Benetech Receives Support from Lavelle Fund for the Blind to Bridge Education to Employment Gap in India
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Thursday, October 14, 2021
The program, supported by the Lavelle Fund for the Blind, will help launch the digital transformation of 10 schools for the blind across India.
Key Points:
- The program, supported by the Lavelle Fund for the Blind, will help launch the digital transformation of 10 schools for the blind across India.
- Most schools for the blind and visually impaired in India rely on braille textbooks for education, said Dr. Homiyar Mobedji, Bookshare Asia and Africa Program Manager.
- India has an estimated 62 million blind and visually impaired residents, the highest population in the world.
- The Lavelle Fund primarily concentrates its giving in the areas of Medical Eye Care, Vision Rehabilitation & Resources, and Education.