Out of roughly 17 million school children in the country, about 10.1 million learners walk to their educational institutions daily.
An estimated 7 million children in South Africa have never owned a pair of school shoes. While not all of them walk to school entirely barefoot, millions of impoverished learners – especially in rural areas – make this long commute without proper footwear.
During Youth Month, Liberty Group South Africa quietly and humbly converts tens of thousands of barefoot scholars into those with their first pair of school shoes. They’ve surpassed the 100,000 mark, but there are millions more to engage. A school shoe is a symbol and a signal of dignity.
This 26 and 27 June, there will be four plinths in Sandton City Mall that mark out 1km worth of shopping centre distance. For every 1km you walk, Liberty will donate 1 pair of school shoes to a child in need.
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Compiled by Betha Madhomu
