Laurence Grigorov has been a supporter and
donor of the SA National Council for the Blind for over a decade. He regularly
donates to the charity organisation and feels strongly that the support of such
organisations is critical for the improvement of South Africa’s society and the
upliftment and assistance of the underprivileged.
Laurence Grigorov is director of LaurenceMartin Developments, a residential property development company based in
Johannesburg, South Africa. The company specialises in modern, luxury apartments, cluster units and bespoke homes. In
his spare time, Laurence Grigorov enjoys reading and exercising as well as
travelling abroad.
The South African National Council for the
Blind, through a network of over 100 member organisations, serves, supports and
facilitates the prevention of blindness, rehabilitation, community development,
training and education of South Africans with visual impairments.
The Council was established in
1929 with the objectives of co-ordinating South African organisations for the
blind, being the national blind representative body, advocacy and the promotion
of the rights of persons with visual impairments. There was also emphasis laid
on the prevention of blindness, which led to the establishment of the Bureau
for the Prevention of Blindness in 1944.
Since then the Council has grown exponentially – adding education and
rehabilitation (1985), a centre making assistive devices available in 1986 as
well as entrepreneurial development and support (1991) to its list of services.
Council is a national
organisation and comprises nine provincial structures and some 100 member
organisations. It is also affiliated to international organisations including
the Africa Union of the Blind (AFUB) and the World Blind Union (WBU). The Council
comprises four core business areas, namely Social Development, the Bureau for
the Prevention of Blindness, Education and lastly Fundraising and Public
Relations. These divisions run efficiently with the help of Finance,
Administration and Logistics and Governance and Project Services.
