VOSAP Highlights of June-July 2025
SAVE THE DATE – VOSAP Annual Gala 2025
Plano, Texas: September 7, from 4 PM onwards
Los Angeles, California: September 13, starting at 5 PM
Watch inspiring Impact videos of VOSAP beneficiaries: here is the link.
Read inspiring Impact stories here to get a glimpse of the impact we’ve achieved and the lives we’ve transformed through various enablement initiatives
ADVOCACY IN ACTION
1. VOSAP Presents to the United Nations for the 9th time
2. VOSAP Partners with International Purple Fest Goa 2025
3. VOSAP Orientation to Future Civil Engineers at Government Polytechnic College, Ahmedabad
ENABLEMENT HIGHLIGHTS
1. VOSAP Launches Vision Drive 2025, to Enable Beneficiaries in 15 Cities
2. Empowered 1,249 beneficiaries in Jun/Jul
3. 5,314 HITARTH beneficiaries in Jun and Jul, seeing exponential growth
4. Impact Assessment: Ground-Level Insights
UPCOMING MASS ENABLEMENT EVENTS
VOSAP Vision Drive 2025: Banaras, Puri, Pune in August and September
Dear VOSAP Friends and Enablers,
We are very encouraged with growing support for our Vision 2047, resonance with several organizations across India. To mobilize the volunteers, partners, across India, we have launched VOSAP Vision Drive 2025 with the blessings of Trimbakeshwar Mahadev in Maharashtra from Nashik. We will have mass enablement programs from Dehradun to Chennai and from Guwahati to Ganganagar. Thousands of Divyangjan will be receiving innovative assistive devices at each of the 15 cities under this initiative.
This is in addition to ongoing events for providing prosthetics, supporting eye surgeries, and direct shipping of assistive devices by our AT partners. We have impacted 44,000+ lives, bringing smiles on the faces of 220,000 people by end of Jul 2025 and we aim to cross 50,000 beneficiaries (cumulative, since the beginning) by the end of 2025.
We look forward to your continued support, participation in growing the impact together.
We encourage you to follow us on Social media, check out website to learn, participate actively!
ADVOCACY IN ACTION
VOSAP presents to the United Nations for the 9th time
VOSAP founder, Shri. Pranav Desai, had an opportunity of speaking at the United Nations for the 9th time, since 2018. While representing the global disability community at the Civil Society CRPD Forum during the 18th Conference of States Parties (COSP18), Mr Desai presented upon the need for sustainable financing and the tax incentives to empower PwDs. Read his statement here.
Sustainable Financing: Move away from charity-driven models to innovative, self-sustaining financing mechanisms.
Assistive Technology: Fund and subsidize assistive tech innovators to make devices affordable and promote ownership-driven adoption.
Policy & Tax Incentives: Advocate for comprehensive tax incentives to boost hiring, accessibility, and investments in the disability sector.
Global Call to Action: Urge COSP members, governments, and impact investors to adopt these models and create sustainable inclusion, globally.
VOSAP Partners with International Purple Fest Goa 2025
VOSAP is proud to be an International Partner of Purple Fest Goa 2025, organized by the Office of the State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Goa. Held from October 9–12, the event will celebrate accessibility, innovation, and empowerment.
The festival’s emphasis will be on Universal Design for ALL, which encompasses Accessible Infrastructure, both physical and digital, across public spaces and public sites.
Highlights of the Partnership:
- Vision 2047 Panelon economic empowerment and the $1T disability economy
- Hands-on Rocket Workshop by VOSAP volunteer Manoj Pai
- Project HITARTH Workshop on enabling access for individuals with IDDs
Empowering Future Civil Engineers to Champion Accessibility: VOSAP Orientation Inspires 150 Students
VOSAP organized an impactful Orientation Program on Accessibility for over 150 Civil Engineering students at the Polytechnic’s Civil Engineering Department in Ahmedabad. Led by VOSAP Volunteer Uday Trivedi, with support from Executive Team Member Manisha Pathak and VOSAP volunteers, the session aimed to instill the importance of accessibility as a core principle in infrastructure design.
Students were sensitized to disability challenges and urged to adopt universal design in future projects. With a strong call for compassion and responsibility, 39 students took the VOSAP pledge to champion inclusion.
ENABLEMENT INITIATIVES
VOSAP Launches Vision Drive 2025, enabling beneficiaries in 15 Pan India Cities
VOSAP proudly launched #VisionDrive2025, a pan-India initiative across 15 cities to empower approx. 2,000 Specially Abled People through assistive devices and digital tools, advancing Hon’ble PM Shri. Narendra Modi’s Vision for the disability sector. Launched with the blessings of Trimbakeshwar Mahadev in Maharashtra, the drive marks the start of a mission to empower millions of Persons with Disabilities by 2047. Featuring AI-powered Smart Glasses, Orbit Readers, sign language apps, and mobility aids, the initiative is enabling education, employment, and independence for thousands with grassroots support from Government, NGOs, Rotary Clubs, and other partners. Read more here.
Empowered 74 Visually Impaired Individuals with Smartphones in Nashik
VOSAP, with the support of Shri. Vasant Rathi ji, Chairman of AST Enzymes, and in collaboration with the National Association for the Blind (NAB) Maharashtra, distributed Samsung 5G smartphones to 74 blind high school students in Nashik. Each device, equipped with assistive technology, is enabling students to access digital education.
The distribution event at NAB Maharashtra saw participation from students, parents, teachers, and dignitaries including CA Vinod Jaju (VOSAP Maharashtra Director), philanthropist Hemant Bakshi, and VOSAP volunteers. It opened with tributes to Helen Keller and Louis Braille, followed by inspiring dance and art performances by visually impaired students. VOSAP Founder Shri Pranav Desai joined virtually from the US, announcing the launch of Vision Drive 2025 from Nashik to further scale impact across India.
Facilitated 1,175 Free Eye Surgeries under the Vision for All Project at Deenbandhu Eye Hospital
As part of its ongoing “Vision for All” movement, VOSAP, in collaboration with Deenbandhu Eye Hospital, Shri. Maniram Das Chavani Seva Trust, and Kalyanam Karoti, Mathura, has successfully conducted 1,100+ free cataract surgeries since April 2025 under the “Ayodhya: Cataract-Free” campaign.
To date, over 4,000 underserved individuals in Ayodhya have received the Gift of Vision through this initiative, which provides surgeries, medical care, food, and post-operative support entirely free of cost. This effort continues to restore not only sight, but also independence, dignity, and opportunity because “Vision for All” is not just a dream, it’s a movement.
Impact Assessment: Ground Level Insights
VOSAP in Conversation with HITARTH Sahayaks
In a heartfelt virtual session, VOSAP Founder Shri Pranav Desai and Dr. Pankaj Maru, President of Parivaar, connected with HITARTH Sahayaks—community champions who have empowered 11,000+ beneficiaries by enabling ₹75+ lakhs in Niramaya Scheme health insurance claims.
Building on this momentum, the VOSAP team visited Surat and Bhavnagar to engage with Hitarth Sahayaks from Mavjat Trust, Ankur School, and parents of beneficiaries, recognizing their impactful work for persons with intellectual disabilities (ID).
Through both in-person and virtual conversations, families shared how Sahayaks have simplified the entire process—managing paperwork, claims, and ensuring timely support. Read more here.
VOSAP Founder in Conversation with Orbit Beneficiaries
In a recent virtual interaction, VOSAP Founder connected with about 25 visually impaired Orbit Reader beneficiaries from across India. He shared an inspiring vision that each beneficiary should one day become self-reliant and empowered enough to donate an Orbit Reader to someone like them, creating a ripple effect of inclusion.
The session highlighted how the Orbit Reader is more than a device: for some, it’s a learning tool; for others, a trusted “saathi” that supports education, work, and daily life. Beneficiaries from diverse backgrounds shared how this technology has enabled access to information, independence, and the pursuit of their dreams. Read more here.
VOSAP visits Rajkot and Modasa to Assess the Impact of Hearing Aids
As part of VOSAP’s ongoing impact assessment, visits were conducted to Virani School (Rajkot) and Behra Munga School (Modasa) to evaluate the usage of distributed hearing aids. Based on the observations, it was recommended that some of the devices be reallocated to students with the potential to get better at hearing with hearing loss lower than 70 dbs, while the SignAble app would support others in communication.
Both schools expressed a need to expand vocational training infrastructure and will submit formal requests. These visits reaffirm VOSAP’s commitment to ensuring that assistive devices translate into measurable outcomes in education and empowerment.
Save the Date: VOSAP Annual Gala 2025 – Dallas & LA
Dallas | Sept 7 | Bhartiya Nivas, 4 PM onwards
Cerritos, CA | Sept 13 | Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, 5 PM onwards
Celebrate Purpose with Performance at the VOSAP Annual Gala 2025. The Dallas event’s Chief Guest is Ashok Mago, Padma Shri Awardee and Emcee is Sparsh Shah, VOSAP Youth Ambassador. The Cerritos Gala’s speech guest will be Jessica Cox, the world’s first licensed pilot without arms—symbolizing courage and limitless potential and Emcee is again Sparsh Shah.
Both events promise powerful stories, community celebration, and a collective mission to build an inclusive future.
Your unwavering support is the heart of our mission, and we are deeply grateful🙏🏻
