The diocesan social development centre ORBIT, organized Blind Walk on the occasion of World Sight Day on 10th October 2019 at Humnabad city. The program was conducted to create awareness about the problems of people with blindness, to create awareness on eye donation and to encourage people to be kind and compassionate towards these differently abled persons. The program was organized for the first time ever in Humnabad by any organization. The CPI Humnabad inaugurated the Blind Walk as he removed symbolically the blind bands from the eyes of seven persons who volunteered to donate their eyes after death. Fr. Anil Crasta, The Director of ORBIT and Sevasangama, TMC Chief, Senior Health Observation Officer, Humnabad Taluk and CDPO were the chief guests who participated in the Blind walk from IB Circle to TMC Office blind folded led by people with impaired vision. Around 80 persons including Students from GM Kheni ITI College and Shanthi Kiran Technical School, priests and sisters, staff of ORBIT and other people were the participants of this Blind Walk at Humnabad.
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