Eye Care Foundation

A SERIES OF UNIQUE SPONSOR EVENTS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE

Are you a power walker, or do you simply enjoy going for an occasional stroll? Why not combine your passion with helping blind and visually impaired people get back their eyesight and, ultimately, their lives?

Become part of the global Walk4ECF! Choose to walk any distance anywhere in the world. Walk alone, with your family or your business team, to raise money to help blind and visually impaired people in our projects in Asia and Africa and raise awareness about global eye care. Join us on one of the following dates in 2020.

August

Walk for ECF 36th anniversary

October

Walk for the global World Sight Day

November

Walk for World Children’s Day

December

Walk for the Winter Solstice

Register today and become part of the Walk4ECF community!

THE WALK / CAUSE / COMMUNITY / BENEFITS

The Walk

Choose to walk any distance in your neighborhood, in a city park, in the fields, or anywhere in the world! Participate individually, with your family and kids, or with your business team. This series of events is for everyone! Let us know which distance and route you are going to choose before the date of the walk. Email the information to margreet@eyecarefoundation.nl or simply make a related post on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or LinkedIn with a hashtag #Walk4ECF2020. We are easy to connect with, and look forward to meeting you!

The Cause

The Eye Care Foundation helps prevent and cure avoidable blindness & visual impairment in low- and middle-income countries. By taking part in the Walk4ECF and raise money, you will contribute to more cataract operations, corrective glasses, and eye screenings for kids and adults living in remote areas of Cambodia, Laos, Nepal, Vietnam, and Tanzania. If you wish to do more, the opportunities are fascinating. Choose one of our customized sponsor coach packages to engage friends and family and gather even more significant donations.

The Community

You won’t walk alone! Join our live stream program on Instagram, Facebook, or Zoom on the day of each walk and meet your global team virtually! By joining the walk, you will become part of an amazing international group – successful and passionate people who work hard to make our world a better place. Together, you will accomplish something significant - help the Eye Care Foundation build a world where all people are free of avoidable blindness and visual impairment.

Benefits

We are incredibly proud and grateful to be supported by our partner Tramedico, who became a sponsor of our series of Walk4ECF and Run4ECF events this year. With their kind support, the Eye Care Foundation will provide a branded sports t-shirt to every participant of the walk. Tramedico specializes in the sales and distribution of pharmaceutical products and medical devices in the Netherlands. In case you want to learn more about them, visit their website at: www.tramedico.nl

Process

5 EASY STEPS TOWARDS SUCCESS

At all times be informed and ready

Go for it

Learn more about our cause, find your inner compassion, decide on participating! Let’s walk together for ECF!

,,Even the longest journey starts with one step.’’

Register

After submitting the registration form, you will be requested to pay the standard participation fee of € 50. It covers one cataract surgery (€ 35) and one pair of glasses (€ 15). Once your registration is confirmed, you will receive further information and all the necessary instructions.

Start your journey today

Use our sponsor coach

Select one of the packages from our sponsor coach. If you wish to increase your contribution, we will provide you with the best ideas and tools to support you in helping even more people improve their eye health.

Use your sponsor coach to get valuable ideas for more exceptional results.

Walk to win

If you have participated in walk races before, you know how exciting they are. If not, you will learn soon. Track your distance and time to share with the group after the walk to see everybody’s performance. We will announce the three most exceptional walkers of each event on our social media.

Remember, you are already a winner by supporting us.

Stay with us

This year’s edition of Walk4ECF is just the start of a bigger journey. Stay in touch with us to learn about other opportunities to support the blind and visually impaired in low-income countries. (Check our Run4ECF campaign).

Every step with us changes someone’s life forever.

Three reasons to participate

as part of the Walk4ECF team below

Main benefits

Helping a noble cause

The Eye Care Foundation helps prevent and cure avoidable blindness & visual impairment in low- and middle-income countries. By taking part in the Walk4ECF, you will contribute more cataract operations, corrective glasses, and eye screenings for kids and adults living in remote areas of Cambodia, Laos, Nepal, Vietnam, and Tanzania.
If you wish to do more, the opportunities are fascinating. Our sponsor coach will help you to engage friends and family and gather even more significant donations.

Being part of a community

You won’t walk for ECF alone! Join our live stream program on Instagram, Facebook, or Zoom on the day of each walk and meet your global team virtually!
By joining the walk, you will become part of an amazing international group – successful and passionate people who work hard to make our world a better place. Together, you will accomplish something significant - help the Eye Care Foundation build a world where people are free of preventable blindness and visual impairment.

Sponsorship

We are incredibly proud and grateful to be supported by our partner Tramedico, who became a sponsor of our series of Walk4ECF and Run4ECF events this year. With their kind support, the Eye Care Foundation will provide a branded sports t-shirt to every participant of the walk.
Tramedico specializes in the sales and distribution of pharmaceutical products and medical devices in the Netherlands. In case you want to learn more about them, visit their website at: www.tramedico.nl

I work for the global community of blind and hard-of-seeing people. I stand side by side with my international colleagues. I care. I Walk4ECF!

BJÖRN STENVERS, CEO ECF

Walking has amazing benefits for your health. I try to walk every day, even if sometimes it’s a short distance. I walk alone, with my husband or my friend who lives nearby. I have known the Eye Care Foundation for a long time. They do an excellent job in helping those who indeed need help. I am glad I can contribute by joining them in the Walk4ECF!

Lucie Snoeker

I run long distances every week, and I run for ECF every year. Speed walking is something I have never tried before, but it sounds like lots of fun. My colleagues at work and I decided to Walk4ECF on World Sight Day this year. You should definitely join us!

Dr. Cees Van Der Windt

Frequently asked questions

Just in case you have more questions:

What does it mean to walk for the Eye Care Foundation?

Taking part in a walk or a run for a charity means that you demonstrate that you stand for a cause. Our supporters are doing so because they highly appreciate the Eye Care Foundation’s valuable work and understand the importance of creating a world where adults and children alike are no longer limited by preventable blindness and visual impairment.

I want to participate. What should I do?

To participate, you need to sign up by using the registration form. Once registered, you will receive a confirmation email that will also include payment details for transferring the minimum donation (a participation fee) of € 50. You will receive our sponsor coach to learn how to raise money for a non-profit effectively. After we receive the donation, your participation is officially confirmed.

How can I prepare for the walk?

The great thing about the walk is the fact that to enjoy it and to succeed in it you don’t need any special training. In case you opt for speed walking, we will provide you with essential training tips and tutorials. We encourage you to follow our social media for more frequent updates.

What is the cause of this year’s edition of Walk4ECF?

All funds gathered during the Walk4ECF events will be donated to school children who cannot afford corrective glasses and adults who require cataract surgery in Cambodia, Laos, Nepal, Vietnam, and Tanzania.

Photos of ECF projects

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Donate €50

Walk a distance of your choice

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Participation in the walk
One cataract surgery and one pair of glasses
A branded sports t-shirt
A live welcome program on the day of the event
Speed walking/running tips and tutorials from a professional physiotherapist

Contribute

If you want to do even more

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Download our sponsor coach
Create a free promotional page at www.kentaa.nl
Share your action via social media
Ask friends, family, neighbors, and colleagues to sponsor you
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#Walk4ECF!

Walk 4 ECF

Walk towards a future
free of avoidable blindness and visual impairments

Walk the distance of your choice anywhere in the world and raise funds for the Eye Care Foundation!

First walk: August 28

A SERIES OF UNIQUE SPONSOR EVENTS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE

Register today and become part of the Walk4ECF community!