Braille books for children with visual impairments
The wards of the All-Ukrainian Union of Blind People are all blind, but they love reading more than anything else. However, they need special books printed in Braille and/or with audio. In Ukraine, they have learnt how to create such books, even fill them with colourful drawings that can be touched with fingers. The organisation also records theatrical audiobooks that delight children.
A regular book can be purchased at any bookstore. But a book for the blind cannot be bought anywhere! These books have a high cost (the price of one copy can reach from 800 to 4,000 UAH) and are printed in small editions (up to 100 copies). Of course, no family raising a blind child can afford such a luxury. But children want to read...
We launched a fundraising campaign on dobro.ua to provide visually impaired children with great books. Thanks to our benefactors, as well as influencer Anita Solovey and her supporters, 601 307 UAH were raised.
With these funds, the team of the All-Ukrainian Union of NGOs ALL will be able to print 20-30 new editions with a total circulation of 3,000 to 5,000 books. These are books by cult Ukrainian and European authors.
The books are already being printed, and some have already been sent to young readers who are overjoyed with the new editions. Among them, there are those who read new books so quickly that they do not even have time to print them.
The books are also narrated so that the children can hear the characters. Moreover, some of the wards are even involved in the process of voice acting.
We sincerely thank every benefactor who has contributed to supporting visually impaired children during the war.
