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Lions Home for Aging Blind
Living alone in a society that still remains
entrenched with preconceptions and has an immature understanding
of the difficulties that aged men encounter everyday can lead to
languor combined with depleting health hazards.
In 1970, NAB established the NAB Lions
Home for The Ageing Blind at Khandala to fulfill the
socio-economic needs of the Ageing Blind men. Since then, the home
has been a benefactor for abundant blind and partially blind men.
In a manner and warmth just like home, it offers all basic amenities
and a lifestyle conducive to a healthy mind and life.
The home admits everyone above the age of 50.
As a resident of the home, NAB will provide:
- Free Boarding & lodging to the men
having blindness below 6/20 vision.
- Keep all its habitants whether blind
or partially blind occupied through Craft programmes and other
recreation activites.
- Foster self-sufficiency by offering them
pocket money between Rs. 50-Rs.500/- per month for making various
products by pursuing activities like weaving, knitting, candle
making chair-making paper craft, embroidery, tailoring, garden
nursery and gardening. Blind persons coming from rural areas are
motivated to take part in growing vegetables, fruits, on the plot
belonging to the home. As an incentive a nursery has been developed
for the sale of plants.
- Medical help from doctors and specialists and emergency help
is offered from the Poona Hospital to all patients.
Apart from these tangible advantages,
NAB endeavours to build mental toughness, confidence and strengthen
their spirit for life through various cultural and social programs.
Basic Amenities:
Meals are provided to all residents:
- Morning Tea
- Breafast (South Indian, Maharastrian, Gujarati etc)
- Lunch (Usal /vegetables, rice, dal and chapattis)
- Afternoon Tea
- Dinner (Vegetables, rice, dal and chapattis)
Special Activities
- Recite morning prayers and perform exercises
- Residents of different religions pray their own short prayers
in the Hall
- Exercise is not compulsory but we advice them to do light exercises
and
yoga asanans
- A body cleanliness program is followed to foster civic sense
and independance among the men. Residents are taught and encouraged
to keep the the dormitory clean and wash linen every week and
also to wash their clothes everyday.
- "Social excursions" are organised to visit other
institutions to build contacts and thus foster social interaction.
NSS girls come every week to meet the blind people and assist
them in cleaning the dormitory and dining hall, kitchen and the
craft section
- NAB has encouraged its residents to develop interest in leisure
activities like music and today they have an orchestra for classical
and opera music that is fully played by the residents.
Today with 75 residents, this homely institution
continues to bring happiness into the lives of many aged men.
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