Ida Rieu Welfare Association

Turning Disability into ABILITY! Our Vision To assist in developing a society where all blind and deaf members are fully integrated into schools, communities, and places with equal opportunities and benefits. Our Mission To nurture the intellectual and social skills of the special children and enable them to cope with all challenges through education and training. Lady IDA Augusta Rieu, daughter of the late John Adwards J.P. of Ireland was married to Mr. J. L. Rieu. During Mr. Rieus postings, she was with him in Karachi and 12 other places in Sindh till 1917. On her husbands appointment as Commissioner-in-Sindh in May 1919, she returned to Sindh where she remained until her death on 1st May, 1921. During her stay in Karachi and elsewhere she devoted her life to various activities for social welfare, chiefly amongst the poor. She was the moving spirit in the Ladies Associations, Maternity Homes, Childrens Nurseries, Widows Homes, and Industrial Work for the Crippled. A poor welfar...