Annual report 2009-2010

JEEVAN PRAKASH EDUCATION SOCIETY

Providing Opportunities…….

We Can Dream Now……!

ANNUAL REPORT
2009-2010

Jeevan Prakash Education Society was established in the year 2003
to provide education, rehabilitation, life skills & vocation training
to visually challenged children. A school for the visually challenged
by name ‘Asha Deepa School for the Blind’ (ADSFB) started in the
same year. ADSFB is a residential school and holds regular
community based rehabilitation program in the rural villages of
Bidar & Gulbarga District.

Your Support is Our Strength!

Dear Friends & well-wisher,

With the continued support and participation of all of you, who
believed in us- our donors, well wisher, partner organizations
and our volunteers, we were able to march closer towards our
goal of creating an inclusive society where all blind children and
adults can be full and active members. And for that we are
immensely thankful!

Our special thanks goes to parents of the visually challenged
children for reposing unstinted confidence in us, whose support
has enthused us, propelled our energies to go forward in our path
to our cherished dreams.

The story of individuals whose lives are transformed through
their relationship with Asha Deepa School for the Blind is the
collective story of our hope, anticipation and dreams of the
future. We share the tender stories and aspirations of a few of
those individuals in the pages that follow. You may find a dream
lurking here, which will capture your imagination; a dream that
you want to be fulfilled. A dream that you could be part of.
Wishing you successful exploration

Mr. Sanju Kumar Mr. Dilip Kimar (Blind)
Secretary , JPES Chair, JPES

AshaDeepa School for the Blind
Asha Deepa School for the Blind

India has the largest disabled people in the world. To put that into
prospective, the number of disabled people in India is the same as the entire
population of U.K. There is no systematic scientific & precise information
available on the prevalence, degree and kind of disability. Around one-fifth
of the world's blind live in India. In Bidar district alone 1575 visually
challenged children are living in the villages. Only 5% of them are
rehabilitated so far.

For visually challenged children, education is more than schooling. Asha
Deepa aims for comprehensive development of visually challenged children
by building their skills for daily living, socialability, communication, literacy
& vocational.

 Since inception, Jeevan Prakash Education Society (JPES) through
Asha Deepa School for the Blind is able to rehabilitate more than 40
visually challenged children within the age group of 4-15 years the last
six years.

 These children are generally from illiterate, poor families born in
villages of Bidar & Gulbarga district. Most of their parents leave their
disabled child and go to field to work in the agriculture field to earn
their day’s bread.

 At ADSFB, we provide education along with food, clothing & health care.
We believe that mere literacy will not be viable to lead self-sustenance
life when they become adult. Therefore, we teach them life skills such as
washing, grooming, cleaning etc. Apart from this, the children are trained
in Music, Drama, Singing & other recreational activities and vocational
training.

 We at Asha Deepa continuously do villages survey month to indentify
New/new born visually channeled children. We have identified 10 more
visually challenged children in the villages of chincholi Taluka of
Photos-Top, Middle, Bottom
Gulbarga District.
T: Sony receiving Prize from
Minster for animal
Husbandry

M: Asha Deepa Kids with Braille
Kit

B: Teaching Braille to Children

“I never thought that I can read & write a book like normal”
The story of life

I am one among the five children born to poor parents at Madgi, a tiny village in the
Andhra-Karnataka border. I lost my father when I was ten year old. “My mother had to go
through a lot of ordeals to bring us up. I was identified by Asha Deepa survey worker and
they convinced my mother to put me in the school. There was huge resistance from my
other elder siblings and relatives. But I was interested to go out of my village where I can
do something. I was feeling loneliness in the home. I never had any hope in the life. I
thought my life is going to be more terrific as I grow.
I have been bought to school in the year 2003. I started learning Braille and other life skills.
It was fun for me. I never thought that I can read & write a book like normal person.
Thanks to Louise Braille’s innovation of Braille technique. Now, I am more confident than
before. I am learning classical music too in the school.

