Houston Association Shoe Drive

WHY  SHOES MATTER FOR THE WORLD.   Shoe drives go beyond your organization.
​They make an impact on thousands of lives.

What is Micro-Enterprise?
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Micro-enterprises are small businesses, generally owned and operated by families of 1-2 people. Because of systemic poverty in many developing countries around the world, working-age adults have to create their own economic opportunities. These micro-enterprises could be as small as a stall or shack or a brick-and-mortar shop. When you do a shoe drive fundraiser, you help provide the inventory for people worldwide. They sell the shoes you gather in their communities, which promotes commerce opportunities and leads to economic sustainability.

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WE ARE A GLOBAL
SOCIAL ENTERPRISE

Your shoe drive fundraisers support over 4,000 families of micro-enterprise partners, with the majority of them being women-owned. The micro-enterprise industry represents one of the most effective ways to lift many families out of poverty in devastated economies. Most people do not know that 70% of the global population uses repurposed shoes and clothing; that’s over 5 billion people! The shoes you collect serve as a philanthropic bridge to give people a hand-up, rather than just a hand-out.

Micro-enterprise
​At Work
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Funds2Orgs has been privileged to photograph some of these micro-entrepreneurs at work in Haiti, Cambodia, Botswana, and more. In the gallery above you will see individuals repurposing and selling shoes from their pop-up shops and some photos of life in Haiti.