Can you imagine walking around barefoot; not because you wanted to, but because you had no other choice?
Oh the little things in life we take for granted; for instance, shoes.
In Ethiopia, approximately one million people are suffering from podoconiosis, a debilitating and disfiguring disease caused by walking barefoot in volcanic soil. Nearly half of the world's population lives on an income of less than $2.50 per day, therefore, manifesting the inability of 3 billion people who cannot afford to buy shoes. It is estimated that two billion people worldwide are infected with parasitic diseases which could be prevented by wearing proper footwear.People suffer from hookworm disease, schistosomiasis, and tungiasis.