NEHA SURI
Since 2019, Ms. Neha Suri who herself is blind, has been training visually impaired women on computers at the NAB India Centre for Blind Women & Disability Studies. She is certified on MS Excel, Powerpoint and internet. Besides, being a computer trainer, she has acquired double diploma in Sangeet Prabhakar. Neha being blind, had been trained at the Centre previously. She is also a certified Medical Tactile Examiner under the Discovering Hands project. She had accompanied the Discovering Hands team on several workshops across the country.
Neha deeply feels being a trainer at the Centre has further boosted her confidence. Training the students has empowered her more as she gets to learn even more while teaching her dear students. Despite challenges she enjoys being a trainer.
SONAL PRAKASH
She is a post graduate in social work from TISS, Hyderabad with a work experience of 5 years. She joined NAB India Centre in 2017 as a trainer and currently, she is the Master Trainer and Coordinator of Discovering Hands India Project. Prior to joining NAB India Centre, she has been engaged with different projects namely CHILDLINE, NACO Project (TI-IDU) and GRC (Gender Resource Centre- Delhi Govt.)
Before I joined NAB India Centre, I used to think why do people call their workplace their second home but after working here I realized how much it is true. NAB India Centre has been a guide, a mentor for me. It has taught me that if the plan is not working, you change your plan, but always achieve your goal. I’m proud to work for an organization that is ensuring a dignified life for every blind woman.
ANUPAMA SINHA
Ms. Anupama Sinha, M.A. English and B.Ed. Special Educator, joined NAB India Centre for Blind Women & Disability Studies, in March 2017 as a Discovering Hands trainer.
Ever since, has been involved with Internship training, placement, awareness campaign on Breast Cancer and Camps for early detection of Breast cancer. Conducted workshop on Braille and its importance for the visually Impaired. Conducted workshops on Visual Impairment and it’s Implications. Have been actively involved with the Curriculum-content writing for the Blind under the PMSKY-NSDC.
Previously she worked at Maxfort School, Dwarka as Spl. Educator and was in Charge of the Guidance and Counselling Cell. Thereafter got an opportunity at St.Mary’s School Dwarka to work on the children with special needs. Have the experience of working on children with Visual Impairment, Autism, Multiple disability, Hearing Impairment, Learning disability over a period of time. She is also certified on a course in Learning Disability.
JYOTI RAJPUT
Ms. Jyoti Rajput, has been associated with NAB India Centre for Blind Women & Disability Studies since 2015 as handicraft trainer. She has been training blind students on making beautiful paper products, jewelleries, decorative diyas and many more. Training visually impaired might seem a heck of a task, however if done with proper mechanism and patience one could overcome the hurdles faced while teaching. She went through few crash courses from Khadi, on Soap and detergent making to teach the blind trainees to empower them to earn a livelihood for themselves.
Jyoti is an alumnus of Kanpur University from where she completed her graduation in arts. She is very fond of making soft toys and painting. Before joining NAB she was associated with several export houses as a Quality Controller.
SEEMA CHAUDHARY
Ms. Seema has been a true mobiliser ever since she has joined. As an employment executive she has been to the fields with the trainees for their internship and employments. She also ensures their stay, orientation of their work place and provides their essentials. She reaches to interiors of the communities to train persons with visual impairment on handicraft products, or sewing machines, knitting and many more so that they earn for their living.
MAYA THAKURANI
Maya joined NAB India Centre for Blind Women in the year 2019 as home science trainer. Maya who is blind by birth, is a graduate in arts and loves reading books, music and of course cooking. Prior joining NAB India Centre, she had also worked in Befikre.com and Blind Relief Association as a calling executive.
Maya enjoys upskilling trainees by providing them training in culinary techniques. She feels one who can cook for self can handle everything at home on their own. She not only orients the students about the utensils but also helps them differentiate pulses, spices and several other ingredients. She also teaches them to organize their workspace for seamless and smooth execution. Under her guidance the women learn how to cook step by step. Home science training enables the trainees to become further self dependent and self reliant.
