About us

Kaski Association of the Blind (KAB) is a non-Governmental, non-profit self-help organization of the blind, founded in 1996 by passionate and committed youth with a visual impairment. KAB aims at promoting  and protecting  rights and interests of the blind people residing in the Kaski district through empowerment, advocacy and awareness-raising initiatives.

KAB has been duly registered with the District Administration Office (DAO) in Kaski (Registration No. DAO in 1996).  It is also affiliated with the Social Welfare Council (Affiliation NO.SWC 1037), Non Governmental Organization Nepal and National federation of the Disabled Nepal. KAB is working as a branch of Nepal Association of the Blind (NAB).

It contains an executive board of 9 members elected every three years. KAB has 133 (56 female, 77 male) general members. KAB has formed a sector wise committee to implement its activities. The main committees are Contact, Coordination and Monitoring, Organizational, Education, Financial, Training, Employment and Human Resource Development, Women, Youth, Low-vision, Sports, and Culture.

Vision

KAB’s vision is a self-reliant community of the visually impaired people in the Kaski district capable of living a dignified and productive life and participating in the developmental mainstream as equals. We envision a society where they will have an equal access to opportunities and will enjoy a barrier free social environment.

We see ourselves as a truly leading regional and professional organization of the blind by the blind and for the blind in the Kaski district.

Mission

The mission of KAB is to use the self-help development model as a tool toward achieving self-reliance of the blind and visually impaired people of Kaski, enabling them to access their rightful opportunities.

Goals

KAB will seek to achieve the following performance results through its activities towards the attainment of its vision and mission:

– The rights, interests and welfare of the visually impaired people are protected and promoted at all levels of the society;

– The visually impaired people are able to use their basic life skills, professional skills and their innate potential for sustaining a productive life and making equal contributions;

– Institutional and other resources at the local, national and international level are mobilized towards the sustained enhancement of the life and the work of the visually impaired people;

– Institutional capacity of KAB for serving the target beneficiaries is continuously improved.

Objectives

  • To protect and promote the rights, interests and welfare of the blind.
  • To develop leadership qualities and interpersonal skills of the blind.
  • To promote public awareness and advocacy.
  • To establish and develop fraternal relationships with national and international organizations working with the blind and other differently-able individuals.
  • To provide better academic and technical education to visually impaired people, enable them to access the labour market as well as pursue opportunities for self-employment.

Our Values

KAB deeply believes in the idea of self-help and is fully committed to promote and follow it. In carrying out its core activity KAB will:

  • Act with honesty and transparency in providing services and managing relationships;
  • Create a conducive environment and develop a process for mutual help to achieve self-reliance;
  • Promote and develop equal opportunity standards among members, staff and other visually impaired persons;
  • Treat people with fairness and impartiality without any bias based on their political or religious belief, caste or gender;
  • Strive for and maintain quality and excellence in performance and conduct.