united nations
in may of 2016, the shoe project joined the united nation's civil society by committing to work toward the united nation's 17 sustainable development goals, specifically goal 1: no poverty.
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microenterprise
we're trying something new. using an innovative economic model of charity, we're actively working with selected pilot micro-entrepreneurs in cambodia to receive footwear regularly from the shoe project. microenterprise works by creating and maintaining sustainable jobs. we're sorting through logistics and still structuring the most economically sensible program
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youth nonprofit summits
in march of 2017, the shoe project partnered with other youth philanthropists to put on a cincinnati youth nonprofit conference, inspiring young people to start their own nonprofits. we hope to organize more.
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youth social entrepreneurship
our mission is to inspire, mentor, and collaborate with other young social entrepreneurs around the world to create widespread impact in their respective communities with innovation at the core of what we do
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humble beginnings
the shoe project started as a failed business idea. buying and reselling shoes from salvation army, john ferguson, 12, ended up with too many shoes and not enough customers. without any profit, the shoe project then became a nonprofit, donating shoes to people in need in cincinnati and around the world with the first international donation to a deaf school in banjul, gambia
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we are driven to do our part in making the world a better place for all
the shoe project was founded on the simple idea that youth are the principle change makers in the world
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for three years, we've put shoes on more than 15,000 people and counting
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after becoming a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in 2016, we're now actively looking for new creative and sustainable ways to give back to our local and global community.
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the shoe project
footwear for all
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