Location – Karnataka, India
Funds provided – Rs 4,67,300
Active years – 2006-2015
We provide education and empowerment to the blind and differently abled. This residential primary and higher primary school aims at helping blind girls, primarily from rural Karnataka, attain self-sufficiency and quality education. The academy provides residential education for grades 8th to 10th.
The school offers curriculum in Kannada, English, and Hindi Braille, orientation & mobility, computer skills training, and extra- curricular activities (Yoga, Bharatanatyam, folk dance, music, and Bhagavad Gita). The students regularly take part in numerous sports and cultural events and competitions in Bengaluru. A significant portion of the funding was utilized towards buying a brailler, braille paper, and walking canes. In the following years, Deepa academy hosted three AID interns.