7/7/08-Over 4,500 people joined me in several sport events to fundraise, to gather shoes and etc. These people are now more aware of the situation of those less fortunate and moreover have a bigger heart and desire to become philanthropic. Lots of projects were started in my community inspired by mine.
Shoes4Africa, Inc. (aka Help4Africa)
Submitted by daviaki on Tue, 12/04/2007 - 17:10
the problem:
As an immigrant from Venezuela, I was exposed to the deplorable side of world poverty. After taking International Relations as a Dual Enrollment course in FIU and AP Human Geography in my sophomore year, my knowledge and understanding of underdevelopment and scarcity around the globe was refined. A combination of acquired information and experiences from my mind and ample courage and determination pushed me to strive to change what I believed to be wrong, and there wasn’t a better place to start than the world’s overcrowded shoe closets!
vital stats:
people impacted:
15,000people involved:
150why it's important:
Wearing shoes would help them in the fight against environmentally caused diseases, cuts, scratches and parasites (such as hookworm larvae), as well as progressing in terms of world development.
the plan of action:
Shoes4Africa, Inc (www.help4africa.com) is a non-profit organization that I founded last summer. Initially a county-wide, but recently international campaign, S4A accomplishes its goal through the recollection of shoes in diverse cities of the US and eight countries around the world to be shipped to the République de Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria and other African nations, where many people walk barefoot and some have never owned a pair of shoes. Not only has Help4Africa ameliorated the conditions in which many not so fortunate live by providing them with shoes to walk with, but it has avoided the diffusion of the plausible unhealthy conditions and diseases that were brought along with being barefoot in places like Enugu State, Nigeria. We established a partnership with FedEx to ship shoes. Moreover, the project created young leaders in over 20 cities and seven countries that are now in charge of an important campaign in their schools and communities. It made the world ever more aware of the harsh conditions of others, inspired teens like myself to start their own campaigns and most importantly, changed my life!
how you can get involved:
n/aproject updates:
06/16/2009
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Hi Guys!
visit the www.help4africa.com website to see in the News Section some of the latest media coverages on my project. I have also had recognition in the summer.harvard.edu site and other university and high school newspapers!
For info on the project don't hesitate to contact me...
We are in the process of receiving a Game Stop Youth Grant! This will be amazing, as it will assuage the financial difficulties that burden our progress!!
I was going to throw away a bunch of shoes when I decided to look for a better way to get rid of them than our land fills. I found this site and would love to start a shoe drive for your cause. Where do I go from here????