Annapurna, a visually challenged of Asha Deepa, madgi, mandal Zaheerabad, Dist Medak.

Vocational Training

Unemployment remains the key issue for the majority of the disabled
people. Research study shows that less than 1% of disabled people are
employed. Lack of employment opportunity for the disables has been
recognized in the PDA. Though the Govt. has provided 3% reservation,
only few people filled mainly because of lack of awareness. Most of the
graduates who studied up to degree level are still unemployed due to
inaccessibility to vocational & other training institutions. JPES through
Asha Deepa School for the Blind would like to put together an academic and
vocational curriculum replete with self-help skills that are aimed at
rehabilitated children from rural and semi-urban areas and making them
independent, self-sufficient individuals.

Computer Training: Around 10 adult blinds were trained in computer
training so far. They will be taught using JAWS, screen-reading
software. Computer applications and operation has become possible for
them with the software Job Access with Speech (JAWS). This software
allows the content on the screen to be read out to our visually disabled
students and thereby allows them to "read" the screen.

Candle and Chalk Making Unit: A skill to manufacture/produce candle, chalk
is being provided at Asha Deepa School for the Blind. Few elderly children
from Asha Deepa School for the Blind were also included in the training. Ten
children of asha deepa are learning chalk making process as a part of their
extra curriculum activities. The training includes quantifying the raw material
required, its composition, production/manufacturing flow/process, quality
control, etc. This is an integral part of the regular activates being undertaken
at ADSFB.

Musical Training: Asha Deepa also imparts training in classical music.
This program is integrated in its day to day curriculum activities.
Visually challenge children & adults will undergo a rigorous training
over a period of time. More than 26 children of asha deepa learn music
every day. T: Learning Braille

M: Learning Computer

B: Making chalk

“Now I have the courage to believe in my dreams.”
The Story of my dreams

My parents are a daily wages labor in agriculture field. They work day and night. Between
my father and mother, they barely make Rs 35-50 a day. Amidst all this I was the different
one with no sight in my family. I was born as a blind by birth. Because of my disability,
the neighborhood children ridiculed me every time I stepped out of the house. And it hurt.
At home, my family had no expectations of me and it hurt even more.

But things are so different now. Thanks to Asha Deepa School for the Blind, they brought
me to the school. Ever since I came to school, my world changed. I started learning
alphabets in Braille techniques through touch and feel method. Whenever I go to my
village on summer vocation, I talk to the neighborhood children who ridiculed me. Now,
the children don't mock me anymore. I feel so much more confident now even if I have to
speak with strangers. Now I have courage to dream. I will become a teacher and teach
other visually challenged.

Nagesh , a visually challenged boy of Asha Deepa, Naraynpur, Tq baswakalayan & Dist Bidar

Rehabilitation

The family plays a significant role in the development of the visually
impaired child. It is the parents who exert the major influence on the
development of the visually impaired child from birth to maturity.

In the area where Asha Deepa works, most of the parents are from low
income & backward class. They do not have enough time to give extra
care to their disable child as they are mostly engaged in daily wages
labor. The biggest challenge for Asha Deepa staff is to create
awareness among the parents of indentified visually challenged. Most
of them are not aware that their disable child can become a part of
society. In Many cases, the parents had objection to send their disable
child to school as they were not ready to accept that their child can
read, write and become as normal as its counterpart. Thus Asha
Deepa’s staff realized that there educating these parents are must
before the actual rehabilitation takes place in the villages.

 After rehabilitation of a child, Asha Deepa conducts a parents
meeting once in six month. This meeting facilitates interaction
among the parents of other children. Further it helps the parents
to understand their children’s problem/difficulties if any, and
bring it to the school authorities notice. They will have an
interaction with the kids and can witness the real change take
place in their child’s behavior.

 They will also be educated on the various Govt schemes
available for them & their disable child, the procedure to avail the
schemes etc.

