful Vyas

ªShri Natubhai C. Shah

ªShri Manubhai Patel

ªShri Vithalbhai G. Patel

ªSmt. Urmilaben D. Kalantry

ªShri Upendrabhai Shah

ªProf. Bhaskar Y. Mehta

ªShri I. L. Chitkara

ªShri Tarak K. Luhar

ªShri Jayvantsinh S. Zala

ªKu. Sudha Patel

ªShri Yahya Sapatwala

ªShri Chintan R. Vasawada

ªSmt. Kanchan Patel

ªSmt. Hetal Pandya

Office bearers & members of the managing committee are paid zero remuneration

Production

Training

72

Persons

HRD

Training

57

Persons

Eye

Screening

Camps

67580

Disability

Assessment

873

Persons

Physiotherapy1122Patients

SpecialSchools

130Students

Aids &AppliancesProvided1557PersonsChildren

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271

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35

Cataract

Surgeries

8246

Patients

EmploymentProvided

163Persons

Awards toBPA : 2Staff : 8

Braille

Books

60746

Services in Community

1999Persons

News LetterEnglish : 2750

Gujarati : 1150Readers

VocationalTrainingProvided302

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330

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Parents Trained165Family

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INAUGURATIONS/NEW LAUNCHESINAUGURATIONS/NEW LAUNCHESNew CBR Prpogramme

"SAMMALIT VIKAS JANKARI" at Palanpur

Blind People's Association is one of the implementing partners of Sammalit Vikas Jankari Project for Banaskantha District, Gujarat funded by European Union and lead partner is German Leprosy Relief Association. The Grand launch of the program was organized on 21st may, 2014 at Kanubhai Mehta Auditorium, Palanpur. Around 350 people from different background like P W D s a n d f a m i l y m e m b e r s , Representatives from NGOs, Teachers and Special Educators, Media and Government Officials, and Sarpanchs participated in the launch of the Programme.

Naaz Shilanyas

BPA with the help of Round Table 40 Ahmedabad will be putting up a new building for the Inclusive Schools where children with disabilities and non disabled students will study together.. The Bhoomi Poojan of this unit took place on 28th - November, 2014 The chief guest was Dr. Nitin Sumant Shah (Chairman and Managing Director) Heart Foundation and Research Institute who announced Rs 30,00,000/- for co naming of the school.

Vision in the Dark

The BPA has started a unique project for sensitizing people about blindness and how blind people cope with the dark. “Vision in the Dark” is an area of 4000 Sq. Ft. of pitch black darkness. People are encouraged to go in and explore the world of the blind. The project has different pavilions like a rural setting, a village house, a hall of fame, a spiritual hall, restaurant and a theatre. Union Bank of India has supported the setting up of this ambitious project and the village has been supported by Ahmedabad Mercantile Cooperative (AMCO) Bank. 3000 visitors enjoyed the visit in the dark in 2014-15.

BPA Starts New Unitsat Bareja Hospital Complex

3 new Units were inaugurated on 11 November, 2014 at BPA Bareja Eye Hospital Complex by H.E. The Governor of Gujarat Shri Om Prakash Kohli. He also felicitated the generous donors on this occasion namely;

?Ms. Vasanti Patel for setting up “Santokben Baldevbhai Patel Mental Health Centre & Kum. Vasantiben Baldevbhai Patel Annakshetra”

?Dr. Nitin Sumant Shah, Heart Foundation and Research Institute for setting up “Chandrikaben and Dr. Sumant Shah Diagnostic Centre”

?Shri Vithalbhai Gatorbhai Patel for setting up “Shardaben Vithalbhai Patel Mahila Swasthya Kendra”

All these new ventures will help BPA Bareja Hospital to reach out to an additional 10,000 persons every year. We salute donors like Vithalbhai, Vasantiben & Dr. Nitin Shah We are happy that LIC has contributed to the building of Wards in the new extension of the Orthopaedic Hospital.These new ventures were inaugurated.

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AWARDSAWARDS

19 January, 2015: ,

PRINCPAL, Adult Training C e n t r e f o r t h e B l i n d , Ahmedabad Rustom Merwanji Alpaiwalla Memorial by the National Association for the Blind, Head Quarters, Mumbai.

MR. TARAKESHWAR K. LUHAR

11 May, 2014

VTV-Gujarati Gaurav “Thank You Mummy”

Best mother Award on Mothers' Day.

NALINI RAWAL staff o f B PA - S u m e r u Centre, mother of deafblind girl Juhi

28 January, 2015

Veteran Educator Award by the Open Page

I M S - B e s t Educationist Award:

, Teacher of BPA Best Teacher

M R . M A U L I K R A J N I K A N T TRIPATHI

MR. PARESH BHAVSAR

10 May, 2014: conferred QUALITY MARK TRUST Award under the category of NGO & Trust. The award function was held at YMCA, International Centre, Ahmedabad.

BPA 17 July, 2014: "Glittering Dealers' Award : Saurashtra Cement Limited-Hathi Cement fit Gujarat Sidhee Cement Ltd donated Rs. 1,00,000 to in "Glittering Dealers' Award for its excellent work.

Blind People's Association

DR. BHUSHAN PUNANIExecutive Secretary

PROF. BHASKAR MEHTAExecutive Committee

Member

20 February, 2015: ,

Project Director, an Award of Merit for exemplary services by Society for Welfare of the Mentally Retarded, Ahmedabad

MRS. VIMAL THAWANI

25 December, 2014: senior

p h y s i o t h e r a p i s t c o n f e r r e d b e s t employee award from Department of Labour, Government of Gujarat by the worthy hands of Gujarat Chief Minister Mrs. Anandiben Patel.

MR. DILIP H SHAH

AWARDS

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BPA

28 December, 2014: , staff of BPA who has

locomotor d i s a b i l i t y conferred a M e m o r i a l A w a r d -“ L a t e K a r s a n

Meghji Vekaria” by Shri Navchetan Andhjan Mandal, Madhapar, Bhuj.

MR. ARUN ARYA

J A V A N I K A DHARMENDRABHAI KADIA mother of Harshil and Dharmik who are multiple disabled children.

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The 12th World Blind Union Asia-Pacific Massage Seminar on "Medical Massage for the Blind”

Organized on 5-7 May, 2014 at Golden Tulip Sovereign Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand. 250 participants from 15 countries participated in the Seminar. Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Japan sponsored 5 delegates from BPA to attend this Seminar. 4 Master Trainers of Japanese Medical Massage Therapy (JMMT) Dr. Dilip Shah, Ms Chandni Barot and Mr. Kewal Patel, volunteer and coordinator Mrs. Madhurlata Sharma and Coordinator Dr. B.K. Panchal participated in this Seminar. Ms. Madhurlata Sharma presented the country report of India regarding the development of JMMT. After that this BPA team attended the training of full body JMMT, in related institutes in Japan from 11 -31 May, 2014.

