Global and Local

• Americans have 1.5 billion pairs of unworn shoes lying in their closets.
• 300 million children world-wide have never had a pair of shoes.
• Walking is often the primary mode of transportation in developing countries. Children can walk for miles to get food, water, shelter and medical help.
• The leading cause of disease in developing countries is
  soil-transmitted parasites which penetrate the skin through open sores. Wearing shoes can prevent this.
• More than 300 million people wake up each morning without a pair of shoes to protect their feet from injury and disease.