Significant development in the year 2023-2024 was the establishment of new head office at RR Tower 2. The inaugural function was held on Vijayadashami, October 24th, 2023. The new office was declared open by KVF's prime sponsor, Mindsprint.
The event was attended by KVF faculty, students and trustees.
76th Independence day celebrations were held at Karna Vidya Foundation, Guindy centre. Around 100 candidates participated in the celebrations which included students delivering speeches, singing songs and Chief guest addressing the gathering.
This event was started on 11th August 2023 at 10 am for Job seeker with Visually Impaired who are pursuing their training at KVF training centre, Guindy, Chennai. It was conducted in 4 different modes such as Tamil reading, Tamil writing, English reading and writing. Assessment criteria was set appropriately. 18 Job seekers participated eagerly. Each one of them showed their skills in reading and writing through computer technology. Following this KVF trainers –evaluated the competition files based on the criteria. End of the day, the final results were announced for the participants.
On 12th August 2023, this competition event was started for school students. It was conducted in the 4 aforesaid different modes. Twelve students participated and show cased their talent in the competition. End of the day, the results were announced to the participants.
Volunteer networking meet for creating accessible e-content and teaching STEM subjects for students with visual impairment was held at Guru Nanak Arts and Science College, Velachery, Chennai on 8th August 2023. Around 55 candidates including students and professors from BCA department of Guru Nanak College participated in the meet.
Objectives of this meet was to illustrate the capabilities of the Visually Impaired in handling technology for education and employment requirements. Request for volunteer support in creating accessible E-content and teaching STEM (Science, Technology, English, Mathematics) topics to the students with visual impairment. Demonstrated the Book share online library to the volunteers for a better understanding of the diverse formats of accessible E-content.
To illustrate the high school graduate students about the diverse career trajectories to choose for planning their higher studies and career. Twenty participants from various backgrounds participated in the programme held at Karna Vidya Technology Centre, Guindy on 28th April, 2023.
Around 20 candidates participated in the Self-defence workshop for the Visually Impaired held at Karna Vidya Foundation, Guindy on 26th April 2023. The aim of the workshop was to teach the visually impaired to protect themselves in dangerous situations with the help of self-defence techniques.
To provide exposure to the visually impaired school students about the History of Mahabalipuram and it’s architecture. Thirty-five visually impaired school students were taken on a one day trip to Mahabalipuram on 8th April, 2023.
Meeting the parents of the children who are enrolled at Karna Vidya Foundation, to understand the learning level of the students and to understand the expectations of the parents with regard to the academic development of students. Thirty parents participated in the event conducted at KVF, Guindy centre on 2nd April, 2023 and explained their expectation for their child's academics.
Eight students enrolled for the Data Entry Operator course were taken for an exposure visit to the Guindy National Park
Purpose of the event was to
To provide hands on experience in event management role.
To develop planning skill, coordination skills, presentation skills and team leading skills among the trainees.
Share responsibilities
to plan and complete the task. Work with common people to get the work done.
To create awareness of the assistive devices and opportunities in education and employment for the Person’s with Visual Impairment. Four school going children enrolled at KarnaVidya showcased the various assistive devices for the visually impaired.
Venue and date: Kalaivanar Arangam on 3rdDecember, 2022
