The Guide Dog
Next Door
Welcome
The Guide Dog Next Door is a non-profit organization that aspires to alleviate the exorbitant cost of guide dogs for the blind population. We are a minimal guide dog training organization that connects the owners of calm, gentle dogs to their blind neighbors for free access to a guide dog. Volunteers are taught by professional dog trainers to teach neighborhood dogs basic guide dog behaviors. Blind people can use our platforms to book a guide dog when necessary, analogous to Uber. We also draw ideas from Airbnb, Nextdoor, online banking, and jugaad (frugal improvisational problem-solving).
What We Do
Volunteering Programs
We develop volunteering programs where individuals can assist in training low-cost guide dogs, ensuring they are prepared to support blind individuals. We also develop programs to participate in community awareness events for guide dogs and blind individuals and support their well-being.
Guide Dog Connections
We train low-cost guide dogs in a neighborhood and connect them to blind individuals in their neighborhood. This hyperlocality allows for a more integrated and inclusive community for blind individuals to support their well-being.
Partners
The Guide Dog Next Door is also in talks with an international organization in Mexico City, Escuela para Entrenamiento de Perros Guía Para Ciegos I.A.P.
We want to help the blind population of the world. By 2027, we aim to achieve these goals.
Support us in aiding the blind by volunteering your dog or by referring us to a blind person in need of a guide dog.
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