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NAPERVILLE, IL — The Association of IIT BHU Alumni (AIBA) at their 10th IIT BHU Alumni Awards of Excellence Program bestowed a Lifetime Achievement Award on Dr. Manu K. Vora at a glittering ceremony organized at the PHD Chamber of Commerce, New Delhi, India.
The ceremony was graced by Dr. R. P. Singh, secretary general, Quality Council of India and Manoj Sinha (IIT BHU Alumnus), Minister of State, Railways and Minister, Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications.
The award was conferred on Dr. Vora for his 28 years of dedicated service to Blind Foundation for India (BFI), US.
For over 47 years, Dr Vora has dedicated his life to community service. In 1989, under his leadership, the BFI was established to serve over 15 million visually-impaired people in India which accounts for one third of the world’s blind population.
The BFI has raised over $4 million to support 175,000 free cataract operations, distributed over 10,000 Braille kits to blind children for their education and donated 122 mobile vans for transporting eye doctors and patients.
The BFI has examined over 750,000 school children for their eyesight and provided necessary interventions. So far, over one million adults in India have their eyesight checked through BFI.
Since 1970, Dr. Vora has raised over $10 million for a variety of charitable and professional causes. He has made significant contributions to social responsibility and community service. For over 24 years, he, as an Adjunct Professor, has taught Operations Management courses globally.
Dr Vora is affiliated to over 80 educational institutions around the world. He has taught to some 10,000 people globally through academic teaching and executive training. He has received 34 awards/honors for his life-long community service.