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APPOINTMENTAPPOINTMENT

Mobility Training in Mauritius

Dr. B.K. Panchal, Physiotherapist of BPA was invited by Lois Lagesse Trust Fund-School for the Blind, M a u r i t i u s f o r p r o v i d i n g orientation and mobility training to teachers, carers, a few students and trainee mobility instructors from 10- 20 August, 2014. Around 40 trainees were trained by him and were greatly benefitted.

Training in Braille

Mr. Hitesh Choudhary, Teacher Visited Mauritius by the invitation of Lois Lagesse Trust Fund to provide training in Braille to all staff and teachers of the centre during 14-25 November, 2014.

Dr. Bhushan Punani, Executive Secretary

?The Ministry of Human Resource Development has constituted a National Monitoring Committee for education of SCs/STs and persons with disabilities (NMC) in June, 2012 under the Chairmanship of Hon'ble Minister for Human Resource Development. A Standing Committee to facilitate the NMC was also constituted. The Standing Committee has constituted a one man committee of Dr. Bhushan Punani, a Member of NMC for drafting guidelines for educational development of children with disabilities. BPA congratulate Dr. Punani on this unique accomplishment and wishes him the very best.

?Member of the Committee of the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, New Delhi

?Appointed as Member of training programmes for the categories of Special Teachers for educating and training the Blind & Low Vision and Orientation & Mobility Specialists by Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI).

?Appointed as Trustee and Mrs. Vimal Thawani as Advisor on Aastha Charitable Trust for welfare of the mentally challenged.


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EDUCATIONEDUCATION

3 Schools -

provide education upto Higher Secondary level to 230 students with blindness and low vision. There are 3 technical trades provided by the Technical school for students not interested in pursuing higher education. All students are provided free stay and food in the hostels on the campus.

All students are also given training in mobility and daily living skills to make them independent..

Shri K.N. Desai Adult Training School for the Blind, Minnie Cama Secondary & Higher Secondary Schools for the Blind, Rajesh Mehta Technical School for the Blind

BPA's Education Programmes form the cornerstone of its development. The first ever School for Adult Blind in Gujarat was started way back in the 60's by the BPA to provide an opportunity to adult students with blindness who had missed the bus.

Japanese Medical Massage Therapy

With help from NAB Centre for Blind Women and Disability Studies, New Delhi, a new vocational training course for the visually impaired called Japanese Medical Manual Therapy (JMMT) was brought to India with help of Japan International Cooperation Agency(JICA) to train Indian master trainers in this therapy. Visually Impaired Physiotherapists from Ahmedabad and National Institute for the Visually H a n d i c a p p e d ( N I V H ) Dehradun have joined in to receive the special training from Japanese trainers visiting from special needs school for the visually impaired in Tokyo and an expe r t i n te rna t i ona l trainer Dr. Saburo Sasada.

Lions Metropol i tan Shakr iben Mangaldas Music School for the Blind

Training in music up to Shiksha Visharad recognized by Akhil Bhartiya Gandharva Mahavidyala, Miraj.

Nandini Ramesh Gandhi School of Physiotherapy

26 Students admitted from all over India for this three year course recognized by Ahmedabad University and 15 students admitted for three months Massage Course recognized under Kaushalya Vardhak Kendra.

Students are successfully employed as physiothe-rapists in hospitals and clinics on completion of this course. Many students also opt for starting their own physiotherapy practice.

The schools have an outpatient clinic where 150 patients can walk in and get physiotherapy services free of charge by qualified physiotherapists on machines like diathermy, muscle stimulator, traction, infra red lamp, interferential machines etc.

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INCLUSIVE SCHOOLINGINCLUSIVE SCHOOLING

The Blind People's Association has always believed in setting up unique programmes which can be replicated. It has started model inclusive schools where non-disabled and children with disabilities study together in an accessible and inclusive environment. Around 400 children are covered in these schools.

The BPA has set up these 2 inclusive schools called "Sammilit Pathshala" in the following places at

• BPA-MSM Sammilit Pathshala at Naaz• Savinaya Sammilit Pathshala at Bavla

All schools are recognised by the Department of Primary Education, Government of Gujarat.

The same syllabus is followed with curricular adaptations for children with disabilities. There are special accommodations made like children being allowed to give oral exams in place of written, more time during exams, seating changes etc.

BPA's two 'SAMMILIT SHALAS' enable kids with and without disability to study together in an accessible and inclusive environment

DISTANCE EDUCATIONDISTANCE EDUCATION

The various courses are;

• B.Ed Special Education for Hearing Impaired (HI); Visually Impaired (VI); Mentally Retarded (MR)

• Post Graduation in Professional Diploma Course on HI/VI/MR

The courses are run under the auspices of the following Universities

• Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University (BAOU)

• Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)

The BPA runs special study centres where students come for 2 Contact Programmes of 2-weeks course. The rest of the studies are conducted under Distance mode. Exams are conducted and certificates issued by respective university.

The Blind People's Association runs various courses approved by the Rehabilitation Council of India, Government of India in the distance mode

BPA-MSM NaazSavinaya Complex, Bavla


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SPECIAL NEED INTERVENTION CENTRESPECIAL NEED INTERVENTION CENTREBPA's special need programmes provide services to children and adults who have mental retardation, blindness with additional disabilities, autism, cerebral palsy, deafblindness or other severe multiple disabilities.

VOCATIONAL & PROFESSIONAL TRAININGVOCATIONAL & PROFESSIONAL TRAININGBPA's vocational training programmes are designed in such a way that they lead to employment on completion of training. The courses are modern and contemporary and recognized by the Government. Persons with blindness, locomotor disability, cerebral palsy, hearing impairment, mental retardation and mental illness are given admission here.

Imparts training in simulated industrial settings in light engineering, commercial design, stationery, tailoring, composing, printing, and book-binding to 170 people with disabilities. They are given stipend and on the job training in simulated industrial settings in the . BPA makes furniture - household and office, does modern printing on offset machine for the government and private customers.

INDUSTRIAL TRAINING INSTITUTE:One year training is provided in the following courses:lData Preparation & Computer Software lDesk Top Publishing Trade (D.T.P.)

(D.P.C.S.) Computer Programming l Stenography English Tradeat lOffset Printing Trade

l Telephone Operator- lCutting & Tailoring cum-Receptionist

l Hair & Skin Care Cetnre

KAUSHALYA VARDHAK KENDRA: Runs three months skill training in the trades below :

lPlumbing Assistant lRadio Jockey lScientific Massage lMS Office

The Government conducts the examination and issues the certificates to the successful candidates.

Somabhai Lallubhai Multicategory Workshop

Dahiben Cama Computer Centre

Shirin Cyrus Dalal

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The services are provided on a life cycle approach.

