Voice of World

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Diwalifest 2018 in Voice of the World

Voice of the World is a Founded in 1992, non-governmental organization in Calcutta , working for the disabled using children and adults and otherwise underprivileged. One focus is the work with the blind and otherwise visually impaired . For this purpose it operates 22 bases in West Bengal , as well as one each in Puri and Delhi . The bases offer education and training , work opportunities and training for a self-determined life, as well as housing for a large part of the group of people supported. The founder and director of the organization is Gari Gupta, a social worker who is herself visually impaired .

deals

Voice of World operates several schools: a school for the blind, an inclusive school for children with cognitive impairments , otherwise handicapped and normally gifted children, a kindergarten and a training center for teachers. In addition, the organization offers various types of writing and reading support.

Voice of World also offers different housing options for disadvantaged people, not only for disabled children, but also for orphans and old people in need . In Calcutta, Voice of World runs a boarding school for children and young people with visual impairment with 120 places.

In addition, Voice of World publishes and lends audio books .

In August 2018, Voice of World became the second Rotary organization to run an Interact Club for the visually impaired.

Voice of World supports approx. 300 people with its housing offers and another approx. 2000 with outpatient offers.

Events

A blind participant in a Voice of World climbing event

Voice of World encourages participants in activities of the organization to participate in sport. Voice of World also organizes excursions in the Himalayas and gives climbing training for the blind. The Voice of World School in Calcutta enrolls students in public running events such as the Pinkathon , India's largest running event for women, and has a soccer team that competes in national championships for the blind.

2018 was for the Durga Puja celebrations in Ballygunj, a neighborhoods of Calcutta, a hard stage built that would draw attention to the situation of the blind and for organ donation of eyes called. The festival stage with all its decorations was specially designed as a tactile experience for the blind. The idea for this topic goes back to employees of Voice of World, the organization was one of four aid organizations for the blind that was invited by the Ballygunj community to the celebrations on this festival stage and presented a performance by 30 students on the first day.

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In 2009, the Voice of World soccer team won the national blind team title.

In 2018, Gari Gupta was awarded the Nari Shakti Puraskar , the highest civilian honor for women, for her work with Voice of World .

Web links

Individual evidence

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  2. ^ Sponsored Special Schools for the Disabled. West Bengal Library Network, accessed November 28, 2018 .
  3. Ratna Bandyopadhyay: INFORMATION LITERACY AND PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICES IN WEST BENGAL, INDIA. Department of Library and Information Science University of Calcutta, India, p. 133 , accessed on November 28, 2018 (PDF).
  4. Att främja utbildning och läs- och skrivkunnighet är ett av Rotarys sex focussområden. RC Rabindra Sarobar at Voice of World Blind School. Rotary International, accessed November 28, 2018 (Swedish).
  5. Voiceofworld. Retrieved November 28, 2018 (American English).
  6. Where the elephant god sleeps. Retrieved November 28, 2018 .
  7. অমিতাভ ভট্টশালী বিবিসি বাংলা, কলকাতা: পর্বতারোহন করছেন পশ্চিমবঙ্গের দৃষ্টিহীন শিক্ষার্থীরা. Retrieved November 28, 2018 (Bengali).
  8. IT Lab Solutions Ltd .: পর্বতারোহণ করছেন পশ্চিমবঙ্গের দৃষ্টিহীন শিক্ষার্থীরা. Retrieved November 28, 2018 (Bengali).
  9. Pinkathon preparations are in full swing. Run, Calcutta, run is the chant. t2 gets you snapshots. Retrieved November 28, 2018 .
  10. Community Puja welcomes the sightless to the festivities. Retrieved November 28, 2018 .
  11. Voice of World clinch Natl Blind soccer title - Times of India . In: The Times of India . ( indiatimes.com [accessed November 28, 2018]).
  12. Infographic: Nari Shakti Puraskar - Times of India. Retrieved November 28, 2018 .
  13. নিজস্ব প্রতিবেদন, এবেলা.ইন: নারীদিবসে বিরল সম্মান কলকাতার! আলো দেখালেন এই বাঙালি নারী . In: ebela.in . ( ebela.in [accessed on November 28, 2018]).