Noted film actor Kabir Bedi was today appointed as the honourary brand ambassador of Sightsavers, a global organisation working to prevent avoidable blindness.
Six blind girls from Madhya Pradesh, who had participated and won medals in the 5th National Blind and Deaf Judo Competition held in Gurgaon in January, were felicitated by Kabir Bedi and SY Quraishi, honourary chairman of the India unit of the organisation.
Quraishi is also the former Chief Election Commissioner of India.
Quraishi said problems of sight needed to be taken care of at school level as 80 per cent blindness in the country is avoidable if proper intervention is made.
He hoped the actor's association would help the organisation towards a focused journey with amplified impact in the coming days.
CEO of Sightsavers India RN Mohanty said the organisation would continuously strive to reach out to more people and benefit them.
SightSavers: Know More- Sightsavers is a global non-governmental organisation that works with partners in developing countries to treat and prevent avoidable blindness.
- It also promote equality for people with visual impairments and other disabilities.
- It is located in Haywards Heath in the United Kingdom, with branches in Sweden, Norway, India, Italy, Republic of Ireland, the United Arab Emirates, and the USA.
- The charity was formed in 1950 by Sir John Wilson and was originally called the British Empire Society for the Blind.
- It was then the Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind.
- Its patron is HRH Princess Alexandra.
