Charity

NABP stands for the Norwegian Association for the Blind and Partially Sighted. In Norwegian, Norges Blindeforbund.

Their main objective is to achieve equal opportunities and status in society for people with visual impairments, and other groups of disabled people.

NABP provides a multitude of special products and services for blind and partially sighted people in Norway. Some examples are:

• Guide dog training
• Summer camps for children and youth
• An extensive rehabilitation program for people with recent visual impairment
• Advice to members on their rights in society
• Norway’s only center for Braille printing of information, literature and books on a variety of subjects.

Since 1978 NABP has engaged in capacity strengthening of DPOs of blind and partially sighted people in the Global South. The very first international project in South Sudan eventually evolved into partnerships with organizations representing blind and partially sighted people across three continents, in pursuit of fulfillment of human rights.

Today NABP partners with DPOs or unions of blind and partially sighted persons in the following seven countries in Africa and Asia:

• Laos, Nepal, Angola, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Malawi and Mozambique.

We also support the African Union of the Blind, whose Head Office is in Kenya.

Our thematic focus areas are:

• Organizational strengthening
• Education, learning and rehabilitation
• Eye health and prevention of blindness

The vast majority of our international development work is funded by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) and most project funding is channeled through the Atlas Alliance. Two of the ongoing projects are part of the Together for Inclusion (TOFI) consortium where DPOs and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) work closely together, with the DPOs in the lead.

NABP is an active member of the World Blind Union and other international organizations working on eye health and advocacy, such as IAPB (International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness).