Living alone in a society that still remains entrenched with preconceptions and has an immature understanding of the difficulties that aged men encounter everyday can lead to languor combined with depleting health hazards.

In 1970, NAB established the NAB Lions Home for The Ageing Blind at Khandala to fulfill the socio-economic needs of the Ageing Blind men. Since then, the home has been a benefactor for abundant blind and partially blind men. In a manner and warmth just like home, it offers all basic amenities and a lifestyle conducive to a healthy mind and life.












The home admits everyone above the age of 50. As a resident of the home, NAB will provide:

1. Free Boarding & lodging to the men having blindness below 6/20 vision.
2. Keep all its habitants whether blind or partially blind occupied through Craft programmes and other recreation activites.
3. Foster self-sufficiency by offering them pocket money between Rs. 50-Rs.500/- per month for making various products by pursuing activities like weaving, knitting, candle making chair-making paper craft, embroidery, tailoring, garden nursery and gardening. Blind persons coming from rural areas are motivated to take part in growing vegetables, fruits, on the plot belonging to the home. As an incentive a nursery has been developed for the sale of plants.
4. Medical help from doctors and specialists and emergency help is offered from the Poona Hospital to all patients.

Apart from these tangible advantages, NAB endeavours to build mental toughness, confidence and strengthen their spirit for life through various cultural and social programs.

Basic Amenities:
Meals are provided to all residents:

1. Morning Tea
2. Breakfast (South Indian, Maharashtrian, Gujarati etc)
3. Lunch (Usal Pav /vegetables, rice, dal (Indian Curry) and chapattis (Indian Bread)
4. Afternoon Tea
5. Dinner (Vegetables, rice, dal (Indian Curry) and chapattis (Indian Bread)

Special Activities

1. Recite morning prayers and perform exercises
2. Residents of different religions pray their own short prayers in the Hall
3. Exercise is not compulsory but we advice them to do light exercises and
   yogasan
4. A body cleanliness program is followed to foster civic sense and independence among the men. Residents are taught and encouraged to keep the dormitory clean and wash linen every week and also to wash their clothes everyday.
5. "Social excursions" are organized to visit other institutions to build contacts and thus foster social interaction. NSS girls come every week to meet the blind people and assist them in cleaning the dormitory and dining hall, kitchen and the craft section
6. NAB has encouraged its residents to develop interest in leisure activities like music and today they have an orchestra for classical and opera music that is fully played by the residents.

Today with 75 residents, this homely institution continues to bring happiness into the lives of many aged men.