{"id":1627,"date":"2022-11-14T11:41:07","date_gmt":"2022-11-14T11:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visionaction.org.uk\/?page_id=1627"},"modified":"2022-12-19T09:32:59","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T09:32:59","slug":"pala","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.visionaction.org.uk\/about-us\/our-funders\/pala\/","title":{"rendered":"Pala Eyewear"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1627\" class=\"elementor elementor-1627\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65d23dc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65d23dc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11e1c85\" data-id=\"11e1c85\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb49cdd elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fb49cdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 25-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visionaction.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/pala.png\" title=\"pala\" alt=\"pala\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-385c2ec\" data-id=\"385c2ec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bca0a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9bca0a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 25-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pala Eyewear<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24f1530 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24f1530\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 25-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Pala Eyewear was founded on the principle of giving back. For their founder, John Pritchard, the idea stemmed from his travels to Africa where he learned about the lack of access to eyecare.<\/p><p>As a partner of Vision Action, Pala delivers lasting change, empowerment and opportunity by funding eye care projects across Africa.<\/p><p>In 2000, Pala funded the creation and support of the Vision Centre at Chinsali in Muchinga District in Zambia. Pala then went on to fund a school through our \u2018Support a School\u2019 programme. In early 2022, Pala began funding the establishment of a Vision Centre in North Ghana, through its campaign \u2018Building Big Dreams\u2019.<\/p><p>When you choose to purchase a pair of Pala sunglasses, you are actively choosing to support a fashionable, sustainable and conscious company that works towards delivering better prospects for communities in need.<\/p><p>You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visionaction.org.uk\/donate\/building-big-dreams\/\">donate to the current campaign here<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d88384 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d88384\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-324ea87\" data-id=\"324ea87\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3e29fa elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d3e29fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.visionaction.org.uk\/about-us\/our-funders\/coopervision\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visionaction.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/coopervision-1.png\" title=\"coopervision-logo\" alt=\"coopervision-logo\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e03d0e0 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e03d0e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.visionaction.org.uk\/about-us\/our-funders\/hallandco\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visionaction.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/hall-eyeware.png\" title=\"hall-eyeware\" alt=\"hall-eyeware\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26a0c48 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"26a0c48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.visionaction.org.uk\/about-us\/our-funders\/specsavers\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visionaction.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/specsavers.png\" title=\"specsavers\" alt=\"specsavers\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c37b2cf\" data-id=\"c37b2cf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d4661e elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6d4661e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visionaction.org.uk\/get-involved\/become-a-funder\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Become a funder<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pala Eyewear Pala Eyewear was founded on the principle of giving back. 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