Freetown
Aminata walks to school in her own shoes
Aminata used to share a pair of shoes with her sister, taking turns to attend class. Her family bought a discounted pair through our school shoe programme and she has not missed a school day since.
Impact
What your support makes possible
From a single pair of school shoes to a trained shoemaker running their own bench.
1,200+
Pairs of school shoes delivered
45
Trainees in shoemaking
18
Communities reached
100%
Locally handcrafted
Freetown
From trainee to workshop lead
Mohamed joined our first apprenticeship cohort with no experience. He now leads finishing in the workshop and trains new intakes himself.
Waterloo
A classroom of proper shoes
A community donation covered shoes for an entire primary class ahead of the new term.
Be part of the next story
Buy a pair, donate a pair, or sponsor a trainee for a month.