Birth to 6 years: Early Intervention Services to 60 severely disabled children in centre based settings and to around 150 children in rural areas. The Early intervention Centre has been developed in the bungalow of the BPA founders Jagdishbhai and Bhadraben who donated it to BPA in their Will. For age group 6-18 years: Assessment, intervention, therapy and training given in centre based settings to 190 persons. Children are taught functional academics and community living. Parents are very deeply involved in the entire planning and interventions. Children in rural areas are served through community based

rehabilitation approach. There are Four day care centres at the main BPA campus. Namely Unit for Deafblind,

Unit for Mutiple Handicapped, Mental Hygiene Clinic.

Apart from day care facilities, the BPA has facilities for respite and residential care for 45 persons at the Campus at Naaz village 23 kms from the BPA campus.

18 years onwards: Pre-vocational orientation and Vocational Training Centres give to Vocational Training 50 persons with multiple disabilities in making of diyas, decorative candles, paper bags and plates, tie and dye duppattas and gift articles.

Kashibhai Lalitaben Jagdish Bhadra

Chandrikaben N. KinariwalaRatanlal Lallubhai C. N. Kinariwala

BPA-MSM

Lioness Karnavati R. M. Parikh

EMPLOYMENT & SELF EMPLOYMENT CELLEMPLOYMENT & SELF EMPLOYMENT CELL

This Department surveys the different industries and identifies suitable jobs for persons with disabilities. It maintains a live register of persons looking for jobs and matches the requirements of both parties.

The Department organizes regular open house career fair for differently abled citizens on 3 December, “World Disabled Day” where corporates and companies come to BPA and interview persons with disabilities on the spot. In this year, a total of 183 differently abled persons were selected by employers for various jobs ranging from cleaning, folding linen, lift operating, tele-calling and computer operations.

Rangavdhoot Employment & Placement

BPA's main motto behind this program is that persons with disabilities should get equal opportunity to earn and also live respectful life. They have lots of skills which can be utilized by employers for best output. Only thing they need to do is think out of box and give responsibility to these people

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GRAND TOTAL : 641

MALE : 535

MALE : 360

FEMALE : 46

FEMALE : 281


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The BPA believes that CBR is a strategy within general community development for rehabilitation, equalization of opportunities, and social inclusion of all people with disabilities. CBR is carried out through the combined efforts of people with disabilities, their families, communities and the generic services of health, social welfare and employment. BPA has adopted the WHO CBR Guidelines and the CBR Matrix which is a multi-sectoral approach and has 5 major components: health, education, livelihood, social and empowerment. Right now, BPA is implementing an Inclusive Livelihood CBR project in Ahmedabad, Surendranagar and Kutch districts with financial assistance from CBM. A total of 1500 people are being provided livelihoods every year.

With funds from the Government of Gujarat, BPA helped in the implementation of CBR in 139 Blocks out of total 225 in Gujarat State. A total of 3,45,000 persons with disabilities were reached through this approach.

The BPA runs training programmes for CBR in the following categories. This is open for all.

?CBR Orientation Training (5days)?Training programme for parents and siblings (5 days)?CBR Orientation Training (10 days)?CBR Training for Manager (15 days)?CBR field staff (30 days)

COMMUNITY BASED REHABILITATION SERVICESCOMMUNITY BASED REHABILITATION SERVICESBPA has adopted the Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) strategy to reach out to persons with disabilities in remote and rural areas who are not able to access services due to ignorance, poverty, disability and inaccessibility of services and environment.


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SUPPORT SERVICESSUPPORT SERVICES

BPA's support services complement educational and rehabilitation services provided to people with disabilities. These are aimed to make material, information and the environment accessible to such persons.

People with Disabilities are supported in their education, movement, technology skills and independence through the following units:

• Braille Press• Braille Circulating Library,• Talking Book Library• Shantaben Mehta Digital Library

The above provide material in Braille, audio and in soft format to 200 persons with blindness.

National Rehabilitation Engineering Institute provides assistive devices like wheelchairs, calipers, crutches, tricycles, Braille slates, mobility cane etc. worth ̀ 1.5 Crore annually are provided with the help of donors and the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment to over 6000 persons every year.

BPA has the following assessment services on its campus.

• India Audiometry Services• Low vision Services• Psychological & Psychiatric Services, Speech Therapy• Counseling• Mobility and adjustment training

Need based services are also provided to people who are newly disabled

H. N. Makim C.N. A. N. Kinariwala

Priti Jagmohan

Sense InternationalJashodagauri Thakorelal Shah

BPA's support services complement educational and rehabilitation services provided to people with disabilities. These are aimed to make material, information and the environment accessible to such persons.


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PREVENTION OF BLINDNESS & DISABILITIESPREVENTION OF BLINDNESS & DISABILITIES

INTEGRATION OF PEOPLE WITH SEVEREMENTAL DISORDER IN CBR MODEL

INTEGRATION OF PEOPLE WITH SEVEREMENTAL DISORDER IN CBR MODEL


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BPA Bareja Hospital ComplexThe Blind People's Association has a hospital complex at Bareja, 23 kms away from Ahmedabad. This large complex houses the following health facilities.

• Eye Hospital• ENT Hospital•

Orthopaedic Hospital• 'Sarva Rog Nidan Kendra'• Physiotherapy Clinic

This Eye hospital does 9000 eye surgeries per year of which 90% are free. Cataract, Glaucoma, Pterygium, Squint etc. surgeries are conducted on a daily basis in this well equipped hospital. The ENT & Orthopaedic Hospitals provide preventive and curative services to more than 2000 persons annually. Tympanoplasty, Fractures, Tendon Transfer etc. are conducted in the ENT and Ortho Hospital respectively.

'Sarva Rog Nidan Kendra1 offers laboratory facilities, cardiac and general health checkup and also provides free food to the patients.

The Hospital reaches out through its mobile services to almost the whole of central and North Gujarat. Donors contribute by sponsoring eye and other surgeries. Full reports with photographs are provided to donors.

The Bareja Eye Hospital has also started its satellite unit in the BPA-KCRC, Bhuj unit. 1000 Eye surgeries are performed free of charge in this unit per year.

The following vision centres were inaugurated in 2014 and are working with full gusto. Vision Centre;

Vision Centre; Vision Centre and Vision Centre

Navalbhai & HirabaNavalbhai & HirabaGatorbhai Himmatbhai (Bidaj)

Dr. Nitin Shah

Dr. Nitin Shah

ModasaVatrak Varsoda

Lashkari

BPA is running Integration of people with Severe Mental

Disorder in Community Based Rehabilitation model in

eight blocks of Gujarat with the funding from

Chotila, Vadhwan, Kathlal, Thasra, Balasinhor,

Anjar, Deesa and Idar are our project area where we are

working for people with severe mental disorders. We

have screened 5897 people with severe mental

disorders from these blocks. More than 1709 people

have got medicines under the project. 31 awareness

programmes organized during the year. Total 628 people

have recovered from the illness during the year under

this project. Community awareness programmes

through various forms are also implemented. Patients

and their families are given training about their rights

and entitlements.