 For the adult blinds, Asha Deepa staff helps to get free bus pass,
Photos-Top, Middle, Bottom monthly pension and helps them to get disability in other areas
T: Blind kids with their parents
such as the facilities’ available for their

M: Indarjeet-Asha Deepa
student is his home

B: A mother of newly identified
blind child with his mother.

“Now, he doesn’t need my help anymore in cleaning and washing”
The story of life

Indarjeet is my second son and is blind since birth. My life took a lot of twists and turns
when I came to know that I have a child who cannot see. I had to handle his temper-
tantrums, daily routine like bathing and feeding. My husband died when Indarjeet is three
year old leaving us to start a fresh life elsewhere. But for me this kuccha, the thatched roof
is my home. Poverty here is a way of life. Two meals a day is a challenge we wake up to.
You may think that amidst so much dirt, disease and death, the life of my child may mean
less. But it is not so, you know. Even amidst this poverty, this difficulty, I have hopes for
my child. But I was always worried that how he lead an independent life?

A representative from Asha Deepa School for the Blind had reached me saying that they
can help my child to go to school, learn living skills etc. But I was not ready to send him. I
was afraid. I had many questions to be answered- how can he stay without me? Who will
take care of him? Who will feed him? And what is he going to do in the school when he
cannot see? But they never give up. They made repeated visits. Finally I left indarjeet at
asha deepa in the year 2006.

Now, he is studying in 4th grade at Asha Deepa School for the Blind. He has been staying
in the school from last four years learning basic life skills along with education. He
knows how to read and write in Braille. Now, he doesn’t need my help anymore in
cleaning and washing. He knows how to walk around on the street using the cane stick.
People in the neighborhood have begun to look at Indarjeet and me with a new found
sensitivity.
Shantamm, mother of a blind child, Mandaknalli, Bidar

Eye Restoration

Many children who born blind/low vision by birth either don’t get
timely rehabilitation or medical treatment. Parents too are ignorant as
they are more proactive in their daily activities. This leads them to be
permanent blindness.

Therefore, after indentifying visually challenged children, we subject
them to medical check up to know the possibility of the treatment to
restore the vision. In case of curable blindness, they will be referred for
further treatment. Non curable blind children will be retained in the
school to provide various skills along with education.

Perm Sing was one such child who was having curable blindness but Before Operation
he remained as blind from his childhood. His parents too were
unaware or little worried about him as they lost hope for him. He
was first identified by asha deepa’s fields staff and was rehabilitated
in the month of June, 2008.

He belongs to a Thanda (A tribal Village) near Chincholi which is 50
Km from Bidar. In an eye screening program at Asha Deepa, it was
found that his sight can be restored! We started finding a doctor who
can operate Prem Sing free of cost. Dr. Sybil, an eye specialist has
come forward to operate Prem Sing free of cost. As a result, he
underwent the contract surgery & the operation was successful. Asha
Deepa has incurred the medicine expenses after operation.

Now, he has 100% visibility & returned back to his village where he
is going to a normal school.
After Operation


T: Eye screening test for Asha
Deepa kids

M: Prem Sing before Operation

B: Prem Sing after Operation

“They said that my son can see and his eyes can be restored.”
The story of life

I really hated myself and I attempted suicide many times when I first came to know that
my second son is too a blind. By now, my elder son had developed partial blindness. My
wife’s responsibilities towards my two sons have tremendously increased. She had to look
after them besides working in the field as a daily wages laborer. She was undergoing lot of
guilt herself. Her physical and mental health was completely ignored. Life was not easy for
both of us as a parent of two disable child. Many people suggested me to take them to
hospital. I was unable to do so due to extreme poverty. I was struggling to earn a square
meal for family.

