We at Adventures Beyond Barriers Foundation (ABBF) strongly believe that “Sports has the power to change the world, it has the power to unite, it has the power to inspire and bring hope where once there was only despair.”
ABBF promotes Disability Inclusion and Empowerment. Through outdoor adventure sports activities, we provide opportunities for people (with and without disability) to come together and experience the adrenaline and camaraderie that only sport has to offer.
Through our outdoor sessions and collaborations, we aim to provide more visibility for people with disability, promoting an environment of openness, sensitivity and empathy. The organic change that we have witnessed is increased employment opportunities for PwDs. We participate in a range of adventure activities including marathons and running events, tandem cycling, scuba diving, paragliding, trekking and mountaineering.
We provide vocational skilling programs to ensure economic empowerment and livelihood with dignity. Our programs are designed keeping the future of jobs in mind, career stability and economic growth.
Total sports and vocational activities: 235 and on going
Total Direct Impact: PwDs – 10,000 and able bodied – 2,00,000
Our appeal to you is to help us raise funds for Inclusion Run at TCS World 10K Marathon (TCSW10K) 2023. ABBF is the official Inclusion Ally for Procam, the organizers of TCSW10K. The “Inclusion Run” has made the marathon inclusive, accessible and creating equal opportunities for Persons with Disabilities to participate in the mainstream events. These 50 Runners with Disability will be paired with running allies who are Top Leaders from the Corporate World. The funds raised will be utilized for:
• Mobilizing and outreach for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) across India.
• Conduct practice runs in various locations.
• Provide nutrition.
• Transportation, and accommodation.
• Running gear like shoes, track pant and T-shirt.
• Registration fees for the Race Day to Procam.
• Media and Branding.
• Race day medals in braille.
• Administration costs.
Along with this, we also provide mobility devices to people with disability.
Let’s together create a world where No One is Left Behind!
Help us raise funds for our specific needs.
Utilization summary of funds raised last year in TCS World 10K Bengaluru
| Amount Utilised (INR) | 121000 |
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| Project Description | Stigma, judgement, invisibility. Persons with disabilities have faced these for centuries. And yet, in this most modern of ages, the exclusion of persons with disabilities from mainstream life still comes as news to many people. Fortunately, this story can be rewritten. Especially if more allies like you join us in our journey to bring lasting change in the form of disability inclusion. In the form of a global community that is at once emboldened, energetic, and empathetic. Because that is the simple philosophy at the heart of Adventures Beyond Barriers Foundation: strength lies in community. And what better way to encourage this sense of community than sport! After all, sport has the power to bring people together – no matter their age, race, religion, or physical ability. Sport encourages partnerships. It creates opportunities for bonds between persons with and without disabilities. Sport creates a level playing field – literally and figuratively – for everyone in the world. Sport is not a one-and-done event. It is an experience that stays with you forever. That is the reason ABBF chooses to run marathons and to scuba dive. To trek and to paraglide. And summit mountain peaks, too. But sport isn’t all we do. After all, we’re not an adventure sports company! Sport is simply our gateway to a world of inclusion. A world where people empower people, and discover the compassionate human beings within themselves. A world where we all encourage each other to fight our own battles, conquer our own demons. A world where openness, sensitivity, and compassion come together to ensure that no one is left behind. Ever. |
| impact | In the year 2023-24, we engaged with Person with Disability = 1200, Able Bodied = 1430. Total = 2630 through total inclusion sports activities: 71. Mobility Devices Prosthetics and Orthotics donated to 600 children with disability across India. |
Adventures Beyond Barriers Foundation (ABBF) is a not for profit organization that promotes Disability Inclusion and Empowerment through sports. Through adaptive adventure and sports activities, we provide opportunities for people (with and without disability) to come together and experience the adrenaline and camaraderie that only sport has to offer. By spending time outdoors together, we hope to achieve two things –
1. Spread awareness that the spirit of adventure is not impeded by disability
2. Ward off common misconceptions about disability that stem from ignorance and feed popular social stereotypes.
Contact Person: Nimisha Mehta
Email: nimisha@abbf.in
Phone: 9326825864
A big thank you to all those who have donated on this page.
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