Special-edition, Congolese-inspired TOMS Shoes
We're teaming up with Giving Partner Eastern Congo Initiative (ECI), an advocacy and grant-making organization founded by Ben Affleck, on two Congolese-inspired designs with an additional give. Read More >>
TOMS x charity: water - An Eyewer collaboration
TOMS and charity: water, an organization founded in 2006 (like TOMS!) that’s dedicated to to helping bring clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations, join forces for the first-ever TOMS Eyewear collab! Read More >>
Giving TOMS Shoes in the DRC
Founded by Ben Affleck in 2010, ECI is an advocacy and grant-making organization that works with and for the people of DRC, the third most populous country in Africa, and one that struggled under a cycle of violence for nearly 20 years – particularly in the east. Read More >>
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These sisters are the raddest
They call themselves “Makers of Things assorted;” we call them amazing. Over the course of the last year, Australian artists (and twins) Maricor and Maricar Manalo have woven their story into the greater TOMS narrative, most recently with the this month’s 12 Days of Giving campaign.
Here are just some of the reasons we’re stoked to share the movement with them…
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12 Days of Giving: Day 12
Faced with the prospect of wearing her ill-fitting, used shoes, Roslelor preferred to go barefoot — putting this 11-year-old, Haitian girl at risk for injuries and soil-transmitted infections. But when she received her first brand-new pair of shoes (a pair that actually fit) from TOMS and Giving Partner IMA World Health, she was happy to wear them. “I will wear them to school,” Roslelor gladly explained. Combined with medical treatment provided by IMA, the shoes are an important line of defense against disease.
Roslelor is just one story. With your help and the work of our Giving Partners, TOMS is now giving shoes in more than 50 countries around the world!
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12 Days of Giving: Day 11
How do we give when you buy TOMS apparel and accessories? Each item — whether it’s a hoodie, Tee or journal — fulfills the One for One promise. With every purchase, we give a pair of new SHOES to a child in need.
And let us introduce the man behind this hoodie…
Sevag (pictured above) is our Apparel & Accessories Designer and Developer at TOMS. If you’ve ever ordered a TOMS Tee or anything of the like, he’s the one who got that made.
In 2011, Sevag went on a TOMS Giving Trip that keeps him continually thinking of the Giving side when he dreams up what he’s putting on that sweatshirt you just might pick up.
Sevag’s a pretty sage dude, too, and always greets people - friends ands strangers alike - with a great smile or fun quip about the adventures in his life. Fun fact: besides being a great Giving trip volunteer in Honduras, on the home front Sevag’s a DJ and a traveler who brings rad equipment on the go. Get to know Sevag a little better by taking a peek into his bag.
Purchase this limited edition sweatshirt he designed — which is made in the USA — at http://toms.sh/TPx4Wa (US, Aus); http://toms.sh/Uk9Gjr (UK) http://toms.sh/128ENoy (CA)
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12 Days of Giving: Day 10
One purchase means two pairs
Gugu is an optimistic, 12-year-old schoolgirl who lives in South Africa, with her grandmother and sister. With the help of Giving Partner Sesego Cares, Gugu received a new pair of TOMS — replacing shoes that she had outgrown and were hurting her feet. “When I got my TOMS Shoes, immediately I felt comfortable, and my walk to school is easier now.” This eager student aspires to go into law and take care of her grandmother when she grows up.
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12 Days of Giving: Day 9
Teaching teachers about vision
With the support of TOMS Eyewear and our lead Sight Giving Partner, Seva Foundation, the Lumbini Eye Institute in Nepal has been showing local teachers how to screen for potential eye issues. Often educators are the first to notice vision problems when kids have difficulty seeing the blackboard. Now, nearly 200 teachers can properly diagnosis visual impairments and refer a child to a local eye center for treatment — as part of Lumbini’s efforts to create long-term, self-sustaining treatment programs.
