Podoconiosis

Vanquishing 'Mossy Foot' Condition With Genetic Epidemiology And Shoes

| Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Podo Shoes, Video, Podo, Podoconiosis, Mossy Foot Ethiopia, Mossy Foot, Podo Ethiopia, Healthy Living News

By Ricki Lewis (Click here for the original article) In Fasil Tekola Ayele’s native Ethiopia, the people call it “mossy foot.” Medical textb...

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'I'm Going Barefoot Because'...Submit Your Photos For One Day Without Shoes

Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Video, One Day Without Shoes, Barefoot, Charity, TOMS Shoes, Toms, Podoconiosis, Blake Mycoskie, Slidepollajax, Impact News

For many, going barefoot isn't a choice. That's why TOMS Shoes, a one-for-one company that delivers shoes to children in need around the world, ma...

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TOMS Shoes Founder Works To Stamp Out Foot Disease In Ethiopia

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Shoe Drops, Philanthropy, TOMS Shoes, Podoconiosis, Blake Mycoskie, Social Entrepreneurship, Ethiopia, Creative Minds, Impact News

CBS Evening News recently profiled a TOMS shoe drop in Southern Ethiopia, where TOMS Shoes Founder and Chief Shoe Giver Blake Mycoskie spoke about his...

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The Opportunity For Change Extends Beyond Our Front Door

Blake Mycoskie | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: TOMS Shoes, Shoe Drops, Podoconiosis, Blake Mycoskie, One for One Campaign, Friends of TOMS, Impact News
Blake Mycoskie

Podoconiosis is a geo-chemical disease caused by the absorption of minerals through the feet. It causes the legs to swell to unmanageable and grotesque sizes. There is, however, a surprisingly simple solution to prevention: shoes.

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Fulfilling My Life's Mission Through the TOMS Shoes Movement

Blake Mycoskie | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Feet, Ethiopia, Mission, Foot Disease, Africa, TOMS Shoes, Shoe Drop, Podoconiosis, Blake Mycoskie, Triumph, Impact News
Blake Mycoskie

No personal mission has resonated so deeply with me as the one I am currently pursuing with the TOMS movement. I would like to share it with you in hopes that you will hold me accountable for fulfilling it.

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TOMS Shoes: How To Spend Less And Give More (VIDEO)

Blake Mycoskie | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Ethopia, TOMS Shoes, Charitable Gift Ideas, Charitable Giving, Podoconiosis, Shoes, The Giving Life, Gift Ideas, Video, Blake Mycoskie, Creative Minds, Healthy Living News
Blake Mycoskie

With the economy as it is, spending money wisely is more important than ever. Gift giving is a wonderful thing - and should continue to be - but we ne...

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