Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Turning Shoes Into Water...
On Sunday, August 8th the Shoe Man paid a visit to St. Peter in search of shoes. Old, new, fancy, plain, athletic, or even flip flops - all shoes wanted!
The Shoeman Water Project picks up donated used and new shoes year round from businesses, churches, schools, and shoe drives. Once collected, the shoes are given a second life when the Shoeman exports the donated shoes to retailers in the developing world. The resale of shoes provides jobs and affordable footware. Funds generated from the export of shoes provides well drilling rigs, water purification systems, and hand pump repair mirco businesses bringing clean, fresh water. Having partnered with Water for Kenya, the Shoeman has drilled 140 Kenya wells serving about 130,000 people.
Here is a bottle filled with water that the Shoeman brought back from Kenya. This is the water that they drank before the Shoeman drilled wells that now provide clean, healthy water.
The Shoeman Water Project picks up donated used and new shoes year round from businesses, churches, schools, and shoe drives. Once collected, the shoes are given a second life when the Shoeman exports the donated shoes to retailers in the developing world. The resale of shoes provides jobs and affordable footware. Funds generated from the export of shoes provides well drilling rigs, water purification systems, and hand pump repair mirco businesses bringing clean, fresh water. Having partnered with Water for Kenya, the Shoeman has drilled 140 Kenya wells serving about 130,000 people.
Here is a bottle filled with water that the Shoeman brought back from Kenya. This is the water that they drank before the Shoeman drilled wells that now provide clean, healthy water.
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