Podo-Network

Patients with advanced disease show great improvements if they follow the hygiene program, but it may be difficult to get back to a completely normal-looking feet.

The aim for these patients is that the disease is controlled such that they can wear normal shoes, earn a living, and be accepted back into their society.

 If the disease is treated early, the patient can get back to a normal foot and leg.

Secondary prevention of Podoconiosis includes daily foot-washing with soap, water and antiseptics.

Secondary prevention of Podoconiosis involves training in a simple lymphoedema treatment regimen.

Therefore the Ethiopian Podo Selfhelp NGO started groups in 17 villages in order to teach about the cause, prevention and treatment of the disease.

Shoe distribution to Podoconiosis patients in Wara Dalle.

With the collaboration of the Podo NGO people have access to good quality shoes.

Primary prevention of Podoconiosis consists avoiding or minimizing exposure to irritant soils by wearing shoes or boots and by covering floor surfaces inside traditional huts.

Beautiful feet is working on providing children all over the world with shoes.

Therefore they have a buy one - give one programm.

check out their Homepage: http://www.beautifulfeet.org/store/index.php/

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How Oliberte, the Anti-TOMS, Makes Shoes and Jobs in Africa

Canadian Tal Dehtiar founded  Oliberté Footwear, the first company to make premium shoes in Africa using African materials and explicitly linking shoes sold by Western retailers to job creation on the continent.

Read more onGOOD→ 

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Oliberté Men’s Hanobi Hi Sheep Boot. Betam arif. 

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This December SUNO NY have launched our first collection of limited edition SUNO sneakers. Produced with recycled rubber and excess fabrics in Kenya, they are happy to say this project helps to eliminate waste as well as create jobs.

An alternative to TOMS and the BOGO model, SUNO aims to assist in the development of the economy of various local communities by establishing a sustainable business model, as well as providing skills, throughout Kenya. 

Kenya’s textile industry all but collapsed in the 90s due to the influx of second-hand clothing from the Western world. 

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