Barefoot, Modder and shoe distribution

Even the serious Modder of clayey red soil of the own GlobeTrotter rain shoes scratching, could I see Anna Selfhelpgroups with Christel Ahrens, to get to know phenomenon and work.

Shoe distribution was announced - what event!

The running and travelling is as tedious in the Ethiopian Highlands already with healthy feet! But they came here the way loaded feet with their Podo. They were good shoes, But what for shoes: close or half-perforated plastic shoes, the rest together held a shoe with lacing, borrowed shoes? It put her creepy looking feet exposed by Podo and swollen legs. Thanks to the questions of the Podo selfhelp head they came to talk about their experiences and success of foot care. It will be better!

Friederike SEIM ' guarded’ assorted shoes

The shoe bag was brought in this remote area, the last kilometre on donkey's back, for every a few custom-made. How to distribute Ethiopic? First of all the money collected, each contribution must pay. One collects and writes the list. Wrinkled Birrscheine in hand. Each certificate is precious.

Others cut the bag, shake all of the shoes on a bunch and many hands access then, looking for the perfect second shoe each. Chaos! It takes, but it also raises.

Only those who examine his feet left and paid, Gets his pair. Now it is, the unformed foot in the shoe into and to tie laces! How happy and proud! But then the precious shoes are again pulled out and put into a plastic bag. The treasure must be brought clean home and treasured! For the way back by the Modder, the old plastic shoes range, which is also to come.

How impressive is this individual basic education work in the remote Highlands of Ethiopia! My own feet are how easy.

Fiederike visited SEIM in June 2014 Podo self-help group near Khanka, 550 km west of Addis Ababa.