SARANJIT KAUR SAHNI
Ms. Saranjit Kaur, is the cafe and bakery trainer at NAB India Centre for Bllind Women & Disability Studies. She joined the centre in the year 2019 and ever since the grils have upscaled themselves with lots of baking and other cullinary skills.
As per her educational qualification she is BSc(home science), also acquired professional training in rehabilitation of the blind((NAB Mumbai). Before joining NAB India Centre for Blind Women she was an instructor at “Nita Mehta’s culinary academy”. She also is the proprietor of “Sheena Sahni cooking classes” and “Mom’s kitchen”.
It’s been an eye opening experience for her at the NAB. She says she has learnt a lot from the women trainees of the centre. Their zeal, spirit and “never say never” attitude, towards life, has had a tremendous, positive impact, on her and that’s what motivates her to move forward in life and put her extra effort towards training the women.
ANIL KUMAR
Mr. Anil is the mobility trainer of the centre, who strongly believes freedom of movement for the blind enhances the confidence of any visually impaired or blind person. He is a MA, B. Ed in the field of training persons with visual impairment.It is very important for a blind person to understand the usage of their white cane in order to walk flawlessly on roads or within closed premises like colleges, offices etc. He also trains the students to seek sighted help as and when needed. As a part of his mobility training he also trains students how to board public transport such as buses metros cabs etc.
The centre has empowered many blind women to earn a livelihood for themselves, surprisingly, many of them had never been to school. Mr. Anil considers the centre is a boon to all those blind women who are still captive in their homes due to unawares, negligence and illiteracy. He wishes that many more such training centres for women should come up in future to help blind women across the country.
ASHUTOSH SHARMA
Mr. Ashutosh Sharma, joined NAB India Centre for Blind Women & Disability Studies in the year 2013 as a music teacher later he was appointed as Braille trainer. Mr. Sharma who is very fond of music and cracking jokes, possesses a graduation degree.
Being blind by birth he was always familiar with Braille, however it was an enduring experience for him to teach braille since he had never taught before. Introducing the whole new concept of braille to late blind trainees is often technical yet tricky and requires a lot of patience. With advancement of technology, the persons with visual impairment often fail to understand the strength and importance of braille. He organizes regular workshops and counselling in order to make them understand how braille can help them in their daily life besides education. He enjoys taking music classes as most of the students are always keen to learn music. He hopes in future we see an inclusive society where the visually impaired have smooth access to education.
AJANTA POKHREL
Ms. Ajanta is a student coordinator, at NAB India Centre for Blind Women & Disability Studies, who has been associated with the centre ever since 2003, that is soon after the inception of the Centre. Previously she was responsible for training the blind women in English. She is a graduate.Ms. Ajanta has been one of the strong pillars of the centre, as she herself has grown along with the centre. Because of her uncanny interpersonal skills, she instantly connects with the blind women and their parents in order to encourage them, to get trained on vocational skills. At the centre she is responsible for the admission of students, provide technical trainings on mobile phones, organizing game classes for physical and mental wellness and many more. She is also responsible to facilitate the requirements of the students in terms of their training, academics or any sort of emotional distress.
Despite being blind, Ms Ajanta is a very happy go lucky person who is always keen to endorse the products made by the blind women or promote the ongoing activities at the centre.
Vijay Gupta
Mr. Vijay Kumar Gupta is associated with NAB India Centre for Blind women since 2016 as a trainer. He could acquire education till 8th post which he lost his vision. However he completed several other certification courses which sharpened his knowledge and skills. He has a wide range of experience in export houses and factories. He has previously worked with companies like Luxur Export India Ltd. as operator, Continental Engines India as Ass. Engineer and checker, Balloons Export house as machine operator through NIFT, AURA Creation as asst. Supervisor and also he worked sometime with Vodafone.
At the Centre he majorly trains the visually impaired men and women on garments. He makes them understand the different types of garments, their stiches, accessories, different types of folding techniques and many more. This training focuses on enabling the trainees to be placed in export houses where they can do folding and packaging. They are also trained to make cartons for packaging. He has also trained many on detergent making and soap making with an objective of self employment. He also supports the trainees during the placement to set up their workspace, their residence, teach them to cook for themselves etc. He feels overwhelmed, when a students gets placed post the skill building trainings.