The Sole Project. A non-profit to help unfortunate kids out in a school just north of Bangkok. I got the idea from a dear Thai friend who went to visit a school nearby and really brought to attention how unfortunate they are there. Some kids said they're parents earned less than £2 a week; just shocking. I definitely feel like I owe a lot to Thailand after all the people that took care of me when I lived there.
The plan was to put some money aside, which I was originally going to buy a watch with (!) and also raise some, from asking friends and family, to be able to buy all these kiddies some shoes. I thought with going for something simple, yet something we all take for granted. Mission was: get 83 pupils, 83 pairs of shoes. Not so easy as one might think!
Managed to raise over £700 through facebook and a website:
www.wix.com/joannetolner/thesoleproject
Hopped over to BKK to find out the school closed in 4 days for the summer so had to get things together before then. A rush around to get the shoes (all in the right colours and sizes) went all out and bought socks, backpacks, pens paper, toothbrushes and paste too! Why not eh. All majorly helped by my friends Chat and Chosita. We all traveled up north together and had a big donation day.
Was the best day of my life so far, for sure. AMAZING. These kids were so grateful and appreciative. Would love to do this every year if possible.
www.joannetolner.com
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