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Nov 30, 04:50 PMAfrica Trip - Shoe Drop Trip : Shoes For AllAfter completing the final days of the TOMS shoe drop we were all on a high - physically exhausted but also inspired. From the northern hills of Ingwavuma to the orphanages in Soweto and Durban, the shoes we delivered were vital.
It was stirring to meet with and see the kids faces every time we arrived to deliver TOMS. So many of them are faced with issues every day that would stop even an adult in their tracks. Miles walked everyday across rocks and dirt roads to get to school - if they are lucky enough to go to school. Disease and poverty are commonplace, they expect for those issues to be around them, they do not expect for strangers to come and give them brand new shoes - something just for them. A small piece of comfort that might encourage them and motivate them.
The last shoe drop we did was a gathering of kids from several orphanages in Johannesburg. We invited them all to one place so that we could get shoes in the hands of the women who run each orphanage. So many of the kids we met were accustomed to having nothing, much like those we met on previous drops, but is resonated further to think how many kids just like these don't even have support from a family. Aids has created over 14 million orphans in Africa, and growing. These shoes are a lot more than something to cover their feet, they are a sign of giving and support that encourages these kids and gives them the tools to push on. I gathered with the kids playing with them before we left, the little ones were around my kids ages -- 5 year olds, 3 and 4 year olds ... now wearing a pair of shoes given to them by people in the States, half way around the world. At least it is a start ... these shoes are just the beginning.
---Taylor H