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From left to right: Manju Sheth, Deepa Jhaveri and Shaleen Sheth
BOSTONâ Women Who Win, a Massachusetts-based women empowerment media platform, recently launched âThe Shoe Projectâ charity program, which aims to provide footwear and health education to underserved global communities. It also donated over 700 pairs of shoes to underprivileged communities in Mumbai.
Dr. Deepa Jhaveri, co-founder of Women Who Win and a podiatrist, said that India has a slum population of over 80 million people, and slum residents have to walk miles every day to find back-breaking and grueling labor.
âThey often work without proper (or any) footwear. Additionally, there is a significant population of women in slums and villages who live and work barefoot,â Dr. Jhaveri said in a statement. âThis inspired the team to provide good quality, podiatrist – approved, and weather appropriate shoes to these communities because proper footwe