After raising $30,000 through consumer donations at retail locations, Crocs, inc. donated 5,000 pairs of shoes along with one truckload of food to the victims of the Joplin tornado in partnership with Feed the Children. Local organization Operation Compassion also helped to distribute the food and shoes to Joplin families.
go to school without the basic necessity such as a pair of shoes.
suffer from a disease caused by walking barefoot in volcanic soil [...] (globalshift.org)
around the world cannot afford basic necessities such as a pair of shoes.
live on less than $1 a day (”globalissues.org”).
in the world lack basic sanitation (”globalissues.org”).
in developing countries have inadequate access to water (”globalissues.org”).
entered the 21st century unable to read a book or sign their names (”globalissues.org”).
globally live on less than $1.25 per day (”Worldbank.org”).
live below the poverty line in America, including 12.9 million children (”soundvision.com”).
live in poverty globally (”Wikipedia.org”).