Govt. of

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VISITORSVISITORS INTERNATIONAL

Tajikistan Visitors

World Health Organization (WHO) in partnership with Ministry of Health and Social Protection, Republic of Tajikistan is implementing a disability rehabilitation program in Tajikistan for development of National Rehabilitation policy, system, services with focus on Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) and Human Resource Development (HRD). WHO sent a team of high ranking Officers from Tajikistan with the goal of the visit being to build the capacity of the Ministry in initiating Govt. run and managed CBR programs with an objective to orient participants on governance and services that can contribute in achieving qualitative rehabilitation for persons with disabilities. The high-level delegation (7 members) from Tajikistan visited BPA from 23-26 February, 2015 namely;

lMs. Sodiqova Dilorom, Adviser of the Minister, Ministry of Health and Social Protection, Republic of Tajikistan

lMr. Rahmatulloev Sherali, Head of the Department of Mother, Child and Family planning, Ministry of Health and Social Protection, Republic of Tajikistan

lMr. Kurbanov Qudratullo, Head of the Department of Social protection, Ministry of Health and Social Protection, Republic of Tajikistan

lMr. Kholov Abdulkhalim, Head of State agency on Social Protection, Ministry of Health and Social Protection, Republic of Tajikistan

lMr. Kalandarov Safo, Project Associate, World Health Organization, Tajikistan

lMr. Satish Mishra, Technical Officer, Disability and Rehabilitation, World Health Organization, Tajikistan

They visited the BPA, CBR programmes and had meetings with all the relevant Officials in the departments of health and social justice.

First Lady of Guyana

Mrs. Delaatchmee Ramotar, Spouse of the President of Guyana H.E. Mr. Donald Rabindranauth Ramotar visited BPA on 7 January, 2015 to specially see Kaushalya Vardhak Kendra (KVK) which are supported by the Skill Development Department of Gujarat Government.

NATIONAL

23 December, 2014 : Mr. Sunil Arora, IAS, Secretary of Ministry of Skill development, New Delhi and Mr. Sanjay Nandan, Secretary of Disabled Board visited BPA and KVK department.

10 February, 2015: Mr. Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Union Minister of State for S k i l l D e v e l o p m e n t a n d Entrepreneurship visited BPA and appreciated initiatives on Skill Development.

7 January, 2015: Mr. Niranjan Kumar Sudhanshu, Director, Department of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, New Delhi observing all the vocational training as well as Skill Development programmes.

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The Government of India has enacted the CSR Law under which all Corporates whose net profit is more than 5 crores have to donate 2% to charity. This year the BPA saw a rise in the contribution of Corporates. It was heartening to witness the enthusiasm and generosity of Corporate giants. The givers of the year are given below:

Aeon Chemicals General Donation

Context HFW Facilities Endowment Fund for Eye Surgeries

Cyberoam Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Petty Shop

Emami Ltd. Operation Theatre at Bareja Hospital

Ferronatik Milacron India Pvt. Ltd. General Donation

Gruh Finance LimitedCataract Surgeries &

Sammalit Pathshala at Bavla

Gujarat Tea Processors & Packers Ltd. Food For Change

Hindustan PetroleumCorporation (HPCL) Ltd.

Bus for inclusive school at Naaz

"HITACHI Home &Life Solutions (India) Ltd"

Equipments For Bareja Eye Hospital

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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) ACTIVITIESCORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) ACTIVITIES

Kalupur CommercialCo-op. Bank Ltd.

Bolero vehicle forBareja Eye hospital

LIC Golden Jubilee FoundationExtension of

Eye Hospital at Bareja

Music Broadcast Pvt. Ltd.Scholarship forBlind Scholars

Ramdev Food Products Pvt. Ltd. Spices for hostels

Rasna Pvt. Ltd. Cataract Free Ahmedabad

Small Industries DevelopmentBank of India (SIDBI)

Mini bus forBareja Eye Hospital patients

State Bank of IndiaVarious donation options in

all ATMs PAN India

The Ahmedabad MercantileCo Op. Bank Ltd.

Sponsored a Village in“Vision in the Dark”

The National Small Industries Corporation Ltd. (NSIC)

Tricycles Distribution and Health Check up camps for differently abled people.

Union Bank,Union Bank Social Foundation

Financial support for“Vision in the Dark” project of BPA

Usha International Co. Ltd.Usha Silai Schools in80 villages in Gujaratcoordinated with BPA


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Suzlon FoundationCapacity Building &

Empowermentfor Rural Community

PRODUCTS MADE BY PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES @ BPAPRODUCTS MADE BY PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES @ BPA


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CONTACT TO PLACE THE ORDER:Mrs. Vimal Thawani, Project Director

Contact No. : 079-26304070

CONTACT TO PLACE THE ORDER:Mr. Harish Panchal, Director-Training

Contact No. : 079-26302840

CONTACT TO PLACE THE ORDER:Mr. Futarmal Porwal, Secretary

Contact No. : 079-26308174

MAJOR DONORS FOR THE YEAR 2014-2015

MAJOR DONORSVASANTIBEN BALDEVDAS PATEL 3000000

RASNA PVT.LTD. 2000000

MALLIKADAS 1600000

PUSHPAVATI MATUBHAI PATEL/MATUBHAI CHUNILAL PATEL 1500000

SMALL INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT BANK OF INDIA (SIDBI) 1500000

ARVIND THEKDI 1397078

THE NATIONAL SMALL INDUSTRIES CORPORATION LTD. (NSIC) 1368031

GRUH FINANCE LTD. 1364000

GIVE INDIA 1338651

EMAMI LIMITED 1250000

HEART FOUNDATION & RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1125000

BHAARAT WELFARE TRUST DONORS, UK 1030100

LIC GOLDEN JUBILEE FOUNDATION 1000000

THE LOTUS TRUST 1000000

VITTHALBHAI GATORBHAI PATEL 1000000

RS. 5, 00,000 TO RS. 1,00,000

THE KALUPUR COMM.CO OP.BANK LTD. TSUKUBA UNIVERSITY MITUL KOTECHA C/O. GIVE INDIA ROHAN BRC GAS

EQUIPMENT PVT. LTD. FERRONATIK MILACRON INDIA PVT. LTD HEMENDRA KOTHARI FOUNDATION SULOCHANABEN

DALAL USHA INTERNATIONAL LTD. CYBEROAM TECHNOLOGIES PVT.LTD. BHARATKUMAR JOITARAM PATEL SMILE

FOUNDATION SUNJEET GOYAL BALESH SHARMA DR.HARIKRISHNA DAHYABHAI SWAMI GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST

JEHANGIR DADABHAI CAMA CHARITABLE TRUST PRADIP N KHANDWALIA NAVANBHA AND HIRABA CHARITABLE TRUST

NITA O KAPOOR RASIK P.SHAH GLOBAL GIVING SBI ATM DONORS AMRUTBHAI GOVINDBHAI PATEL ARROW

DIGITAL PVT.LTD. HIMANSHU KANSARA JYOTINDRA KANTILAL SHAH NATIONAL ABILYMPICS ASSOCIATION POSITIVE

SIGHT SAROJ ALKESH PATEL KUBACH & SAMBROOK METALS LTD. MUSIC BROADCAST PVT.LTD. GUJARAT TEA

PROCESSORS & PACKERS LTD. KAMLESH M SHETH SHAH INVESTORS HOME LTD. INDIAN AMERICAN EDUCATION

FOUNDATION DONORS NAISHADH N PAREKH THE AHMEDABAD MERCANTILE CO OP. BANK LTD. HELPAGE INDIA

ANMOL DEEPAKBHAI PATEL JAGDISH PATEL COL RAJAN BAKSHI LAXMIDAS PATEL CONTEXT HFW FACILITIES R C

GANDHI & CO. SANJAY AGRAWAL LAXMIDAS PATEL,USA SULEKHRAM STEEL PVT.LTD AHMEDABAD ROUND TABLE

FOUNDATION RETAILERS ASSOCIATION OF INDIA KAMLABEN GOVINDBHAI PATEL PIYUSHKUMAR OCHHAVLAL DESAI

BALSON INFRASTRUCTURE P LTD. AEON CHEMICALS ANNAPURANA TRUST BHOGILAL BALABHAI PUB.CH.TRUST

JATIN GAJJAR K.P.KAMDAR M/S KOTHARI CHARITABLE TRUST MALCOLM DUBASH MALIBU FOUNDATION

MANHARLAL P PARIKH MITUL BRAHMBHATT NATHA SISODIYA NIPPON DEKOR PROP. TRILOCHAN TRADES AGENCIES

PVT.LTD. OMNILENS PVT.LTD. SAURASHTRA CEMENT LTD. SHAYANA LINGOO BIDIWALA & CO. SHILPEEN H

MAJUMDAR SHROFF FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST SPECIAL NEEDS FOUNDATION FOR V I,UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA SUNIL

RAJNIKANT PAREKH SURAKSHA T MEHTA VASANT JHAVERI VIDYA J BHATT

RS. 1,00,000 TO RS. 50,000

ASHWANI GUPTA DR.JAGDEEP B SHAH KARAN VATSAL P THAKOR MAITRI CONSTRUCTION MANISH D GANDHI

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MAJOR DONORS FOR THE YEAR 2014-2015

ARVINDBHAI BECHARDAS JEWELLERS PVT. LTD. PRAKASH BHIKHABHAI PATEL PARIVARTAN DEEPAL KISHOREBHAI

PAREKH SURESHBHAI BECHARDAS PATEL ATMA TRUST PATEL HARSH KIRIT BHARAT DAVE VIPIN SHANTILAL PARIKH

PURVI P PARIKH D.B.CORP.LTD. PRIYANKA SETH JAGDISHBHAI KOTHARI MUKESH MEHTA KAILASHBEN

&RAMANLAL PARIKH CHARITABLE TRUST NATRAJ FOUNDATION TRUST KRUTIKA DESAI SANJAYBHAI B SANGHAVI

VISHAL CHAUDHARY KUMARI KESHAVDAS MENON CHETAN ADITI ARUN SHROFF D.SHITAL H PATEL SARLABEN

JAGDISHCHANDRA PARIKH C K ASSOCIATES KANTILAL PATEL CONSULTING CO. P. LTD. LILABEN JAYANTILAL PATEL

MARKETING UNLIMITED DHIRUBHAI MATHURBHAI PATEL PROF.ARJUN GAJJAR ALOKKUMAR AGARWAL ARCHIT

GADICHERIA BHAVNI KARTKBHAI PATEL CHATTA NARSAIAH RAMAIAH DAXABEN PANDYA DHARMENDRA R PATEL

DHARMESH HARIYANI DR.HITESH J PATEL HASTI PETROL CHEMICAL &SHIPPING LTD. INDRAVADANBHAI T PARIKH

INTERSPERSE INDUSTRIES KAMLESH DHINGRA KIRAN G JANI MAHEK JAGRUT VYAS NATVERLAL MAGANLAL SHAH

PANKIL J SHAH PRAKASH J SAJNANI PRAVINCHANDRA CHIMANLAL PARIKH PRAVINCHANDRA MULCHAND SHAH

RANJIBHAI BECHARDAS CHAUDHARY SHRI RAMKRISHNA PATEL CHARITABLE TRUST SHRI VENKAT G SUBHADRA

BHIKABHAI PATEL SUPRIYA GAURAV SHAH VENKAT RAO

RS. 50,000 TO RS. 25,000

BINDUBEN P PARIKH KANCHANBEN BHIKALAL SHAH SATISH RAMANBHAI PATEL DEVENDRA O PATEL DEEPAK

ROHAN PRAJAPATI MANISH UPENDRABHAI PATEL JITENDRA V DAVE HITACHI HOME& LIFE SOLUTIONS(INDIA)LTD.

AIRPORT DIRECTOR AAI DR.SATYAM R PATEL CANADA M/S RELSON INTERNATIONAL RAJEN MASALIA SHYAMAL

SUYOG TRUST ALKA SINGHAL (U.K) JAPAN K DAGLI PRADEEP MATHUR SAMIR SHAH SHIBANI SARJU DESAI

ARVIND VALLABHDAS SHAH JASUBHAI DALAL JAYDEEP NAVINCHANDRA BHATT MACRO POLYMERS PVT.LTD.

RAJENDRAKUMAR MOHANLAL SHAH TELE SWITCHGEARS JAYESH M GANDHI KIRAN ANIL TANIKELLA GUJRAT

VAIBHAV PUBLICATION PVT.LTD. HARDIK R PATEL HARDWARE TOOLS & MACHINERY PROJECTS PVT. LTD. HARSHAL L

JAMBUSARIA SHARDABEN MANSHUKHBHAI KOTHARI UTKARSH AMIN ASHISH RAVINDRA NATHAN GUMANSINHJI

BHOJRAJSINHJI RANA HARIKANT & HEMAGINI BHATT KHUSHI ADVERTISING IDEAS PVT LTD MITESH/NIRAV/BIMAL

KADAKIA MRUNAL N SHAH & CO. NILABEN SURESHCHANDRA TUMDI NIRMALABEN PUROHIT R K DECORATORS

RAMKUMAR S M SHAH SHANKAR CHANDIRAMANI SHRENIK M DOSHI TADINADAPATTABHI RAMARAO UNITED WAY

OF INDIA SONAL TRADING CO. DR.PARTH M PATEL RASIKLAL SHAH SHYAMLAL MANGALDAS DESAI YOGESH V

BADIYANI INDIRABEN JITENDRABHAI PARIKH MEENABEN PATEL NANDINI S RAWAL CHIRAG SHAH SAGAR CHETAN

KARIA SHARDABEN P PUJARA S.L.PATHAN GAUTAM HASMUKH OZA ANKIT DINUBHAI PARIKH ANKITA R PATEL

ANKURA A PATEL ASHWINBHAI MANUBHAI PATEL ATUL PARIKH BHAUMIK DILIP SHAH DHAVAL YOGESH PATEL & FAMILY

GITABEN R SHAH GUJARAT MINERAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION GUJRAT MICROWAX PVT.LTD. HASHMUKH C