One day, Asha Deepa’s field staff came to our village to see if they can find blinds in the
village. Someone in the village guided them to my house. They explained about the
services they are offering for the visually challenged children. They took my both the
children to the school based in Bidar. After few days they said that my younger son can see
and his eyes can be restored and he has to be operated as soon as possible. But how? I
don’t have money, I said. They assured me that they will find a way for this.

Finally they found a doctor who could operate (contract surgery) to my son free of cost.
Thank god, the operation was success. Now my son has 100% vision and he can jump, run,
and play with other children. We have put him in a Govt school near our village.

Sandu Pawar, father of Prem Singh, Polukpalli Thanda, Chincholi Taluka, Gulbafrga Dist

Louie Braille Musical Troupe

To create an opportunity for the adult visually challenged to be self
sustainable, Asha Deepa has started a musical band. The main
objective of the program is to train visually challenged in music skills
so as to increase self employment opportunity and become part of
Louie Braille Musical Troupe.

 As of now, ten visually challenged are the part of this troupe. They
perform in the school functions, marriage party, govt organized program
such as inauguration, farewell party, national festival and other privet
organized programs

 Open Musical Night was organized in Ganesh Miadan of Bidar city to
create awareness among the general public about the troupe. More than
2000 people gathered and enjoyed. Mr.Nassimoddin Patel, President of
Zilla Panchayat has inaugurated the program.

 Of late, the troupe has partnered with Song & Drama Division, Dept of
Information & Broadcast Govt of India to create awareness through folk
songs, street drama, group songs etc in the rural villages of Bidar &
Gulbarga District.

 More than 76 awareness programs are conducted in 76 villages &
Approximately 50 thousand people in sevety six villages were benefitted
directly from these programs.

 District administration has invited the troupe to give an inaugural
Performance on the occasion of Bidar Utsav.
 Mr. Dilip Kumar, chair JPES, and leader of the troupe was honor red by
T: Opening Ceremony of Open District Administration for the best performance during Bidar Utsav.
Musical Night at Bidar

M: Mr. Dilip was welcomed by
another Blind child of Asha
Deepa

B: Gathering at Louie Braille
Open Musical Night

“My big dream is to become a playback singer”
The Story of my dreams

Tuesday, 30th March, 2010 was the day that I never forget in my life. This day is so special
for me because I gave first ever performance as a little girl with lots of stage fear. I was told
by my teacher that there are more than 2000 people gathered to watch our program. I was
shocked! I forgot the rhythms and the notes hearing this. Thanks to my music teacher who
encouraged me a lot. He was saying “Sony, you can do” and yes, I did it finally. I was
hearing lot of applauds and sounds from the audience during my performance. But later
on, many people came to me and appreciated my performance.

Thanks to Asha Deepa School for helping me to explore my hidden talent. I still have to
learn more and other body language that is essential to perform on the stage. I am learning
classical music. I hope one day I become a playback singer. This is my big dream!

Sony, a visually challenged Girl of Asha Deepa, Naraynpur, Tq baswakalayan & Dist Bidar

Asha Kiran Bridge School, Chitnalli

Sarva Shikshan Abhiyan (SSA) is Government of India's flagship
programme for achievement of Universalization of Elementary
Education (UEE) in a time bound manner, as mandated by 86th
amendment to the Constitution of India making free and compulsory
Education to the Children of 6-14 years age group, a Fundamental Right.

SSA is being implemented in partnership with State Governments and
grass root NGOs to cover the entire country and address the needs of
192 million children in 1.1 million habitations.

The local government has recognized JPES as one of their potential
partner in Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Project being implemented in Bidar
District. As a result of this, a project “Asha Kirana-Residential Bridge
Course” was awarded. We have been awarded this project for the second
year. The earlier project was in Malkapur while this year it is in
Chatnalli.

The project started in the month of September. There were 25 children
(15 female & 10 male) residing at Asha Kirana Centre studying in
mainstream govt primary school at Chatnalli.

