School Shoes
Project
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What we do
We have identified that a major barrier to keeping learners in school is a lack of resources, which often leads to struggles with confidence and participation.
One of the ways we are addressing this is by ensuring that our learners have school shoes.
In particularly impoverished areas, school shoes are not always a necessity, but a luxury. Resources are often prioritized for feeding schemes, which are essential to a learner’s progress at school.
Get Involved
Adcock Ingrams’s
My Walk
The My Walk project is an innovative partnership between Adcock Ingram Critical Care and Netcare, officially launched on 5 February 2020 at Chivirikani Primary School in Katlehong, south-east of Johannesburg. At the launch, 1,300 pairs of shoes were donated to the school. This project aims to improve the lives of children in underprivileged communities by providing school shoes, beginning in Gauteng and eventually expanding to other provinces across South Africa.
The initiative repurposes millions of used, non-hazardous hospital PVC drip bags, oxygen masks, and associated tubing—items that would otherwise end up in landfills—by recycling them into high-quality school shoes. My Walk represents a sustainable, long-term initiative that offers environmental benefits, enterprise development, and job creation opportunities. The project has gained recognition and support from the national government departments of Basic Education, Health, Social Development, and Trade, Industry and Competition.
Our Partner
Taking the school shoes on the road.
We meet with our stakeholders, other organizations and local schools to identify the children in need and arrange for distribution of the shoes received.
Sharing is caring.
See where we have been delivering shoes
Sinethemba Swartland
A special delivery to the Home Based Care Centre of Sinethemba
Special Delivery for learners of
Moorreesburg
Ensuring we expand our reach we collaborate with stakeholders in Moorreesburg
Road Side handout in Malmesbury
Reaching out to those we cannot reach through the usual channels
Contact us today to partner with us in helping keep our children in school.