{"id":17874,"date":"2022-11-04T09:41:36","date_gmt":"2022-11-04T08:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.binder-optik.de\/glasses-for-a-good-cause\/"},"modified":"2025-04-15T14:46:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T12:46:17","slug":"glasses-for-a-good-cause","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.binder-optik.de\/en\/glasses-for-a-good-cause\/","title":{"rendered":"Glasses for a good cause"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-custom-container alignwide block-content  block-content--spacing-top block-content--margin-top\"><style>.block-content{position:relative}.block-content--spacing-top{padding-top:2rem}@media (min-width: 992px){.block-content--spacing-top{padding-top:4rem}}.block-content--spacing-bottom{padding-bottom:2rem}@media (min-width: 992px){.block-content--spacing-bottom{padding-bottom:4rem}}.block-content--margin-top{margin-top:2rem}@media (min-width: 992px){.block-content--margin-top{margin-top:4rem}}.block-content--margin-bottom{margin-bottom:2rem}@media (min-width: 992px){.block-content--margin-bottom{margin-bottom:4rem}}.block-content.z-index{position:relative;z-index:2}.block-content .container{position:relative;z-index:1}.block-content .container--full{padding:0}.block-content .container .container{padding:2rem}@media (min-width: 992px){.block-content .container .container{padding:4rem}}.block-content .container-overlay{position:absolute;z-index:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0}.block-content.career-container{margin-top:-8rem;z-index:2;pointer-events:none}.block-content.career-container .block-content{pointer-events:all;-webkit-box-shadow:0px 0px 15px 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);box-shadow:0px 0px 15px 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.1)}.block-content.career-container .wp-block-custom-column{margin-bottom:0}\n<\/style><div class=\"container container--wide\"><div class=\"container__body\">\n<p class=\"is-style-subheading\">November 04, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Glasses for a good cause<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-spacing spacing-element spacing-mobile--small spacing-tablet--small spacing-small-desktop--small spacing-desktop--small\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-custom-container alignwide block-content\"><div class=\"container container--wide\"><div class=\"container__body\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-columns columns-row row\"><style>.columns-row--spacing-top{padding-top:2rem}@media (min-width: 992px){.columns-row--spacing-top{padding-top:4rem}}.columns-row--spacing-bottom{padding-bottom:2rem}@media (min-width: 992px){.columns-row--spacing-bottom{padding-bottom:4rem}}.columns-row--margin-top{margin-top:2rem}@media (min-width: 992px){.columns-row--margin-top{margin-top:4rem}}.columns-row--margin-bottom{margin-bottom:2rem}@media (min-width: 992px){.columns-row--margin-bottom{margin-bottom:4rem}}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-column col col-6\">\n<p>While many of us take it for granted to wear glasses if we have poor eyesight, people in developing countries do not have this privilege. Glasses are very expensive in these countries and cannot be afforded on the low wages of many people. People in need who cannot afford glasses automatically have fewer opportunities for education and work due to their visual impairment. To help these people, Binder Optik has been supporting the &#8220;BrillenWeltweit&#8221; campaign run by the Deutsches Katholisches Blindenwerk e. V. for years. The organization collects old glasses in good condition and sends them to non-profit organizations around the world. These give the glasses to people in need free of charge. In this way, people who urgently need a visual aid are helped and used glasses are reused in a way that conserves resources.     <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The campaign is also doing good in Germany: numerous long-term unemployed people are involved in the project and clean, repair, measure and pack the glasses. &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/brillenweltweit.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BrillenWeltweit<\/a>&#8221; integrates people into their future working lives and gives them a new perspective.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-column col col-6\"><style>.wp-block-image.alignright{margin:0 !important}.wp-block-image.alignleft{float:none !important}.wp-block-image .wp-element-caption{text-align:left}\n<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.binder-optik.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_8016_2048x1537-768x577-1.jpg\" alt=\"Binder Optik\" class=\"wp-image-2231\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.binder-optik.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_8016_2048x1537-768x577-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.binder-optik.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_8016_2048x1537-768x577-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.binder-optik.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_8016_2048x1537-768x577-1-524x394.jpg 524w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dominic Baur packing the glasses for &#8220;BrillenWeltweit&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Making a contribution together<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Binder Optik regularly donates old glasses from customers as well as new items to the campaign. This year, 2,500 pairs of glasses have been collected and are on their way to their new owners. Do you still have used glasses at home that you can no longer find a use for? You can hand them in at any time in our specialist stores for a good cause and give your glasses a second life.   <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-custom-container alignwide block-content  block-content--spacing-top block-content--spacing-bottom\"><div class=\"container container--wide\"><div class=\"container__body\">\n<section class=\"wp-block-custom-container alignwide block-content  has-gelb-background-color\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF00\"><div class=\"container container--wide\"><div class=\"container__body\"><style>.wp-block-columns.are-vertically-aligned-center{gap:1em;margin-bottom:.5rem}@media (min-width: 992px){.wp-block-columns.are-vertically-aligned-center{margin-bottom:1rem}}.wp-block-columns.are-vertically-aligned-center :last-child{margin-bottom:0}.wp-block-columns.are-vertically-aligned-center figure{margin-bottom:0}.wp-block-columns.no-margin{margin-bottom:0 !important}@media (max-width: 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