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18 year old, Amanda Sanders was astonished at the volume of production her and her peers were able to create. She spoke on this saying, “We are making a LOT of shoes.” The students connected well with the project. Another student Jenny, remarked, “It’s good-- I feel like [we’re] actually doing something.
How can you help?
There are numerous ways in which people can contribute to this mission. They urge people to donate directly as the easiest way to be involved. Volunteers are also given the ability to act as a community leader. You can partner by raising funds and awareness. They want advocates in the United States as well as spending time doing care in Uganda. Dennison and Boyden hosted a jean party.
Volunteers are able to recycle old jeans into shoes that the Ugandan people can wear as protection from jiggers. On May 2nd 2019 Dennison and Boyden led a group of their fellow students in a project to create the soles for these shoes.
Volunteers were each given a pair of recycled jeans as well as shoe soles to trace. The soles varied in size, ranging from toddler-sized all the way to adults. When asked why this project was meaningful student Christian Mendoza responded, “I feel happy, and that I am making a difference [so] the [ Ugandan’s] can live their lives. It’s fun and productive.” This sentiment seemed to be shared by all the students.
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“I feel happy, and that I am making a difference [so] the [ Ugandan’s] can live their lives. It’s fun and productive.”
One young woman, Ingrid, responded to the same question saying, “Simple and small things can make a big difference.” The students were positively impacted by participating in this project. The stacks and stacks of soles made their hard work very apparent.
While the concept and outcome of the project was positive it was not without missteps. According to one of the students who attended they felt the project needed to be more, “organized, prepared” and “[using] time more effectively.” With some more careful planning, and organization this project can help improve the lives of many Ugandan people.
When asked about what Dennison and Boyden wished the outcome of their project was they stressed how, “simple [that] your jeans can save people’s lives. You are so lucky!” Dennison also made remarks that, “By helping people in Uganda have better quality of life and something as simple of having shoes could bring them out of poverty.”
Sole Hope Uganda does amazing work to bring education, and care into a poverty-stricken place. Volunteers can help by simply recycling jeans, spreading awareness, and promoting generosity. Dennison and Boyden were able to create an impact all the way across the world, as well as reaching those closest to them.