Football To Eyeball
The unique movement of empowering underprivileged rural girls to drive blindness eradication efforts.
It is one of the few sports-based programs in the world that uses football as an ice breaker to negotiate opportunities for young, underprivileged rural girls, with a guaranteed job at the end of it. Through this program, young girls between the ages of 12 and 16 are nurtured by Akhand Jyoti to aspire to become professional footballers, optometrists, or both. This signature programme is instrumental in targeting gender-based inequalities, exploitation, and child marriage, all of which afflict girls in a patriarchal society like Bihar. It provides these girls with equal opportunities, offering them a better way of life.
Cost Breakup
| Expense Head |
Cost per girl per annum (USD) |
| Remuneration to Teachers and Others |
$291 USD |
| Education and Training Expenses |
$401 USD |
| Food and Medical Expenses |
$416 USD |
| Utilities and Services Expenses |
$73 USD |
| Total Average Annual Cost |
$1,181 USD |
It takes $1,181 USD per year per girl for a period of 5 years to transform her into a qualified optometrist.
