On a recent trip to Ethiopia, I visited a number of podo clinics doing incredible work. One of the coolest innovations I’ve seen in podo treatment is training recovered podo patients to do outreach to new patients. At one such program, I met a woman who was well on her way to recovery – her [...]

This past week, the TOMS Campus Club at U of A and the SIFE Business Club teamed up to educate students about Podoconiosis and help TOMS put more shoes on children’s feet. The club members built and placed three installations on campus with facts about Podo and what students can do to get involved with [...]

Sean Scott, TOMS Chief Shoe Maker (aka Product Development Leader), travels to Ethiopia to learn more about how TOMS can serve the community in providing the most appropriate shoes. These clips, from November 2008 and June 2009, follow Sean as he looses his luggage, explores new potential factories, and meets with local partners.

In case you [...]

We know that TOMS has the most loyal and generous supporters around, and now we want to prove it to America! Help us win $50,000 for Friends of TOMS to go on more TOMS Shoe Drops and fight Podo.
We have until November 6th to show everyone how incredible TOMS supporters are and all it takes [...]

Friends,
As I wait to board my flight back home after 16 days in Africa, I am consumed with emotions, children’s faces, funny memories and visions of the future. I am alone right now, but feel deeply connected to each of the volunteers, camera men and women and friends who I spent my time with the [...]

I’ve spent the past week attending the Clinton Global Initiative conference in NYC for the third year in a row. As with last year, I walk in to this conference with such an incredible level of respect for the individuals who participate and who are making a considerable impact on the world. But also, just [...]

Today is Blog Action Day and this year’s topic is Poverty. After logging on the site and browsing through some of the participating blogs (there are over 11,000- isn’t that incredible?!), I was pretty inspired. This call to action is reaching over 12 million blog readers around the world. All of these people are taking [...]