Blind Youth Association Nepal

Blind Youth Association is an organisation established by the Blind and Partially Sighted Youth of Nepal. With the vision of ‘BPS people of Nepal enjoying dignified life in an inclusive society’ BYAN is currently working in the area of policy advocacy, education, employment disaster risk reduction and health and SRHR of persons with disabilities in general and BPS in particular. While we move ahead to better realise the rights of BPS persons in Nepal, we will keep doing our current work while giving more stress on the SRHR of by incorporating all categories of persons with disabilities as this area and associated issue are unexplored one and need more attention.

Blind Youth Association Nepal (BYAN) is a right based organisation established to advocate and promote the rights of blind and partially sighted youth that are scattered across the country of Nepal. The members of this organisation are the ones that are totally blind and partially sighted youth. Since its establishment, this organisaiton has expanded its organisational network in different parts of the country and has been conducting different programs such as capacity building, leadership development, personality development and skill development related training to the blind and partially sighted youth.

Our goal is to Improve the living standards of blind and partially sighted youth by increasing access to blind-friendly education, health and employment services.