One Day Without Shoes

TOMS shoes stared an amazing event a few years ago called 'One Day Without Shoes', in order to raise awareness for children and adults in developing countries who can't afford shoes of their own. Shoes can prevent harmful cuts, scrapes, blisters, and dangerous illness which are otherwise totally preventable.



Millions of people around the world go without shoes every single day of their lives. Shoes. Something we either hardly thing about and take for granted, or lavish heaps of money into a single pair. Imagine what a simple pair would do for a young woman in Ethiopia who has to walked miles a day just to get water for her family over volcanic soil.



fact: Volcanic soil contains substances such as glass and alkali metals which, if you walk on it, enters the lymphatic system and causes a painful and debilitating disease called Podoconiosis. This disease is 100% preventable, by wearing shoes



So on April 8th. (It's TOMORROW, everyone!) take off your shoes!





Thank you!