2. STUDENTS4SHOES By: Sandra Awad, Saadia Faiz, Mohammed Macki, Natalia Wawrzyniak -

3. “ALI!! There you are!!” Ali’s father waded rapidly towards him. “BABA!” Ali called. He lifted his arms as high as he could, raising his torn wet t-shirt and exposing his skinny torso. His whole body shivered. Ali’s father quickly pulled him out of the water and onto his shoulders. “Ali, we were so worried about you. Your mother thought you were lost. Ali, a 9 year old boy, lives in Islamabad the northern region of Pakistan. Ali experiences at least 5 to 6 months of heavy rainfall each year and mostly recently experienced a monsoon from December to January. He lives with his parents and little sister. His family earns about 20547 rupees (456 US dollars). He must walk 2 km each day to the local water supply center to get clean water. He must walk through bacteria infested floods to reach his destination. By doing so, he puts himself at risk of many foot diseases such as hookworm and fungus. His parents are not able to afford a good pair of shoes for him. He has held onto the same dirty sneakers that he has found in the garbage dump last year. They are outgrowing him and are damp and dirty. His feet are constantly sore but he doesn’t complain. The local community also experiences such hardships which makes them easily susceptible to catching foot diseases as well. Name: Ali Khan Age: 9 yrs Scenario

4. Over 300 million children in the world do not own a pair of shoes

5. Many serious health conditions can be absorbed through the feet, even through the toughest soles

6. Feet are at tremendous risk as the child hunts for food or household items in garbage dumps, abandoned housing/construction areas, or while crossing through open sewer trenches and contaminated areas.

7. Dangers of walking barefoot Large cracks can form as the skin on the bottom of the feet toughens and thickens, allowing parasitic infections such as hookworm and threadworm to penetrate the skin Risk of puncture wounds, cuts, scrapes and burns to the feet Untreated injuries lead to serious infections, amputations and even death

8. Hookworm A child's bare foot is particularly at risk of infection by hookworm Hookworm infections are about 60 times more common in children About 130 million people in India and South Asia are affected with hookworm

9. Hookworm and Poverty

10. There comes a time where you wonder what kind of footprint you want to leave in the world.

11. Our mission is to help the world one step at a time.

12. Our Mission Provide protective shoes to those in need in the following regions: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

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