PBMA's H. V. Desai Eye Hospital

Poona Blind Men's Association

Transcending all boundaries to give sight to the sightless; to provide preventive eye treatment during infancy; to help the needy visually impaired persons; to provide need based shelter to old, visually impaired women; to provide light at the seemingly endless tunnel of hopelessness and despair is what The Poona Blind Men’s Association (PBMA – established in 1952 & registered under Bombay Public Trust, 1950) and its various projects are doing on a daily basis and extremely happy to be rendering such valuable. humanitarian service to the visually impaired through a wide network of activities covering the entire spectrum of rehabilitation and prevention.

The Association has constantly set goals for itself which at first instant seemed impossible to achieve. As the years went by, the association added one laurel after another to its credit but did not rest on its achievements. The association continued looking ahead towards achieving more and more success in order to simultaneously provide succor to more and more needy people. The rippling effect continues in the form of projects which instantly transform sightlessness into warm and glowing vision to one and all who need it.

Our Leaders:

Our Mission:

• Prevention, control and care of blindness.
• Care of the aged blind beneficiaries.
• Administration and management of services for the blind.
• To create comprehensive rehabilitation opportunities for the differently-abled persons so as to facilitate integration into the mainstream of the society and to enrich the life of differently-abled persons as well as the interfacing individuals and community.

Our Services:

• Prevention, control and care of blindness.
• Care of the aged blind beneficiaries.
• Administration and management of services for the blind.
• To create comprehensive rehabilitation opportunities for the differently – abled persons so as to facilitate integration into the mainstream of the society and to enrich the life of differently abled persons as well as the interfacing individuals and community.

The Poona Blind Men’s Association is always keen and kind enough in providing humanitarian services and support to the needy blind people in the society by way of financial aid, medical aid, educational aid, provision of free food grains, clothes and other items etc. The Association always tries its level best for the socio-economic welfare of the blind either by searching jobs for them or by assisting for their self employment by providing vending stalls, telephone booths etc.

Following activities are carried out by PBMA in the service of Visually impaired:

• Rehabilitation programmes of the visually impaired.
  Provided New LPG Connection with stove.
  Plastic Sheet are provided to cover the roof top.
• Our support to educate the visually impaired and their children.
  We provide Educational Aid, Books, Note Books, School Bags, Uniforms etc. to children.
• Water storage required urgently during the hot summer season.
• Distribution of food grains & other useful articles to visually impaired families.
  The PBMA has distributed around Rs. 6,52,963/- as such kind of aid to various needy blind beneficiaries.
• Visually impaired persons celebrate festival with the support of PBMA.
  During Diwali Festival a kit of needy items like Rava, Maida, Ghee, Oil, Basin, Groundnuts, soap, Scented oil, Sarees, Shirt-pant pieces etc. is provided to blind families.
• Aid to Visually impaired beneficiaries of HelpAge India.
  We provided aid in terms of Cash, Foodgrains, Recreation, Advocacy to 124 Visually impaired beneficiaries of HelpAge India
• Support to visually impaired youth during their marriages.
• Distribution of Musical instruments to blind beneficiaries for their survival.
• PBMA’s Musical Band.
• Provision of financial aid to start Small Business.
• Our medical aid to visually challenged.
  Medicines on prescription are purchased and provided to sick blind for speedy recovery.
  In addition to this regular assistance is provided by admitting sick blind,
  Pregnant blind ladies in various renowned hospitals at concessional rates / free.
• Women’s day celebration with visually impaired ladies.