Shoestrings

How Your Donated Shoes and Clothes Help People Pull Themselves Out Of Poverty

Buddy Teaster (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

184 Seiten

2018
Advantage Media Group (Verlag)
978-1-59932-907-9 (ISBN)

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Soles4Souls creates sustainable jobs and provides relief through the distribution of shoes and clothing around the world. The organization’s mission is to Wear Out Poverty by focusing on both short-term relief and longterm solutions. Soles4Souls’ microenterprise model is designed to create real economic change in developing nations by utilizing new and gently-worn shoes as a resource to provide people with an opportunity to start and sustain a small business of their own. This is a powerful and sustainable way for people to lift themselves and their families out of poverty.
In shoestrings, author Buddy Teaster shares the stories of the people directly impacted, Soles4Souls’ partners on the ground, and the brands and volunteers working diligently to disrupt the cycle of poverty. With more than thirty million pairs of shoes distributed since 2006, Soles4Souls’ own evolution reflects the power of commitment, focus, and partnership in creating real economic impact in some of the world’s most challenging places.

BUDDY TEASTER is the president and CEO of Soles4Souls, a global nonprofit that turns shoes and clothing into opportunities for people in need. A passionate leader and advocate, Buddy has guided the organization to distribute more than 107 million pairs of shoes and garments across 140 countries, supporting communities through both immediate aid and sustainable microenterprise programs. A dynamic thought leader, speaker, and author of Shoestrings: How Your Donated Shoes and Clothes Help People Pull Themselves Out of Poverty, Buddy has been recognized as a YPO Global Impact Award Finalist and was included in the Footwear News 2019 Power List. His innovative approach has transformed Soles4Souls into a movement that blends philanthropy with sustainable development, earning the organization recognition as one of The Nonprofit Times’s “Best Non-profits to Work For” three years in a row. In his free time, Buddy enjoys endurance sports, storytelling, and spending time with his family.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR FOREWORD PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION SHOESTRINGS? PART I : BEGINNINGS TSUNAMI POVERTY: THE DAILY DISASTER PART II: MICRO-ENTERPRISE IN FOUR COUNTRIES “WE ARE THE FORGOTTEN”— HONDURAS A REVOLUTION CONTINUES—HAITI “AN INVISIBLE LAND”—TRANSNISTRIA GOING TO AFRICA IN A BIG WAY—SIERRA LEONE PART III: THE PEOPLE AND VALUES THAT ENABLE OUR WORK OUR SOUL: COLLECTORS OUR HEART: INDUSTRY PARTNERS A NEW TWIST ON T.E.A.M.

Erscheinungsdatum	29.07.2018
Verlagsort	Charleston
Sprache	englisch
Maße	157 x 228 mm
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Design / Innenarchitektur / Mode
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
	Technik
	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
ISBN-10	1-59932-907-7 / 1599329077
ISBN-13	978-1-59932-907-9 / 9781599329079
Zustand	Neuware