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Majlis Kebangsaan Bagi Orang Buta, Malaysia
National Council For The Blind, Malaysia

NCBM Overview

WHAT IS THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE BLIND, MALAYSIA?

The National Council for the Blind, Malaysia (NCBM in short) is a non-governmental, non-profit and tax-exempt organisation, registered under the Societies’ Act of Malaysia, which officially came into being on 14th February 1986.

MEMBER-ORGANISATIONS OF NCBM

The five major voluntary organisations serving the blind that make up this umbrella body are:
  1. Malaysian Association for the Blind (MAB, based in Kuala Lumpur)
  2. Society of the Blind in Malaysia (SBM, based in Kuala Lumpur)
  3. St. Nicholas Home (based In Penang)
  4. Sabah Society for the Blind (based in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah)
  5. Sarawak Society for the Blind (based in Kuching, Sarawak)

OBJECTIVES

The objectives of NCBM include the introduction and progressive improvement of policies and implementation of services governing the education, rehabilitation, employment and general welfare of the blind and the prevention of blindness in Malaysia.

FUNCTIONS

The functions of NCBM include the following:
  1. Co-ordinate the activities of member-organisations and encourage and facilitate co-operation between them.
  2. Provide a forum for consultation and discussion of aims, policies, plans, activities, views and problems of member-organisations.
  3. Review and promote progress in the fields of education, Braille literacy and computerised Braille production, rehabilitation, vocational training, employment, social welfare services, prevention of blindness, and other programmes and schemes for the blind in Malaysia.
  4. Solicit the support of the government and other agencies for services, programmes and schemes to be carried out for the socio-economic advancement of the blind.
  5. Present a common approach to relevant government bodies, the private sector, and the Malaysian public in general, on issues that may affect the welfare of the blind, and to liaise with other organisations serving other categories of disabled persons.
  6. Represent Malaysia in all international bodies concerned with the work for the blind, and appoint the Malaysian delegates to any national or international conferences.

FUNDS

NCBM accepts contributions, donations, grants, endowments, legacies and subscriptions from persons or bodies (including the government) desiring to assist in the promotion of the objectives, and to hold such funds as trustees for the achievement of the said objectives.