NEPAL

Nepal Association of the Blind (NAB) is a non-Governmental, non-profit making national organization of the blind, formally established in 1993. The central executive board of the association consists of 17 including 6 blind Women members elected by the General Assembly held every three years. It has 7 Province Committees, 52 district branches, 30 Municipal branches with 3000 general members across the country. It is also affiliated with World Blind Union (WBU) and Asian Blind Union (ABU), National Federation of Disabled Nepal and Social Welfare Council. Its Main purpose is to promote and protect rights and interests of the blind and partially sighted (BPS) people through lobbying and advocacy. Mainly, it works on - Workshops and Seminars for promoting human rights, inclusive education, voters education, disaster risk reduction, inclusion of BVI people in development mainstream, accessibility etc, Capacity Building, Employment Promotion, Income Generation support, blindness prevention..

Also known as: Nepal Association