Benetech Initiative

2018
Education
Palo Alto, CA, USA
Project Title: Bookshare - India Website: https://benetech.org

About the Grantee

Benetech continues to be a nonprofit—with a pure focus on developing software for social good. More than two decades after our founding, we’ve grown to include multiple program areas and initiatives that provide software to improve—even transform—the lives of people all across the world.

Purpose of the Grant

To provide 500 additional accessible educational textbooks for K-12 schools in India and to train teachers and blind and visually impaired students in 50 target K-12 schools in using Bookshare’s accessible digital library.

Amount

$499,296

Term

36 months

Grant Regions

International, South Asia