Category: Ethiopia

Do You Remember … ?

Whenever I visit an IOCC project site, I'm amazed by the impact a small change can make. And Ethiopia is a place where a little goes a very long way. Over the years, we've shared stories of how your gifts have helped improve lives in Ethiopia ...

Seeing Long-Term Impact

IOCC met Samirawit in 2013, when she was 10 and living with her grandmother in Debre Markos. She received her first pair of shoes through an IOCC project to raise awareness ...

New Hope for Amele

When Amele was 16, she noticed that her feet began swelling. The skin on her legs and feet started to itch and crack, and though she thought it would stop eventually, it didn’t. Her family ...

Steps to Stop Podo

IOCC recently wrapped up a distribution of 80,300 pairs of shoes to schoolchildren, combined with hygiene education and the formation of “Stop Podo” clubs in schools.