SHAH INSTANT TRADE AGENCY JASMINE R BHATT KAMAL SHAH KAMLESH JAYANTILAL RAWAL &JANKI RAWAL

CANADA KANDARP JANI MADHUVAN SECURITIES PVT.LTD. MILLENNIUM PARK HOLDINGS PVT.LTD. NANDINIBEN P

MUNSHAW NEHA ELECTRONICS RAJESH C SHAH RAJIV CHINUBHAI CHARITY TRUST RANJEET SHAH

SAUNRACHANA STRUCON PVT.LTD. SAVVY INFRASTRUCTURE PVT.LTD. SIGMA CORPORATION TANISHA VYAS UMANG

V SHAH VEER JIGNESH DHOLARIA VINOD DENIM LTD. VINODA LAXMANLAL DALAL VINODBHAI H DIXIT

RS. 25,000 TO RS. 10,000

PATEL H RATANSIBHAI PREM PUBLIC CHARITABLE TRUST VIJAY N TRIPATHI REKHABEN M SHAH SATISH CHADRA

PANEY S M PATEL INSTITUTE OF COMMERCE KUSUMBEN JAYANTILAL MALA JAGDISHCHAND MANGALCHAND SHAH

SNEH GUPTA FAMILY TRUST RAMESH J PAREKH SHIVA ENTERPRISE SHOBHNABEN J SHAH SHAILESHBHAI RAMANLAL

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SANT MADHUBEN JAYSUKHLAL SHAH RADHEYSHYAM MANILAL SHAH ROMESH KUMAR BHAGRA SHREE MANAV

KALYAN TRUST SHRI DATTA JANSEVA CHARITABLE TRUST,C/O M.R.MISHI SHRI VIKLANG KALYAN TRUST PALDI SONAL

NANAWATI VAISHALI A PATEL VEENA RANJIT SONI SABBIRIRIRALI M AGHARIA MADHUSUDAN G. PATEL & FAMILY

AMIT PATEL & AKSHAY PATEL ASHOK MEHTA AVADAT APPARELS(PROP.SACHIN P SHAH) BOMBAY GUJARAT TOBACCO CO.

DHAWAALL PANCHAL DOLLY P DESAI DR.SHOBHA RANI DWARKADAS V. PATEL DWARKANATH N DEO FALGUNI N

SHAH JATIN DALAL KRISHENKUMAR VERMA KRISHNA JADEJA MAHENDRA MAGANLAL SHAH MITHALAL

MUKAMCHAND SHAH NEENA VERMA NIMESH C PATEL P S SHAH PRAVINBHAI SHANTILALPANDYA PURSHOTAMDAS

HARKISANDAS CHARITABLE TRUSTC/O BHAIDAS CURSONDAS & CO. R.K.P.FLOORS RIPA THAKAR RONAK KOLSHAWALA

SANJEEV GUPTA SHAN,HEER,BHAVI & KAVI SHANIDEV DHAVAL PANCHAL SHELLY JINDAL SRIDHAR SUMITRA

MITHALAL SHAH TRILOCHAN KAUR USHAKANT H MANKAD VIJAYKUMAR K SHAH VIKRAM TRIKAMLAL SHAH

DHARMENDRA BABULA SATHWARA& CHANDRIKABENDHARMENDRA SATHWARA HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL KHUSHNUM

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JAGDISHBHAI CHUNIBHAI SHAH JITENDRABHAI V RATHOD KAJAL CHAVDA UK KAMLA SAXENA M M BACHHAWAT

MANSI R PARIKH NABROS PHARMA PVT LTD. PANKAJ G SHAH PANKAJBHAI MANUBHAI JHAVERI PRATIK SHAH

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PURNIMA R PATEL R.JAYAKRISHNA NAIR RAJANIKANT SHANTILAL PATEL RAJESH K PATEL RAMANBHAI A PARMAR

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ANIL PAREKH SHILPESH SHASHIKANT SHAH SHRUTI ANERU SONALBEN VINODBHAI THAKKAR SUDHIRBHAI&CHANDANI

BEN BHATT &FAMILY SURESH M PATEL SUSHILABEN H PALOD VAIDEHI SHAH VASANTBHAI PATEL VASTIMAL S JAIN

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SHAH CHANDUBHAI C PRAJAPATI CHIMANLAL A SHAH DINAVAHI SUBRAMANYAM JIGNA C SHAH PALLAVI PANKAJ

SHAH RAKESH SHUKLA SNEH CORPORATION C/O.ISHIKA R CHOKSI URVASHI KANTILAL THAKKAR USHTA-TE

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Identity and Legal Status

Blind People’s Association is registered under:�Bombay Public Trust Act, 1950 as a Public Charitable Organization with Registration No.

F-112 Ahmedabad�Societies Registration Act, 1860 as a Registered Society with registration No.

BOM/46/ABD�Section 12A & Section 80 G of the Income Tax Act, 1961, extended in Perpetuity�Section 35 AC of the Income Tax Act, 1961 which enables it to extend 100% exemption

to its donors from the Income Tax, Validity till financial year 2016-17�Foreign Contribution Registration Act, 1985, (FCRA) which permits it to accept

donations from foreign countries and agencies. Reg. No. 041910002�Section 52 of Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995 which is a mandatory requirement for

any organization working for persons with disabilities.�National Trust Act bearing Registration No. 0609�BPA is accredited with Credibility Alliance having desirable normsBankers :Major Bank : Bank of India - Memnagar Road Branch, Nr. Helmet Cross Road, Memnagar, Ahmedabad-380052, Phone : +91-79-

26713979Foreign Bank: Bank of India (New York, London)Other Banks: State Bank of India (IIMA), AXIS Bank (Vastrapur), Dena Bank (Navrangpura), ICICI Bank (Ambawadi), Union Bank of

India (Bareja), The Kalupur Commercial Co.Op. Bank Ltd. (Bareja), HDFC Bank (Navrangpura), Indus Ind BankAuditors :M/s. Kaushik Jayendra & Company, 4th Floor, Nobles, Opp. Nehru Bridge, Ashram Road, Ahmedabad - 380 009Phones: +91-79-26589123/26589917Name & Address of Architects :SMPS Consultant & Architects, Bholanath Sarabhai Building, Khamasa Gate, Ahmedabad-380 001Phone :+91-79- 25391911

