White Crayon Collection Days
4. March 2024The Institute of Educational Sciences at the Faculty of Humanities has once again participated in the White Crayon charity collection this year. The collection is organised by the Czech Blind and Partially Sighted Union in cooperation with Tyfloservis and TyfloCentrum.
The Czech Blind and Partially Sighted Union offers services to clients with visual impairments, defends the rights of the blind, and seeks to raise public awareness about living with disabilities. The collection took place from 9 to 11 October 2023, during which it was possible to purchase a white crayon in almost all cities and towns across the Czech Republic. Financial contributions could also be sent via bank transfer or QR code. The proceeds from the collection will be used for white cane training, guide dog training, a digital document library, and the employment of people with visual impairments. In the streets of Zlín and its surroundings, the collection was carried out by second-year students of the bachelor’s degree programme in Social Pedagogy. A big thank you goes to the students for their volunteer work and willingness to help the blind and partially sighted. A total of CZK 47,683 was raised, contributing to the amount of CZK 112,297 collected for the Zlín branch. The total amount raised across the Czech Republic was CZK 4,670,555.