Kilimanjaro Blind Trust

The Kilimanjaro Blind Trust, Inc. was founded by a group of friends who climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania in September 2005, led by Erik Weihenmayer, the renowned mountain climber who is blind. During that climb, five blind climbers reached the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro simultaneously, setting a new record. The goal of the Kilimanjaro Blind Trust is to invest in projects in Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda to help children who are blind lead fruitful and productive lives.

Paul Polman, Director of the Kilimanjaro Blind Trust and Chair of the Perkins International Advisory Board with Perkins School for the Blind President, Steven M. Rothstein featuring the new Next Generation Perkins Brailler.

The Kilimanjaro Blind Trust, Inc. partners with Perkins School for the Blind, which expands educational opportunities for children, their families and teachers in 63 countries. The focus of our partnership is on Braille literacy programs operated by Perkins School for the Blind in Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya.

This partnership reaches thousands of children through:

• Teaching braille literacy
• Distributing new Perkins Braillers, the pencil and paper for people who are blind
• Training teachers to work with students who are blind
• Offering Brailler Repair Workshops and spare parts to repair Perkins Braillers

Together, the Kilimanjaro Blind Trust, Inc. and Perkins School for the Blind are creating a new day for children who are blind in East Africa.

Donations to the Kilimanjaro Blind Trust will help Perkins make a difference in the lives of children in Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda. You can send checks by mail, send money via wire transfer, or donate online. Your gift will truly make a direct impact on hundreds of blind and visually impaired children in East Africa.

Children in Africa receiving their first guiding canes.

Kilimanjaro Blind Trust
C/O Perkins School for the Blind
175 North Beacon Street
Watertown, MA 02472
USA

For International wire transfers, please use the following information:

Bank of America
Swift Code: BOFAUS3N
Account Title: Kilimanjaro Blind Trust, Inc.
Account Number: 004602279031(IBAN)

For domestic wire transfers, please use the following information:

ABA number is 026009593
and for an ACH the ABA is 011000138

You can also learn more about the Kilimanjaro Blind Trust on their website, www.kilimanjaro-blindtrust.org, or learn more about Perkins services in Africa.