About the Organization  

Milton Charitable Foundation for The Visually Handicapped is a registered state cadre voluntary, non-profit and service providing organization working for the welfare

of the poor and down trodden, visually handicapped people and craftsmen of Odisha. The office is located at Berhampur of Ganjam district Odisha, South India.

This foundation was established on 21st March 2004, by conglomeration of highly ambitious visually handicapped elite group who have believed the notion

of “sensing is believing” and committed for the upliftment of their fellow brothers and sisters who are needy but meritorious.

This foundation got its legal sanctity on 18th September 2008 incorporated by the Registrar of Society under “Societies Registration Act 21/1860” bearing

no. 22905/115.

Since its inception, due to the non-availability of Braille materials for the students from eighth class onwards, this foundation is providing digital

recorded study

materials in Mp3, CD format and audio cassettes to the blind students. The foundation installed a resource centre in 2007 for the visually impaired and

distributes all necessary government forms, circulars and scholarship forms to the needy people.

And due to the inadequate job-oriented training facilities for the educated blind persons of Orissa, this organization is also sponsoring blind students

of other states to attain the training for their financial independence.

Also it has a Braille library with a large collection of precious books from various national and international libraries for the benefit of the blind

students.

The foundation has been providing scholarship annually to the meritorious visually handicapped students by the help and contribution of the fellow brothers.

who have availed the same with the help and support of this organization in early days and have been well placed today.

The organization has also a blind cricket team and musical group and organizing sports and cultural programmes from in various places of Odisha in different

times for the socio-economic rehabilitation and public awareness exclusively for the blind, of the blind and by the blind.

The foundation is determined to impart computer education to the blind persons through speech software which is called JAWS (Job

Assess with Speech) by the kind assistance and support of the District Administration. Also training of type writing and the Braille script training for

the blind is imparted by the organization. Since February 2010 it has been providing 6 month computer diploma to 15 blind day-scholar college students.

This foundation

also conducted the Summer Internship Programme on 1st May 2010 for the first time in Orissa taking 32 visually impaired college students from every corner

of the state with free accommodation of lodging and boarding. Such type of training programme was never planned by any voluntary organization or state

government before. During this programme we imparted basic computer application, Communication skill and personality development, Job oriented competitive

knowledge etc. It also provides placement to the visually impaired with other disabled persons by colaborating with various organizations and agencies.

FCRA/Exemption Details
Milton Charitable Foundation For The Visually Handicapped is exempted from Tax under Section None;

Yearly Budget / Latest Annual Report
above 5 lakhs / -