Who We Are
About Kaberee Foundation
Our approach to helping the disabled is to take innovative ideas and run with them. Kaberee Foundation was and will remain a movement that was willing to accept new things and eager to innovate without fear. We look for heart in our people, not qualifications. Hierarchy and red-tape have to be checked in at the door. The most important part of our approach is to take the disabled out of ‘special homes’ and ‘centres’ and bring them into the mainstream.
Over the years, Kaberee Foundation has grown to encompass work that develops capabilities in people with any disability and other groups of our society who are marginalized by the mainstream.
Our Approach
THE STORY OF KABEREE FOUNDATION
The idea of Kaberee Foundation germinated when one of our founders, Kaberee Kalita, got a call for help from a friend, who said that a visually impaired assistant professor in a Assam college needed readers to help him prepare for his lectures. it was this one phone call that started a friendship in 1989 that has now blossomed visually impaired school children, reading to the blind and raising funds to pay for the education of these children.
Over the years, Kaberee Foundation has grown to encompass work that develops capabilities in people with any disability and other groups of our society who are marginalized by the mainstream.
In 1992, five like-minded friends came together and started working for issues concerned with Environmental Protection. The focus of their efforts shifted towards “people with visual impairment” and they started recording study material for them on audiocassettes. This was a genuinely felt need and eventually their empowerment and integration into the mainstream became the focus. This pulled a number of volunteers into the fold. Over the years, the organization has evolved and has broad based its activities to address possible issues related with disability.
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— Our Mission
Our mission is to build individual and organisational capabilities that enable marginalized groups in the community through programmes that focus on people with disabilities, education, livelihood, skill development, nutrition, healthcare, sanitation and creating better living conditions.
02.
— Our Vision
We aim to create an inclusive society for people with disabilities and other marginalized sections of the society by providing them with equal opportunities to lead an independent life.
03.
— Our Story
Kaberee Foundation grew as an idea, not as an organization. Perhaps this is the reason we are ‘Volunteer Lead’ and have a deep bond with people who kept joining us organically, often bringing their friends along, too.
We Would Love to Hear from You
Please write or call us with your questions or comments.
Address
Ho No 155 (A) GMCH Road Maszid Nizarapar Kamal Nagar Via Rupnagar Dispur Kamrup Metro Assam 781005