Mongolia and Taiwan broaden support for blind
The Taiwanese government donated a braille embosser to the Mongolian National Federation of the Blind (MNFB) to support learning experiences of the blind and visually impaired, reports The UB Post.
Mongolia and Taiwan broaden support for blind. The Taiwanese government donated a braille embosser to the Mongolian National Federation of the Blind (MNFB) to support learning experiences of the blind and visually impaired, reports The UB Post. After handing over the embosser worth $15,000, Taiwan’s representative to Mongolia Huang Kuo-Jung discussed further directions of mutual cooperation with Head of the MNFB D.Gerel. The Taiwanese side mentioned that this was their first donation to the MNFB despite the many years of partnership between Mongolia and Taiwan. Taiwan has been helping to address problems faced by the blind and visually impaired in the last four years through all kinds of programs and workshops. The donated embosser is the most essential item for distributing information to people living with visual impairment. It will significantly help improve the learning experiences of the blind as it is three times faster than their current machine. Mongolia used to import braille books from Russia up until the late 1990s due to lack of equipment and financing. The MNFB opened the first library for the blind in 2005. Reportedly, there are 16,600 people living with visual impairment in Mongolia and only 9,000 of them are members of the MNFB. The MNFB operates an industrial vocational training center, kindergarten, braille publisher, and massage therapy center.
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