FORCE is currently involved in projects in:

Kolkata, India - Ramakrishna Mission Blind Boys Academy

FORCE is seeking funds to establish a digital talking book production facility at the Ramakrishna Mission Blind Boys’ Academy in Kolkata to meet the demand for talking books amongst the pupils and students of the Blind Boys’ Academy, and from the visually handicapped in and around the city of Kolkata.

The present recording facilities at the Academy are very modest and rapidly becoming obsolete through age and the advent of new technologies. Our aims are to upgrade the audio production unit in order to enlarge the existing library collection, and to prepare it for the future of talking books.

Cost of the project: £27,450

Delhi University - Computerised Braille production facilities

Braille production facilities at Delhi University urgently need upgrading and modernising to meet the demands of blind and visually impaired students studying at the university and to give them the opportunity to study effectively and have the same opportunities to succeed as their sighted peers. FORCE is seeking funds to equip the Braille production centre at the university with modern computerised equipment and to train staff.

Cost of the project: £11,755