Our Ministry
With a well trained staff of thirty Filipino specialists, Resources for the Blind now provides a full spectrum of services to blind persons nationwide. We are devoted to removing the obstacles that prevent blind Filipinos from reaching the fullest potential that God has for them. This involves us in counseling, rehabilitation, education, and training. We are also actively involved in preventing blindness and in restoring sight whenever possible.
With over half a million visually impaired persons in the Philippines, we must continue to find ways to reach out to those who are in need of our services. Working together with the Lord, we can truly turn darkness into light for thousands of our blind friends in every corner of the Philippines.
Mr. Lemuel David Salmo
Chairman
Mr. Eduardo C. Jimenez
Vice-Chairman
Atty. Lourdes M. Gayao
Corporate Secretary
Mrs. Amelia M. Torrente
Assistant Secretary
Mrs. Goodwill Amelande Y. Mercado
Treasurer
Mr. Gary J. Jamora
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. David D. Gutierrez
Auditor
Mr. Angelino B. Pangan
Member
Dr. Albert C. Mamaril
Member
Mrs. Decelin G. Miguel
Member
Review our Annual Reports
Annual Report 2013
Annual Report 2014
Our Vision
Our vision is for all Filipinos who are visually impaired to be able to reach the fullest potential in life and service that God has for them.
Our Mission
To design and implement programs that will enable those with visual impairment to understand and reach their God-given potential in life and service.
Our Founder
Resources for the Blind was founded by Dr. Arthur Lown in 1988. Started with just a personal project, Dr. Lown, blind since childhood, wanted to produce a Filipino Braille Bible in order for the Bible to be accessible to blind children in the Philippines. He was a retired Director of the Atlanta Public Schools Services for Blind Students in 1970 in the United States, and moved to the Philippines to serve as the administrator of the Manila branch of the Summer Institute of Linguistics. In 1980, along with three blind Filipino pastors, Dr. Lown's project of producing a Filipino Braille Bible became successful which sparked the movement that is Resources for the Blind, Inc. In 1988, he gathered a board of directors and formally registered Resources for the Blind with the Philippine government as a non-profit charitable organization serving the blind.
Our Partners
