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Benetech Expands Their Digital Literacy Programs in India: Meet the Bethany Society
As part of our global digital literary program, Benetech has highlighted many inspiring impact stories. We had the opportunity to interview Mr. Carmo Noronha, the Executive Director of the Bethany Society in Shillong, Meghalaya, a state in northeastern India. As the torch bearer for our programs across the North East of India, this organization has served […]
Benetech Pursuing Gender Equity Through Inclusive Education for Girls in India
Ramesh Susarla reported for theHindu.com last month about six visually challenged students in Anantapur preparing to write exams without scribes or braille scripts. With support from Rural Development Trust, our Bookshare team in India helped these students read the questions and answer them using screen-reading software on laptops. These students not only passed their 10th […]
Benetech’s India Team is On Track to Achieve Big Goals for Inclusive Education in 2023
Benetech’s CEO and VP of Programs get firsthand view of innovative program to leverage technology in schools and improve learning opportunities for students with visual impairments Starting off 2023 with a renewed focus on inclusive education, Benetech’s India-based team, led by Dr. Homiyar Mobedji, hosted CEO Ayan Kishore and VP of Programs, Dr. Lisa Wadors […]
Tour Of India: A Major Learning Opportunity for Benetech Africa
Blog post by Martin Kieti, Benetech Program Manager for Africa Martin’s trip report includes highlights from visits to EMPOWER2022, two schools for students with visual impairments, and EnAble India provide a wealth of knowledge and resources to expand Benetech’s Bookshare program in Africa. In October, I traveled to India to attend the EMPOWER2022 conference held […]