All 25 children at Asha Kiran Centre were given living necessities such
as Blanket, Carpet and trunks (Suitcase) and daily necessities such as
tooth paste, bath soap and other items to make their stay comfortable at
the centre.

Every day after the school hours a special class was conducted to teach
music, drama & other skill development activities. The main purpose of
this was to bring learning interest among the children. This has
tremendously helped to identify the inherited potentiality.


T: Opening Ceremony of Bridge
School at Chatnalli, Bidar

M: Children in the Picnic

B: Children of bridge School

“I have an opportunity to change someone’s life which
is the true reason why I teach children”

I became a disabled person due to a severe attack of polio. I am a third in the line of 5 siblings of a
family. I wanted to go to school but there was no primary school in my village. I was lucky to have
a father who used to take me to school every day in the morning and bring back in the evening.
After a year or so, I underwent a treatment and was able to walk with the help of stick. I was so
happy that I can go to school independently.

When we played make belief games others would compete to be the king or ministers, but I
always wanted to be a teacher. Because I knew that a teacher can arouse a feeling for one single
good action.

My dream came true when I joined Bridge School as teacher run by JPES in my village to teach
children in the age group of 6-20 years. I value this opportunity because I know how empowering
a good education can be.

I enjoy teaching children because they are the future and it is up to teachers to teach them so they
can be productive citizens. As a teacher I have an opportunity to change someone’s life which is
the true reason why I teach children.

Mr. Samual, Teacher of Bridge School, Residential of Chatnalli, Tq & Dist: Bidar

International Travel & learning

Mr. Sanju Kumar, Executive Director of JPES has
travelled to USA in the month of August, 2009.
During the visit, he met many well wishers &
supporters. Another opportunity he got during
the trip through Anirvan & Barnali is to visit
Centre for Independent living (CIL). CIL is the
world’s first organization run by and for people
with disabilities, CIL founded in 1972, supports
disabled people in their efforts toward
independence. CIL encourages people with
disabilities to make their own choices and Centre for independent living (CIL), Berkeley, CA, USA

works to open doors in the community to full
participation and access for all.

Amy who works as Assistive Technology Services in-
charge has shared various programs & services being
offered at CIL. It was a great opportunity to learn &
experience about various assistive technologies used
by visually challenged. We are trying to adopt some
of the selected techniques at Asha Deepa.

Mr. Sanju with Amy, CIL, Berkeley

Asha for Education, USA is a secular organization having
over 66 chapters worldwide; 45 in the US, 14 in India,
and 7 in Europe, Singapore and Australia dedicated to
change in India by focusing on basic education. I had an
opportunity to visit and present our work to few Asha
Chapters; Asha SF, Asha Berkeley (My Fellowship
Supporting Chapter), Asha SV and Asha Stanford.

With Asha San Francisco (SF) Team, CA, USA

Revenue Thank you
Opening Balance= 2, 92,372.94

Donation from Foreign= 670669.9
(80%)
In our day to day work, although we witness some of the world's most
Donation from Local= 1, 00,000.00
(12%) difficult situations, we also stand testimony to moments of truth, songs
of triumph and voices of hope. It is these voices we invite you to lend
Individual Contribution=65,000.00
(8%)
your own voice to. It is these dreams of a more empowered tomorrow
we invite you to be a part of. Even as we ring out this request, we thank
all our supporters who have given us the courage to dream and helped
All figures are in Indian Rupees
us realize them in the recent past.

