CHASING PEACE
ABOUT US
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PROBLEM
Over 300 million children worldwide are without shoes. Shoes help prevent the spread of parasitic diseases that plague over 1.4 billion people worldwide, and they are a basic human necessity (as many serious medical conditions can penetrate the skin of one's foot, especially if it is cut or cracked). Unfortunately, for many impoverished communities and developing countries, having a pair of shoes is a rare luxury. Additionally, shoes are an integral part of school uniforms. Without them, many children cannot attend school.
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SOLUTION
We are college students who started a non-for-profit organization that seeks to deliver shoes to underprivileged children and adults around the globe. We were inspired by various successful endeavors to donate these much needed shoes. We were frustrated with the lack of social volunteerism on our respective college campuses and are determined to inspire college kids and students around the world to give back.
PURPOSE
We called this endeavor Chasing Peace, because we are dedicated to turning the dream of world peace into a reality; by coming together to decorate colorful canvas shoes and donating them to those in need, we are inspiring privileged high school and college students to give back and consequently enable others who are less fortunate to physically "chase" after their dreams.
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PROGRAMS
In 2014 we started by donating over 100 pairs of shoes to impoverished Peruvians, most of whom were homeless and orphans. In just one short year, we have donated over 1,000 pairs of shoes to orphanages in Thailand, Peru, Israel, St Marteen, New York, Argentina, Nevada, and other locales. Through shoe-decorating events and parties, we're able to not just raise money for the shoes, but make them totally awesome.