FIMPROVING GOVERNANCE

BUILDING TRUST

IERTIFIIATE [F AIIREDITATIIN [N DESIr{ABLE NIR]t/lS

GBENIBNIIY AttIAlIGE

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(Desirafife afficres to tfic prescifief lrforms -fo,goof gor)errlnnce of Organisatioru'l/otuntary

Back Road, Khetwadi Mumbai-40O OO4. ChairpersonTel. : 9t-22-23894046 47/ Central Accreditation Committee

Website : www.credall.org.in

Name

Mr. Piyushbhai O. Desai

Mr. Saurabh Kinariwala

Mr. Prakash Mankodi

Mrs. Nandini P. Munshaw

Mr. F. J. Porwal

Mr. G. J. Vachani

Mrs. Sunita Thakor

Directors

Mr. Harish M. Panchal

Mrs. Vimal Thawani

Mrs. Nandini Rawal

Age

75

60

65

79

67

74

79

68

59

56

Sex

M

M

M

F

M

M

F

M

F

F

Position on Board

President

Vice-President

Vice-President

General Secretary

Secretary

Secretary

Treasurer

Training Director

Project Director

Executive Director

Occupation

Businessman

Industrialist

Social-Worker

Industrialist

Social Worker

Social Worker

Social-Worker

Employee

Employee

Employee

Meetings attended

4/4

1/4

3/4

4/4

4/4

2/4

2/4

Dr. Bhushan Punani 61 M Executive Secretary Management Professional

4/4

4/4

1/4

3/4

Staff Salary Disclosure

Remuneration of the highest paid staff member:

Remuneration of the lowest paid staff member:

CEO’s Remuneration (Paid from the Adult Training Centre for the Blind):

8,40,000

16,48,153

90,000

per year

Distribution of permanent staff (as on 31 March 2014)

Slab of gross monthly salary (in ) Plus benefits paid to staff

5,000 - 10,000

10,000 - 25,000

25,000 - 50,000

50,000 - 1,00,000

Female

68

12

29

3

Male

95

34

50

11

Total

163

46

79

14

No.

1.

2.

3.

Name

Dr. B.K. Panchal

Dr. B.K. Panchal

Mr. Hitesh Choudhary

Mr. Dilip Shah

Ms Chandni Barot

Mr. Keval Patel

Mrs. Madhurlata Sharma

Designation

Coordinator, Physiotherapy

Coordinator, Physiotherapy

Teacher

Sr. Physiotherapist Master Trainer-JMMT

Coordinator-JMMT

Master Trainer-JMMT Physiotherapist

Volunteer, Physiotherapy

Date & Destination

5 to 7 May

2014

10 to 20August2014

14 to 25

November2014

Purpose & Sponsored by

Attended in the 12th World Blind Union Asia-Pacific Massage Seminar on "Medical Massage for the Blind" in Bangkok, Thailand.

Providing orientation and mobility training to teachers, carers, students and trainee mobility instructors in Mauritius.

Visited Mauritius by the invitation of Lois Lagesse Trust Fund to provide training in Braille to all staff and teachers of the centre in Mauritius.

Sponsored by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

Sponsored by :Lois Lagesse Trust Fund-School for the Blind, Mauritius

Sponsored by :Lois Lagesse Trust Fund-School for the Blind, Mauritius

TOTAL

Gross Expense

Sponsorship of

travel, stay and

food directly

Sponsorship of travel, stay and

food directly

Sponsorship of

travel, stay and

food directly

— Yes

Sponsored by External

Organization (Yes/No)

Yes

Yes

Yes

�No remuneration, sitting fees or any other form of compensation has been

paid since the inception of the organization, to any board member/trustee.

�None of the board members are related to each other.

�The Board/Managing Committee met 4 times in the FY 14-15 as shown in the

table below. Minutes of the board meetings are documented and circulated.

�A Board Rotation Policy exists and is practiced.

�The Board approves programs, budgets, annual activity reports and audited

financial statements. The Board ensures the organization’s compliance with

laws and regulations.

Annual General/Managing Committee Meetings of BPA Attended

20 September, 2014 Annual General Meeting 29

20 December, 2014 Managing Committee Meeting 15

14 March, 2015 Managing Committee Meeting 19

14 June, 2014 Managing Committee Meeting 24

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Greater than 1,00,000

Total

1

113

0

190

1

303

Board Details Governance

Accountability and TransparencyTotal cost of international travel by all staff during the year


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CREDIBILITY ALLIANCE NORMS COMPLIANCE REPORTCREDIBILITY ALLIANCE NORMS COMPLIANCE REPORT

BPA SPREADS ITS WINGSBPA SPREADS ITS WINGS

KUTCH COMPREHENSIVEREHABILITATION CENTRE (KCRC)

Property donated by Snehvinaben Shah for Pre-vocational services for persons with severe and multiple disabilities

Contact PersonMrs. Jigna Joshi

3rd Floor, “SUMERU” Centre,Nr. Suvidha Shopping Centre,Parimal Rly. Crossing, Paldi,

Ahmedabad-380 007Tel : +91-79-26652209

SHRI R.M. PARIKH RESOURCE CENTRE(SUMERU CENTRE) PALDI

Property donated by Mr. Dharmendra and Bharti Vyas, Trustees, MSM Trust. Lush green campus for residential & respite care for severely disabled children and for residential training programmes for professionals conducted by the BPA.

Contact PersonMs. Jyoti Doshi (Principal)

NAAZ Village Tekra,Jetalpur Pirana Road, Taluka Daskoi, Dist

Ahmedabad.Tel: +91-02718-298306

MSM-NAAZ RESPITE CENTREREHAB UNIVERSITY

BPA - BAREJA HOSPITAL COMPLEX

Property donated by Bareja General Hospital Trust for running a state of the art eye hospital, providing quality eye care & ear care services. All types of eye & ear surgeries carried out totally free of charge for deserving patients.

Modern Orthopedics Hospital for corrective surgery.

NAVALBHAI & HIRABA PORECHA EYE and ENT HOSPITAL

(A Unit of BPA & Bareja General Hospital)

GATORBHAI HIMMATLAL PATEL (BIDAJ)

ORTHOPAEDIC & GENERAL HOSPITAL

Contact PersonsDr. Nitin Suman Shah (Medical Director)

Tel: +91-02718-233655Mr. Dharmendra Jena (Manager)

Tel: 9327547205

Opposite Hotel Pragathi, Bareja Chokdi, Bareja, Dist. : Ahmedabad.

Tel: +91-02718-233655

Hostel for disabled women & residential facility for training programmes conducted by the BPA. Revenue Free Land donated by Government of Gujarat.