Institutional Donor

Individual Donor through GG*

Name Amt Name Amt Name Amt
o Ketan Mehta 51,125 o Sreedevi L 2000 o Mallika Kumar 1125
o Malati Mukherjee 45,000 o Ashvini SharmaL 1500 o Jayanth V 900
o Anonymous 19,350 o Panote Preechyanud 1125 o Marisa D'Mello 900
o Ravindranath B 9,450 o Bijoy Verghese 1125 o Karen Blackmore 900
o Raghu Ramamoorthy 9,045 o cordellia le 1125 o Eunice Jiang 450
Expenses o santosh kumar 9,000 o shyna hegde 1125 o Shailesh Sreedharan 450
o Shaman Kumar 7,380 o Chad Hansen 1125 o senthil ramamurthy 450
o Tarun RanL 5,000 o Bharani Srikonda 1125 o Sonal Chavan 450
Program Expenses= 760520 o Iyer UsaL 5,000 o Sharad Agrawal 1125 o Anjaneyulu Kommalapati 450
(84%) o Giridhar Kolanupaka 4,950 o Sridhar Lomite 1125 o Anand P 450
o Meenakshi Venkataraman 4,860 o Shailesh Sreedharan 1125 o Saroja Viswanathan 450
o kaushik v 4,590 o Chaitanya & Mona Pande 1125 o Kamala Rajasekaran 450
Administrative Exp=147513 o Arati Bechtel 4,500 o Chaitanya & Mona Pande 1125 o Patricia Pedroso 450
(16%) o Roger Vardan 4,500 o Jagadeesh Umapathi 1125 o Bharadwaj Ananthan 450
o Sapan Agarwal 4,500 o Jagadish Nooli 1125
o Laura Parkin 4,500 o Shashikant sawdekar 1125
o Durai Asokkumar 4,500 o Kishor Thombare 1125
All figures are in Indian Rupees o Raj Kummar Kandaswamy 3,375 o amit singh 1125
o Emmanuel David 3,375 o Jaidev Sharma 1125
o Prahlad Koti 3,375 o Nazarene David 1125
o Arpit Agarwal 3,375 o venkata gelli 1125
o Ravi Chandra Koppuravuri 3,375 o Geeta Thayyil 1125
o Ramasubban Sankaran 3,375 o Yogesh Alekal 1125
o Vasant Deo 3,375 o Uttamkumar Dravidam 1125
o Bhaktaraj Ainapur 2,250 o Mahadeva Venkatesan 1125
o Padma Gopalakrishnan 2,250 o Raja Sujith Niruthambath 1125
o Tom Rogerson 2,250 o Bharath Kumar Thandri 1125
o arvind rao 2,250 o Tony Jose 1125
o Suresha Guptha 2,025 o Kunal Bhatia 1125

Our Special Thanks to Mrs. Malati Mukharji, Mr. Giridhar Kolanupaka and Mr. Arvind Rao for
helping us to raise US$ 4000 during Global Giving listing Competition.

GG=Global Giving,, L=Local Contribution

Audit Report

We have audited the accounts of Jeevan Prakash Education Society having registration
No.267/2003-04 for the year en ding 31st March 2010 and examined all relevant books and
vouchers and certify that according to the audited accounts, the information furnished
below and in the balance sheet and statement of receipt and payment is correct as checked
by me.
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Balance Sheet as on 31 March 2010 Statement of Income & Expenditure account for the
Year ended March 31st 2010.
As on 31st March 2010 As on 31st March 2010
Particulars 2010 2009 Particulars 2010 2009
(Rupees) (Rupees) (Rupees) (Rupees)

INCOME
Self Generated 302.75 177.65
SOURCE OF FUND Donations from individuals 65,000.00 0
Capital Fund - - Grants from Indian sources 1,00,000.00 2,03,300
Reserve & surpluses 3,68,732.59 3,96,272.94 Grants from International (FCRA) 6,70,669.90 5,41,139.20
Hand Loan for SSA 12,500.00 12,500.00 TOTAL INCOME 8,35,972.65 7,44,616.85
Total 3,81,232.59 4,08,772.94 EXPENDITURE
Capital items purchased 0 0
Capital items purchased for beneficiaries 0 0
APPLICATION OF FUND Salaries, Honorariums and benefits 40,8460.00 1,22,600
Fixed Assets Staff training 14,500.00 5000
Schedule -A 1,92,060.00 95,900.00 Travel Exp 18,000.00 7614
Rent Advance 8,000.00 8,000.00 Office support expenses 1,11,845.00 64069
Security Deposit 12,500.00 12,500.00 Communication 0 0
Cash & Bank Balance 1,68,672.59 2,92,372.94 Consultants' fees 3,168.00 5711
Total 3,81,232.59 4,08,772.94 Depreciation 43,840.00 0
Grants given to other organizations 0 0
programme expenses 3,52,060.00 2.10,400
Other non-programme expenses 0 0
TOTAL EXPENDITURE 8,63,513.00 4,15,394.61
Excess of expenditure over Income (27,540.35) 3,29,222.24
Balance brought forward ( previous year) 3,96,272.94 670,50.70
Balance Carried to the Balance Sheet 3,68,732.59 3,96,272.94

