The incredible story of the 1000 pairs of shoes

Do you know the story of the one thousand pairs of shoes? Not yet? Well, keep reading, since this story’s about a famous woman, a humanitarian aid organization and… lots of shoes!

If you’ve been paying attention to the news on social networks, you must have already heard or read about the huge donation that famous Kim Kardashian plans to give to the charity Soles For Souls. This donation consists, according to what she published on her Twitter account, of 1000 pairs of shoes.

The charity Soles For Souls is a non-profit organization, which since 2004, after the tsunami in the Pacific Ocean, and 2005, with Hurricane Katrina, has worked to help the families involved by offering shoes and clothes.

A few days ago, during a TV show, in which they were talking about this cause, Amelia Flores, a collaborator of the organization, challenged the viewers to help her get 2000 pairs of shoes, of which she had already gotten half. Her good luck was that Kim Kardashian happened to watch the show and, in an act of solidarity, published on her social network that she would donate the 1000 pairs of shoes to achieve Amelia’s mission. You can learn all the details of this news on the website of the Daily Mail.

It may seem that the most important thing is that a celebrity with such recognition and great wealth participated in a cause like this one. However, we’re talking about shoes and we, better than anyone, know the importance that a pair of shoes has. Not because they are in fashion, not because they set a trend, not because we cannot live without the latest model… but because a pair of shoes offers comfort and protection, and they allow to whoever wear them to walk without any fear.

The organization Soles For Souls tell us how each day many people lose big opportunities since they cannot move, or get sick because they’re exposed to terrible conditions. With shoes, children could go to school, run, jump and play; adults could go to work or enjoy a walk; both could prevent multiple diseases. For many families, walking’s the only means of transportation and of survival. A pair of shoes can make a difference.

Don’t you think that this is a worthy cause to be supported? Surely many few of us have never thought before about the real importance that shoes have, since we’re so accustomed to wearing them each day. But, what are the advantages of wearing shoes? Now it’s easy to see how many people may need a pair and how easy it may seem to give them a solution. Soles For Souls makes a request through their website, so that no shoe in good conditions is wasted, so that any pair of shoes that’s no longer used can be donated and that someone with that really basic need may have access to them.

We love this initiative! What’s a better way to give use to 1000 pairs of shoes?