Contact PersonMrs. Kusumben Parmar

B/h. Vastrapur Sahkari Vasahat, Vastrapur, Ahmedabad-380 015

Tel: +91-79-27912816

LIONESS KARNAVATI HOSTEL FORBLIND WOMEN & BPA GUEST HOUSE

Early Intervention Centre for Multidisabled Infants.Donated by BPA founders Jagdishbhai, Bhadraben & Family for early intervention services to disabled children in the age group 0-6 years.

Contact PersonMrs. Abha Joshi

1, Devi Park, Vastrapur,Ahmedabad-380 015

Tel : +91-79-64504572

KASHIBHAI LALITABENBHADRABEN & JAGDISHBHAI PATEL

“SAMARPAN SANKUL”

OFFICES OF THEBLIND PEOPLE’S ASSOCIATION

Head Office : BLIND PEOPLE’S ASSOCIATION (INDIA)Jagdish Patel Chowk, 132 ft. Ring Road, Vastrapur, Ahmedabad-380 015, Gujarat, India

Key Phone: 91-79-26304070, 26303513, 26300575 l EAPBX : 26305082Fax: 91-79-26300106 Email: [email protected], [email protected]

Website: www.bpaindia.org

After Office HoursBoys’ Hostel : 26304070 l Studio: 26303513 l Gate: 26300575

A Centre in response to the killer earthquake of 2001. Services of relief & rehabilitation provided to earthquake disabled persons. Revenue Free Land donated by Government of Gujarat.

Contact Persons :Dr. Gyaneshwar Rao (Project Director)

+91 2832 252041 / 222907Mr. Arvind Gohil (Project Manager)

NR. St. Xaviers School, Opp. Banni Guest House,

Bhuj-370001Tel: +91-2832-252041


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BPA SPREADS ITS WINGSBPA SPREADS ITS WINGS

SAROJINI SADAN

Willed and Donated by:Late Ms. G.C. Sarojini an employee of IIM Ahmedabad. This house has been named as "SAROJINI SADAN".

Contact PersonMr. Arindam Ray

Rahul Flat, Vastrapur,Ahmedabad-380013.

Tel: 94272659579327547208

Premises donated by Lioness Club of Karnavati for ‘Samarpan’ Vocational Training Unit for Adults with Multiple Disability.

Contact PersonMr. Nitin Parvalia

FF, Parth Indraprasth,Nr. Sarkari Vasahat, Vastrapur,

Ahmedabad-380015.Tel : 9377467272

Property donated by Mr. Jitendra Ajmera for running an inclusive school where 300 disabled and non disabled children study together.

Contact Person

Nr. Maruti Mamra-Pauva FactoryAt. Rajoda-Bavla, Dist. Ahmedabad.

Tel : 9327547211

Mrs. Sonalben Sutariya (Hon. Principal)

Donated by family members of Late Dr. Jit Mehta to perpetuate his memory. Provides services to Persons with Mental Retardation in the age group of 15-25 years.

Contact PersonMrs. Mira Shah

Plot No. 155,B/h. Usmanpura Municipal Market,

Usmanpura Village, Ahmedabad-380013.

Tel : +91-79-27543370

SAVINAY REHABILITATION CENTREFOR THE DISABLED WOMEN - BAVLA

DR. JIT MEHTA BALSHALA TRUST

JYOTSNABEN DHIRUBHAI NAIKPHYSIOTHERAPY SANKUL

LIONESS KARNAVATIVOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE

VastrapurVastrapur

Drive-inRoad

Drive-inRoad

UsmanpuraUsmanpura

PaldiPaldi

BarejaBareja

NadiadNadiad

BavlaBavla

BhujBhuj

PalanpurPalanpur

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?BPA-Lioness Karnavati Hostel?Early Intervetion Centre?Shilalekh Shop?Sarojini Sadan

HEAD QUARTER

VocationalTraining

?Jit Mehta?Physiotherapy

SammilitPath Shala

SammilitPath Shala

KCRCCBR Project

Hospital Complex

Rehab.Centre

Centre forMultipleDisability

House of Jagdishbhai Patel founder of BPA. Now A fullfledged Rehabilitation Centre

Contact PersonMr. Chandrakant K. Solanki

Jagdish Bhuvan, Kakarkhad Chora,Nadiad-387001

Tel : +91-0268-2551524Tel : 9723120925

BLIND PEOPLE’S ASSOCIATIONNADIAD BRANCH

Property donated by Jyotsnaben Dhirubhai Naik Physiotherapy services

Contact PersonDr. B. K. Panchal

Plot No. 155, B/h. Usmanpura Municipal Market, Usmanpura Village,

Ahmedabad-380013.Tel : +91-79-27543370

Tel : 9898117936

Supported by EUROPEAN UNION through German Leprosy Relief Association (GLRA)

Contact PersonMr. Vanraj Chavda

Coordinator

Sammilit Vikas Jankari Andhjan Mandan-Palanpur Branch

12, Vrajbhumi, Opp.Kuvarba School,Dairy Road, Palanpur ,Gujarat

(Mob) 9377468365

NaazNaaz

Sammilit Vikas Jankari Project


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BPA INCOME & EXPENDITURE HIGHLIGHTS

RECEIPT & PAYMENTS HIGHLIGHTS

Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2015

Income & Expenditure Account for the Year 2014-15

Receipt & Payment Account for the Year 2014-15

Funds & Liabilities

Expenditure

Payments

Properties & Assets

Income

Receipts

Amount (`)

Amount (`)

Amount (`)

Amount (`)

Amount (`)

Amount (`)

Trust Fund 78,019,597 Immoveable Properties 116,373,188

Earmarked Fund 301,323,045 Moveable Properties 62,049,715

Depreciation Fund 71,663,841 Closing Stock 753,586

Loans (without interest) 5,888,497 Loans & Advances 1,870,872

Other Liabilities 26,702,485 Investment 251,757,580

Others 6,848,221

Cash & Bank Balance 23,245,432

Cumulative Excess of

Expenditure over Income 20,698,871

TOTAL (`) 483,597,465 TOTAL (`) 483,597,465

Expenditure in respect of Properties 4,479,631 Grant 22,537,791

Object of Trust 86,874,167 Donation 89,035,905

Transfer of Funds 78,525,931 Interest on Investment 33,366,558

Other Expenses 15,731,782 Others 37,777,921

Excess of Expenditure over Income 2,893,336

TOTAL 185,611,511(`) TOTAL (`) 185,611,511

Liabilities (decrease) 78,866,031 Opening Balance 24,012,438

Assets (increase) 7,682,573 Liabilities (increase) 52,809,075

Other payments of revenue nature 179,137,754 Assets (decrease) 29,392,102

Closing Balance 23,245,432 Other receipt of revenue nature 182,718,175

TOTAL 288,931,790(`) TOTAL (`) 288,931,790

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