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Receipt & Payments account for the year ended March 31 , 2010
RECEIPTS Amount (Rs) PAYMENTS Amount (Rs)
2010 2009 2010 2009
To opening Balance 2,92,372.94 15,150.7 By amount spend for the object of Society 8,19,673.00 4,76,471.39
To foreign Contribution Received 6,70,669.90 5,41,139.20 By acquiring of Asset 1,40,000.00 2,000.00
To local Contribution/Grant 1,65,000.00 2,03,300.00 Other Exp - 1423.22
To other Income 302.75 12,677.65 By Closing Balance 1,68,672.59 2,92,372.94
Total 11,28,345.59 7,72,267.55 Total 11,28,345.59 7,72,267.55

For Shantesh Hiremath & Co Mr.Shantesh Hiremath
Chartered Accountant Memo.No. 27288
Gulbarga

Credibility Alliance Norms Compliance Report

INDENTITY
 Jeevan Prakash Education Society (JPES) is registered as society under society’s registration Act,1960 vides Reg.No.
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267/2003-04 dated 16 December, 2003.
 Jeevan Prakash Education Society (JPES) is registered u/s 12AA of the Income Tax Act, 1961 w.e.f. 25.05.2007 u/s
sec. 80G, valid till 31.03.2011(Reg.No. F.No.45.80G/CIT-GLB/09-10.

 Jeevan Prakash Education Society (JPES) is registered under sec(6)1 of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act,
1976 (FCRA Reg.No. 094460060)
Bankers: Syndicate Bank, Main Branch, Bidar, Karnataka State.
Auditor: CA Shantesh Hiremath,
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Shantesh Hiremath & Co, H.No.11-1741, 1 Floor, Vidayanagar,
Gulbarga
GOVERNANCE
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Details of Board member as on 31 March, 2010
Name Age Sex Position on Board Occupation
Mr. Dilip 25 M Chairman Social work
Mr. Tajoddin 26 M Vice- Chairman Social work
Mr. Sanju Kumar 33 M Secretary Social Entrepreneur
Mr. Sanjeev Kumar 27 M Joint Secretary Social work
Mr. Ramesh 39 M Treasurer Business
Mr. Ramdoss 28 M Member Social work
Mrs. Rojamm 40 F Member Business

 Three board members are relatives
 The board rotation police exists
 The board ensures compliance with laws & regulations

Remuneration wise Staff Distribution (As on 31st, 2010)
Slab of gross salary (in Rs) plus benefits paid Male staff Female staff Total staff
to staff (per month)
< 5000 5 4 9
5,000 – 10,000 1 0 1
10,000 – 25,000 0 0 0
25,000 – 50,000 0 0 0
50,000 – 1,00,000 0 0 0
> 1,00,000 0 0 0
Total 6 4 10

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Staff Details as on 31 March, 2010

Gender Paid full time Paid part Paid Volunteer
time consultant
Male 6 Nil 1 3
Female 4 Nil Nil Nil

 TOTAL COST OF INTERNATIONAL OR NATIONAL TRAVEL ZERO

 ACCOUNTABAILITY & TRANCPRENCY
No remuneration, sitting fees or any other compensation has been paid since inception of the organization, to
any board member or trustees.

