Global Activism: ‘Share Your Soles’ Gives Shoes And Hope To World’s Poor

Global Activism: ‘Share Your Soles’ Gives Shoes And Hope To World’s Poor

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For Global Activism, Mona Purdy, the “Shoe Lady”, is back to share some big news for her organization, Share Your Soles. She started by giving a few shoes to help barefoot kids in Central America. 

More than 15 years later, Share Your Soles has distributed over two million shoes around the globe to people who desperately need them.