Handbook for Women with Visual Impairment - Acknowledgement

As we come to the conclusion of this handbook, it is our very pleasant duty to acknowledge the help and co-operation we have received from different sources in preparing and compiling material for the publication.
  

First and foremost, we owe a debt of deep gratitude to Dr. H.E. Schulze and Marga Schulze Foundation (Germany) for coming forward so willingly to sponsor the Handbook. Our sincere thanks are due, in particular, to Dr. H.E. Schulze, formerly, Judge of the Federal Court of Germany, who is an ardent champion of the cause of women empowerment in the developing countries of Asia and Africa. His has been the major inspiration behind the conception and planning of this publication and he has always been most supportive of developmental projects undertaken by this Confederation.
  

We also wish to place on record our sincere thanks to the Christoffel Blindenmission who provides the necessary official channel for transfer of fund from the Foundation.
  

The Handbook could, of course not have been possible, but for the contributions received from various well-known individuals, by way of various chapters. We are deeply grateful to each one of them and we wish to introduce them, here as follows:
 

1. Dr. Anil Aneja, Reader, Delhi School of Correspondence, University of Delhi; Vice-President, All India Confederation of the Blind and Chair ABU’s Children Committee.
     

2. Ms. Anubha Rastogi, Assistant Director, Women’s Justice Initiative, Human Rights Law Network, New Delhi.
     

3. Dr. Anubha Rajesh, Senior Associate, ICF International, New Delhi.
     

4. Ms. Geetha Shamanna, German Translator, SAP Labs India.
     

5. Dr. Kusum Malik, Lecturer (Hindi), K.M. College, University of Delhi.
     

6. Mrs. Meera Mittal, Social Worker, Chennai.
     

7. Ms. Preeti Monga, Head Public Relations, Dr. Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital and Director, Silver Linings, New Delhi.
     

8. Mrs. Rachita Bisht, Research Scholar and Volunteer, Lucknow.
     

9. Dr. Renu Addlakha, Senior Fellow, Centre for Women’s Development Studies, New Delhi.
     

10. Ms. Roma Bhagat, Senior Advocate, New Delhi.
      

11. Ms. Shivali Kathuria, Social Worker, Delhi.
      

12. Ms.Tina Sutaria, Image Consultant, Mumbai.
      

A.K. Mittal
Editor

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