Ambubai Residential School for Blind Girls

About Institution

Ambubai Residential School for Blind Girls (ARSBG) is a non-profit organization, started by Prof. Dattu Agarwal, who himself is visually impaired. Established in June, 2007 in the historic city of Gulbarga, Karnataka State, India, with 4 girls, has now grown to provide education for 56 blind girls, mostly poorest of poor from this under developed rural region. School provides quality based education to blind girls in the age group of 6-10 years, aims to build confidence and achieve socio-economic equality for these blind girls.

Ambubai Residential School provides free education, training as well as hostel facilities to blind girls in the age group of 6-10. Building facility has class rooms, dining hall, shared sleeping hall, kitchen, a small office and a play ground.
Following are the list of facilities provided to the Blind Students:
Free boarding and lodging facilities.
Teaching through Braille system by the trained teachers.
Free medical check up and medical facilities.
For recreation Radio, Television, musical instruments, tape recorder are available.
School instructions are in local language of Kannada and follows state syllabus. English and Hindi are also taught as second and third language We have total of seven trained teachers and five non-teaching staff including wardens, S.D.A. peon, cooks and cleaners. All the study materials, food, clothing, shelter, bedding other utensils are provided free of cost to the students. The students are served energetic breakfast, lunch and dinner and a special diet once in a week. The children have sports, cultural and physical development activities to instill confidence. They are also taught cooking, cleaning, gardening and other life skills.