First pair of shoes for Alex

Small ticks from pigs, called jiggers, are eating up Alex Chipilipili’s feet. The 10-year-old has never owned a pair of shoes. He anxiously waits with 170 other children, all of them hoping to receive a pair of TOMS Shoes from World Vision.

October 2010

Story by Collins Kaumba. Edited by Rachael Boyer, World Vision U.S.

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First pair of shoes for Alex.

World Vision – Indonesia

INDONESIA – Indonesia’s national motto is “unity in diversity.” The people are proud that despite having 370 ethnic groups with different languages, traditions, cultures, and religions, they are united as one nation. The official language is Indonesian, but 583 languages and dialects are spoken throughout the islands.

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World Vision – Indonesia.