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Blind Students MP3 Library:

Any blind student of Gujarat University, Saurastra University studying in BA, MA, B Ed can avail our audio books library by becoming a member.

The membership fees are nominal at Rs. Please “click here” contact us for all help needed.

We have recently started the following activities

First of all, preparing authentic Braille editions of college textbooks not converted so far, in the form of MP3- CDs and distributing them to the students.
Providing services of “writers” for examination, to help them to face the tough situation in the exam hall and to boost their morale.
We also provide guidance that is very necessary regarding special scholar ships available for higher studies and of schools and colleges offering various subjects and in making the right choices regarding their subjects of study., the choice of institutions where to study and so on.
We also make available to students circulars and offer letters, etc. published by the State and Central Gove. Meant especially for the blind.
We also provide essential information regarding availability of jobs services, trade or professional requirements in industry, for qualified persons to help them settle in life.
We have also begun providing hostel facilities to help blind students as well as other employed blind people, coming from mofusil areas, so that they can study and also work, if possible by staying comfortably and safely in Amdavad. ( It becomes almost a blessing.) For the present, we can accommodate up to 100 blind individuals only. We have taken on rent a building in Paldi area where proper facilities for residence and meals are available.

APPEAL TO DONATE “PASTI/DOMESTIC ITEMS” NOT IN USE

“Navjyot Andhajan Mandal” is a voluntary organisation helping students who are needy or economically backward. The blind students or others who come here for employment are allowed to stay in rented building in Paldi. These accommodate up to 100 blind individuals and give them 2 meals a day (Tiffin service is arranged in the morning for the blind who go for Work) In addition there is a library for the blind, this facility is enjoyed by nearly fifty blind students studying in colleges. Moreover we also keep in touch with schools to provide “writers” for the blind students at the time for appearing for the exams.

This organisation has no source of permanent income and therefore we have started a special activity of collecting pasti items of domestic use, left surplus like old clothes, old mobile sets, computers etc. We hope to be able to economically viable. We appeal to you for your kind cooperation in this regard. Normally every house hold sales its pasti every month, We appeal to you to give it to us and ask others to give, each month. It will help us meet our monthly expenses. If you inform us at the address given below or by telephone we will approach you in person and collect from you pasti, old mobiles etc. We can also visit your society on a certain date and arrange for the collection. We accept at such items at our office also which remains open throughout day time. We hope to be able to serve more and more blind students and make them self-reliant with your generous and kind cooperation.

ACTIVITIES OF INSTITUION

We provide Residential Facility and two time food to blind people who come to Amdavad from villages for job and charge Rs. 1000 only per month.

For college students books are not available in Braille lipi so we provide audio CD to students all over Gujarat.

We provide “writer” facility to blind students appearing in exams who come from outside Amdavad and Amdavad students free of charge. Three years ago we provided 40 writers, two years ago 150 writers and last year we provided 400 writers.

APPEAL TO GENERAL PUBLIC

Along with old newspapers “past” you can also give us old / unused things like computer, washing machine, refrigerator mobile, utensils, wooden or iron furniture / clothes/ electrical goods beds, bedsheets, all types of scrap etc.

On occasions like Birth day or Death Anniversary or Marriage Anniversary you can provide tea & snacks to blind persons .One time expense Rs. 1500 or lunch – Rs.3000 / dinner to blind person – onetime expense Rs. 6000 and Full day expense Rs.10500.

REQUEST

We cordially invite you to come and see our activities in person. Please do inform us by phone in advance.

Donations in cash or by Cheques are accepted. Cheque may please be drawn in the name of “NavjyotAndhjanMandal” payable at Amdavad

About Rajnikant Chavda

Rajnikant Chavda, He is majority blind from birth. He meet Kantibhai in 2007, he than passed his 12th in 2009 and joined the noble work with Shri Kantibhai.

He is the secretary of Navjyot Andhjan Mandal and he is like a shadow of Shri Kantibhai. Both are always together in every important event or activity and decision making in Navjyot. He had been help in all activities from cooking, general administration to collection old news papers and other items from donors.

Rajnibhai has not looked back since than and he is 24×7 dedicated to the activities of Navjyot. If one wants to know how can a blind manage living in crowded Ahmedabad, than Rajnibhai can tell you the tale as well the tricks of living efficiently.

About Kantibhai Parmar

Kantibhai Parmar, born on 1st November 1977 in Boral, taluka-bayad jilla –Sabarkantha. He lost his eyesight when he was 10 months old due to smallpox. Up to the age of 10 he had no access to formal education. At the age of 10 his initial education started at the deaf and dumb society (behra –munga) ashram road, Ahmedabad. He studied up to 10th standard there and accomplished his higher education at his village. He did his B.A at Ahmedabad and B.ED at Khambhat.

He came in touch of Shri Balubhai Desai during his FYBA. Later on completion of his education he decided to dedicate his time and his active life for fellow blind men and women. With the influence he had of Shri Balubhai he decided to establish Navjyot Andhjan Mandal on 15th October 2008. This initially started as an audio cassette library at sarkhej, Ahmedabad. The activity included providing audio cassettes to all blind students as well as arranging for writers for blind students exams.

He then pioneered on 16th May 2009, Men’s hostel for working and blind students. He is self motivator and knows agony of blind people being 100% blind since he was an infant.

About Balukaka

Balukaka, 87 [As on end 2012] is an retired employee of State Bank of India and volunteer of Satya Sai Sevak Samiti. On retirement he volunteered for reading books for blind students at Deaf & Dumb School. That gave students a lot of happiness. The hurdle for the blind students was lack of books in Graduation & Post Graduation [FYBA to TYBA, MA, B Ed] Balukaka got a mission and with his determination of recording books for college going blind students. He got books and volunteers and created library of 4022+ Audio Cassettes. He ensured the cassettes where sent to respective students and also collected back as well the quality of the recording was maintained. He wished blind students could do B Ed, M Ed. A lot of students who got cassettes from him are today working on well paying jobs.

He ensured best practice where maintained when recording the cassettes so none of the blind students would find any difficulty. Every cassette was marked with book name and number. He used new cassettes for every recording. He also duplicated the cassettes as needed to avoid repeat recording. He promoted readers to speak their name and contact number in every cassette to ensure blind students can approach the reader in case of difficulty. He never took the money for the expenses incurred from poor blind students.

He also helped blind students to get writers for their exams. [ All University and School board do not provide writers to blind students] This activity had helped more than 45 blind students to graduate. He has dedicated his entire retired life and majority of his wealth to this noble cause. His activities acted as motivation for Shri Kantibhai who than found Navjyot Andhjan Mandal.