A Mile for SHOES

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A Mile for SHOES

• School Shoe Project for Bare Little Feet

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School Children in South Africa

• Every Day, more than 70 of South African school
  going children walk to school.
• Public transport is often scarce, especially in
  rural areas, and if such transport exists, it is
  unaffordable.
• Many children come from very poor homes, where
  there is often not enough money to buy food, let
  alone pay for the costs of education, clothing
  and shoes.
• Increasingly, the effects of AIDS is being felt,
  with many young children being left orphaned,
  with no adults to look after them. These child
  headed households are faced with the problem that
  they are too young to earn an income, yet they
  need to eat, and go to school in order to lift
  themselves out of the cycle of poverty.
• Many underprivileged children, despite their
  circumstances, walk many kilometres on a daily
  basis to get to and from school.

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School Shoes

• In the South African schooling system, it is
  compulsory to wear school uniforms to school.
  While this is intended to make all children feel
  equal and create a sense of unity, in poor
  communities this is usually not possible.
• Many poor families cannot afford uniforms for
  their children, and as a result these children
  are humiliated for not having shoes or
  appropriate clothes.
• As a result some children are so embarrassed by
  their poverty that they chose not to go to
  school.
• There is currently no Government program to
  assist these children with uniforms and shoes.

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A Mile for Shoes Project - Inspiration

• The idea for the project was started by myself,
  Caroline Koll and a friend Billy Sehume. We are
  both out running and cycling early in the
  mornings on the roads as part of our training,
  and everyday we see small children walking
  barefoot to school, even on the coldest days of
  the year.
• We felt inspired to help these children, who ask
  for nothing, have little, yet are motivated to
  get an education.
• Even though we both come from modest backgrounds,
  we are both firm believers in helping those who
  have less than ourselves.
• Instead of donating resources to already
  established large organisations (where funds are
  often misused, or take months to reach the
  needy), we have decided to be actively involved
  ourselves, and develop a relationship with a
  school whom we know is in desperate need, and
  receives no other assistance.

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A Mile for Shoes Project - Aims

• We aim to obtain at least 100 pairs of school
  shoes for the start of the new school year in
  January 2011.
• Ultimately, through the support of family,
  friends and kind hearted people from around the
  world we would like to extend the project to
  cover as many schools in our area.
• Padi Intermediate School, a farm school near
  Potchefstroom (North West Province), is a school
  which we have identified, and would like to
  initiate the project. Please see official
  letter from the school principal below
• We hope, that through giving these shoes, we can
  develop a generation of children filled with hope
  and inspiration.

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Padi Intermediate School

• Official Letter from Principal
• Sir/Madam
•  
• Please be informed that the school mentioned
  above is in dire need of any kind of help you can
  offer.
•   We are situated 7km away from Potchefstroom
  along the Parys Road. The school is on a farm
  called Modderdam and learners thereof are been
  classified among the poorest of the poor.
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• Total number of learners is 402 classes
  start from Grade R to Grade10.
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• Thanking you in anticipation.
•  
• Yours Faithfully.
• M.C. Scheepers

Padi Intermediate School
Padi Intermediate School P.O Box
11150 Riverwalk 2538 Tel [phone]
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A Mile for Shoes A little about us

• Billy Sehume is 42yrs old, works in IT at a
  national bank in South Africa. He grew up in the
  townships, and currently resides in Benoni, East
  of Johannesburg, with his wife and two children.
  He is passionate about photography and sports.
  Two years ago he met Caroline in the local pool,
  and she taught him to swim for the first time. He
  has run the Comrades Marathon 6 times and has the
  dream of one day doing the Ironman Triathlon.

• Caroline Koll, 34 yrs old is a Professional
  Triathlete, and the current 2010 South African
  Elite Champion. She has travelled extensively
  across the world to compete, and while improving
  on her successes, she wishes to bring the worlds
  attention back to South Africa. She trains with
  Billy in the gym, when in South Africa. They now
  both wish to help someone else...
• Website www.carolinekoll.com

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A Mile for Shoes The Wish List

• A pair of school shoes costs in the region of R
• We appeal to individuals or corporates to donate
  a pair of shoes, or provide us with monetary
  donations with which we will purchase shoes. (We
  will ensure that accurate records and receipts
  are kept, and keep all donors updated on
  progress).
• All shoes will be personally delivered by us to
  the school.
• Marketing The project will be marketed on my
  website (www.carolinekoll.co.za), which carries a
  readership of about1500 hits. I would be happy to
  promote any company or individual who wishes to
  have the exposure in exchange for generous
  participation in the project. There is also the
  possibility of media coverage.

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Contact Information

• For all additional information
• Contact Caroline Koll
• E-mail carokoll_at_tiscali.co.za
• Mobile [phone]