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Vadodara Blind Society Visit

Shyam, Sonia and Neil visit Vadodara Blind Society in Gujarat to meet the families and distribute aid (cash, toiletries, food)

  • Blind Society serves about 160 families where usually one parent is blind

  • Blind society distributes about 4 lakhs INR annually (~$5,500) each in food, vocational supplies, and money

  • Shyam and family contribute about 75% of society's annual revenue

  • On Thursday & Friday January 9th and 10th all the families traveled from hundreds of miles to come receive just 300 rupees (~$4) each

  • These families come 6 times a year to receive distributions