Affiliation of the Organization: NFAVH is Member of International Society for Low Vision Research
& Rehabilitation (ISLRR), USA, (2) National Member and National Secretary
for Bangladesh of Rehabilitation International (RI), Secretariat in USA.
The National Fellowship
for the Advancement of Visually Handicapped as NFAVH, active in the country as
a non-profit making, non-political, non-Government national organization of the
disabled people duly registered by the NGO Affairs Bureau and Joint Stock
Companies & Firms, Government of the
People‘s Republic of Bangladesh was established in 1989 with the initiatives of
a group of visually impaired and sighted persons. Since its inception, NFAVH
has been working for the visually impaired persons in the country with the firm
faith in the morals of working for the poorest strata of rural people
irrespective of castes and creeds and the ideal of the service for them is to
convert the visually handicapped persons into working hands towards
self-reliance by self-doings to lead life with dignity and honor so that their
rights and privileges are recognized and their opportunities to participate in
the mainstream of national development activities are ensured.
To make the visually
handicapped aware of their duties and responsibilities to their families,
society and the state as true citizen, the NFAVH took up programs of their self
development & Empowerment to materialize its objectives and goal. NFAVH
works through its working potentials of (i) Identifying the visually impaired
persons through initial survey (ii) Enhancing the skills and ability of
non-curable ones by appropriate and felt-needed training to strengthen the
human creativity in them (iii) Activating their training skill through
provision of liberal credit support as collective loan as a starting point of
emancipation from social and economical bondage (iv) Referring the curable
impaired persons to appropriate institutions i.e. other NGO, special clinics,
hospitals nearby for restoration of their vision by treatment.
Latter on, In
consideration with the problems, difficulties and demand of other types of
disabled people, NFAVH has included all types of persons with disabilities in
it’s organizational structure and program. NFAVH is committed to work for promoting the quality
of lives of the persons with disabilities; in particular children and women
with disabilities have been given more priority. As per constitution of NFAVH
disabled people have rights to express their views and ideas by participating
in the decision making and implementation process of the organization. NFAVH
gives importance on democratic values and social commitment of the disabled
people. It cordially believes in that disabled people are inseparable part of
the society, they are able to play active role in the mainstreaming development
and nation-building activities by utilizing their skills and talents. NFAVH is very much careful and attentive to
take up effective program for empowerment, inclusive development, self-reliance
and independent living of the disabled people.
The National Fellowship
for the Advancement of Visually Handicapped as NFAVH, active in the country as
a non-profit making, non-political, non-Government national organization of the
disabled people duly registered by the NGO Affairs Bureau and Joint Stock
Companies & Firms, Government of the
People‘s Republic of Bangladesh was established in 1989 with the initiatives of
a group of visually impaired and sighted persons. Since its inception, NFAVH
has been working for the visually impaired persons in the country with the firm
faith in the morals of working for the poorest strata of rural people
irrespective of castes and creeds and the ideal of the service for them is to
convert the visually handicapped persons into working hands towards
self-reliance by self-doings to lead life with dignity and honor so that their
rights and privileges are recognized and their opportunities to participate in
the mainstream of national development activities are ensured.
To make the visually
handicapped aware of their duties and responsibilities to their families,
society and the state as true citizen, the NFAVH took up programs of their self
development & Empowerment to materialize its objectives and goal. NFAVH
works through its working potentials of (i) Identifying the visually impaired
persons through initial survey (ii) Enhancing the skills and ability of
non-curable ones by appropriate and felt-needed training to strengthen the
human creativity in them (iii) Activating their training skill through
provision of liberal credit support as collective loan as a starting point of
emancipation from social and economical bondage (iv) Referring the curable
impaired persons to appropriate institutions i.e. other NGO, special clinics,
hospitals nearby for restoration of their vision by treatment.
Latter on, In
consideration with the problems, difficulties and demand of other types of
disabled people, NFAVH has included all types of persons with disabilities in
it’s organizational structure and program. NFAVH is committed to work for promoting the quality
of lives of the persons with disabilities; in particular children and women
with disabilities have been given more priority. As per constitution of NFAVH
disabled people have rights to express their views and ideas by participating
in the decision making and implementation process of the organization. NFAVH
gives importance on democratic values and social commitment of the disabled
people. It cordially believes in that disabled people are inseparable part of
the society, they are able to play active role in the mainstreaming development
and nation-building activities by utilizing their skills and talents. NFAVH is very much careful and attentive to
take up effective program for empowerment, inclusive development, self-reliance
and independent living of the disabled people.
The National Fellowship
for the Advancement of Visually Handicapped as NFAVH, active in the country as
a non-profit making, non-political, non-Government national organization of the
disabled people duly registered by the NGO Affairs Bureau and Joint Stock
Companies & Firms, Government of the
People‘s Republic of Bangladesh was established in 1989 with the initiatives of
a group of visually impaired and sighted persons. Since its inception, NFAVH
has been working for the visually impaired persons in the country with the firm
faith in the morals of working for the poorest strata of rural people
irrespective of castes and creeds and the ideal of the service for them is to
convert the visually handicapped persons into working hands towards
self-reliance by self-doings to lead life with dignity and honor so that their
rights and privileges are recognized and their opportunities to participate in
the mainstream of national development activities are ensured.
To make the visually
handicapped aware of their duties and responsibilities to their families,
society and the state as true citizen, the NFAVH took up programs of their self
development & Empowerment to materialize its objectives and goal. NFAVH
works through its working potentials of (i) Identifying the visually impaired
persons through initial survey (ii) Enhancing the skills and ability of
non-curable ones by appropriate and felt-needed training to strengthen the
human creativity in them (iii) Activating their training skill through
provision of liberal credit support as collective loan as a starting point of
emancipation from social and economical bondage (iv) Referring the curable
impaired persons to appropriate institutions i.e. other NGO, special clinics,
hospitals nearby for restoration of their vision by treatment.
Latter on, In
consideration with the problems, difficulties and demand of other types of
disabled people, NFAVH has included all types of persons with disabilities in
it’s organizational structure and program. NFAVH is committed to work for promoting the quality
of lives of the persons with disabilities; in particular children and women
with disabilities have been given more priority. As per constitution of NFAVH
disabled people have rights to express their views and ideas by participating
in the decision making and implementation process of the organization. NFAVH
gives importance on democratic values and social commitment of the disabled
people. It cordially believes in that disabled people are inseparable part of
the society, they are able to play active role in the mainstreaming development
and nation-building activities by utilizing their skills and talents. NFAVH is very much careful and attentive to
take up effective program for empowerment, inclusive development, self-reliance
and independent living of the disabled people.