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Despite being the world’s second largest and second most populous continent, Africa remains the world's poorest and most underdeveloped continent. The conditions Africans face are unimaginable to those who have not experienced them first hand; but you could make a big difference to people’s lives without spending a penny.
Shoe care experts Kiwi are launching a campaign that gives families a chance to change lives across Africa. Shoe Aid for Africa enables you to donate any old pairs of children’s shoes to needy children in Africa. Kiwi will take your shoes, smarten them up, and redistribute them to African school children. Your child’s old shoes will be cherished by children who have never known the luxury of owning a pair of shoes.
The Shoe Aid for Africa campaign runs from 13 October leading up to Child Poverty Day on Friday 17 October. Dump bins will be located for the week in a selection of junior schools, Sure Start children’s centres as well as scout groups across the country to collect your unwanted shoes.
Look out for the posters in your local school; if you don’t see them and want to join the campaign, just send an email to aid@shoeafa.org and, if we have any collection dump bins left, we will get one to you, or we can let you know where your nearest collection point is.