750 mini balls to be donated to blind children in Kenya
One Big Project - Many Goals - Growing Up Blind In Kenya - Documentary
Summer 2021
1 country
It is our first big campaign dedicated to donating 750 mini balls only
to one country. There are 700 visually impaired pupils living in one
city, learning within 2 schools. They have already heard about one the
mini ball which unites the world, and can't wait to meet A Ball for
All!
1 project
In June 2021, A Ball for All is making a documentary about 700 pupils
growing up blind in Kenya. It is a unique documentary idea which
increases public awareness of sight loss and low vision, showing
untold stories of blindness in Kenya.
2 schools
A Ball for All chose 2 schools to visit, inspire and donate 750 mini
balls to children with visual impairments. It is so important for
blind children to find a hobby that brings them joy. They will able to
play football together and learn so much every day.
700 pupils
A Ball for All would like to donate 750 balls, one ball to each blind
child and 50 balls dedicated for schools. We are asking for your help
to support our big project. Together we will improve and transform
their lives.
Exploring The World - Greece
Playing Blind Football - Botswana
Being the best guide dog - Ireland
Finding joy - Antigua and Barbuda
Being an inspiration to all of us - Norway
Learning each day - Mali
We all love sport - Hungary
Help them play Blind Football
Adopt a mini ball and donate it to one of the blind children from
Kenya. We believe that together we can donate 750 mini football balls
to Kenyan blind children in June 2021. We launched our fundraising
website to raise money online till Easter 2021, and we sincerely
appreciate your support. Every donation matters; every donation
counts. Each euro has enormous power and helps us to reach our goal.
Below you can find our countdown with numbers of adopted balls. All
updates are presented on our Facebook profile, so please follow us.
Each donor will be listed (if wanted) at the end of OUR BIG PROJECT!
A BALL FOR ALL KENYA SUMMER 2021
A few facts about visual impairment
Blindess in numbers
Worldwide, 285 million people are visually impaired; 39 million are
blind and 246 million have low vision. An estimated 500 000 children
become blind each year, but in developing countries up to 60% are
thought to die within a year of becoming blind.
How blindness starts
Some people have been completely blind since birth, while others may
have dealt with a slowly declining vision for decades. The millions of
people who are blind or visually impaired all possess varying degrees
of sight and have vastly different needs and abilities related to
their sight loss.
Guide dog
Only 1-2% of visually impaired use a guide dog even though the
majority of dogs are provided free of charge. These service animals
are carefully trained to lead their owners around other people and
obstacles. The first guide dog was issued in 1916 to a blinded
veteran, Paul Feyen.
White cane
James Biggs of Bristol claimed to have invented the white cane in
1921. After an accident claimed his sight, the artist had to readjust
to his environment. Feeling threatened by increased motor vehicle
traffic around his home, Biggs decided to paint his walking stick
white to make himself more visible to motorists.
Sports
Being diagnosed as blind or partially sighted does not mean that a a
person has to give up on sports. In fact, there are many sports which
have been adapted for those who are blind or partially sighted, as
well as entirely new sports only open to people with a sight
condition.
Famous Blind People
Andrea Bocelli has been completely blind at age 12, one of the most
successful musicians of all time. On May 25, 2001, Erik Weihenmayer
became the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
Marla Runyan is the first legally blind athlete to compete in the
Olympics. Trischa Zorn, blind since birth, has won 55 medals, making
her the most successful athlete in the history of the Paralympic
Games.
