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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Sarose, 6, meets Dr. Salma KC Rai
In her green hospital gown, 6-year-old Sarose waits patiently beside her father for Dr. Salma KC Rai to post-operatively examine her eye.
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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.
