Diksha’s commitment to society extends beyond the IT sphere and we are actively involved in various initiatives to help improve our society. At Diksha we strongly believe in helping out the less fortunate in whatever way we can, and hence have been contributing to various organizations that cater to such individuals and groups.

One such organization is the Karnataka Welfare Association for the Blind (KWAB). The KWAB is a non-political, non-sectarian, non-profit and charitable association offering its services in social, educational, rehabilitational and developmental spheres showing no discrimination of caste creed or religion to its beneficiaries in the state of Karnataka and other parts of India.

The objectives of KWAB are

1. To promote the education, skills development, economic rehabilitation and socialization of the target group.
2. To establish libraries, work training centers, education institutions, workshops for manufactures of special aids and research centers for the promotion of the target group.
3. To set up hostels, transit homes and old age homes for the benefit of the target group.
4. To implement the community based rehabilitation integrated rural development and such other programmes to promote their psycho-socio- economic development.
5. To promote co-operatives directly or with any voluntary organization institution or with the State Govt/ Govt of India statutory corporation and boards like Khadi Gramodyoga Board etc., and or finance institutions like the Karnataka state Finance Corporation, Industrial Development Board of India/ Scheduled Banks/ Co-operative banks/societies/ local authorities like Corporation Zilla panchayats municipalities/ village panchayats etc., to enhance psycho-socio-economic conditions. (Of the target group)

Diksha designed the KWAB website and also currently hosts the website as well as the payment gateway. We have also contributed in other ways by providing computers, books and other items to help the children in the organization. For more information about KWAB and ways in which you can get involved to help this noble cause, visit the KWAB Website.