About Jeevan Prakash Education Society By 2015
 About 150 Visually
Challenged children in
Bidar, Gulbarga are
rehabilitated and provided
various services.

 About 100 adult blinds are
provided with vocational
Jeevan Prakash Education Society (R) (JPES) is a non-profit, secular non- training skills.
Govt. organization based at Bidar district, Karnataka State supporting
visually challenged and their families in Bidar, Gulbarga district. We
now reach out to more than 40 visually challenged children & 25 adult
blinds through Asha Deepa School for the Blind.

To fuel this movement, we rely on donor agencies, individuals and
corporate to support our work. Together we share a common dream
where blind people live with dignity in a society with no barriers.

Our MISSION is to provide appropriate education, rehabilitation,
intervention, training and advocacy which will lead to awareness,
empowerment & employment of people with disabilities with the help
& support of trained staff & caregivers and to take measures of
prevention, cure and mitigation of disabling conditions with the
cooperation of families, communities and beneficiaries.

Our VISION is that all persons form all kinds of disabilities will get
access to individual need based services as a matter of right, will have a
good quality of a life and will be an indivisible of their communities
and the nation.

Our Values:
We believe that all people with disabilities have right to –
Education & Rehabilitation
Equal Opportunity
Employment
Inclusion and
The same quality of life as their non-disabled counterparts

T: Celebrating Independence
Day

B: Air Force Wives Association
members with Asha Deepa
kids

School Campus, Our Future Dream!

As number of children keeps increasing, we are forced to
relocate our school premises to the bigger facilities every year.
Often times, we were unable to do this due to limited resources
available at the organization. Since inception, our major
challenge was to find a good premises for our activities-
rehabilitation & education of visually challenged.

Currently, we are located in an old rented building which is in a
first floor. The building structure itself is not accessible to the
visually challenged without an escort.

It stinks in rainy season, no proper drainage facility and no
municipal drinking water connectivity. The building location is
not in a right place.

Our children lack proper play ground for an outdoor
recreational activity. We have to take them out of the school to
youngage them into sports & other recreational activities.

Many girls who were rehabilitated way back in 2003-04 are
attaining maturity. We do not have separate facility for these
girls in the future though they currently use one separate room
for their stay.

Therefore, we wish to construct a ‘School Campus’ for Asha
Deepa School for the Blind to accommodate at least 200
children and to create a “homely” environment where these
children have better living space.
The campus will have school building, Separate hostel facilities
T: Our School Building in
for Boys & Girls and vocational training centers with a play
First Floor.
ground.
M: Children having their
launch in a passage-No
Kichen & dining Hall!

B: Children playing outside ,
in the market yard

For all of our activities, we look for funding from
individuals and philanthropic institutions. Your
donations will enable us to help many blind
people achieve their potential.
Further, your gift of generosity will help us to
proved rehabilitation & education, vocational
training, shelter, clothing and health care etc.

Donations made through Global Giving are tax
deductible for US & UK Tax Payers to the full
extent permitted by law.

If you are not in India and wish to donate to us,
please go to this link
http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/educate-50-blind-
children-in-karnataka/?RF=widget_small3375

If you are in India, please write a cheque/DD in
favor of “Jeevan Prakash Education Society”
payable at Bidar & send it to us.

For further Information, Please contact us at

Asha Deepa School for the Blind
Plot. No. 9-6-242/243,
C/o. Ramesh Panday, First Floor,
Behind Raita Bhavan, Ganj
Bidar-585403, Karnataka India
Phone: No. +91-93413 15865 / +91-94485 54584
Email: sanju@ashadeepaschoolfortheblind.org
Web: www.ashadeepaschoolfortheblind.org

All donations to Ash Deepa are Tax Exempted under 80G of
Income Tax Act, 1961 in India

Annual report 2009-2010

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