The Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon 2008 to be held by 26 October, 2008 in Nairobi, Kenya.
The Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon has a vision, "Seeing is Believing"
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There are 37 million blind people in the world
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A further 161 million people are visually impaired
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75% of the worlds blindness is preventable or curable
Over the last four years, Standard Chartered Nairobi International Marathon through the Seeing is believing Initiative has been able to sponsor over 600 cataract operations at Kikuyu Eye Hospital, the largest eye hospital in the region. The event has also involved in the eradication of Trachoma in Ol Malo in Northern Laikipia.