Cutting for a Cause: Unite your friends for a Shoe Party that changes lives.

Want to make a difference in the world AND have fun doing it? Host a Sole Hope Shoe Party! With each kit, you'll receive detailed instructions to create shoe upper portions from recycled denim and other simple materials. But these aren't just any shoes - they're durable, protective, and will go directly to children in need in Uganda.

At the party, participants will be tracing and cutting out the shoe upper portions from old jeans with the option of decorating them with markers or embroidery. It's an excellent opportunity to get creative and personalize the shoes! Sole Hope also provides instructional videos and templates to help make the process easy and fun. This is a fantastic team-building activity for any group or skill level, as everyone can contribute to the project in their way.

Once the shoe upper portions are cut and pinned together, they will be sent to Sole Hope, where skilled Ugandan shoemakers will add durable tire soles to complete the shoes. The shoes will then be distributed to children in need, providing them with much-needed protection against parasitic foot diseases.

Not only are you helping protect vulnerable feet from parasitic diseases, but you're also contributing to a sustainable solution by keeping denim and tires out of landfills, reducing our environmental footprint.

Hosting a Sole Hope Shoe Party is a unique, engaging, and memorable experience. Invite your friends and family to join you in making a difference, and feel good knowing that your contributions are going towards a greater cause. Plus, your kit purchase supports Sole Hope's broader mission of transforming communities through innovative programs.

Don't wait - purchase your Sole Hope Shoe Party kit today and start making a difference, one pair of shoes at a time!

Shoe Party FAQ

  • No, you don’t need additional kits. You can cut as many shoes as you want with a single kit! Simply take the pattern we send, trace it on a heavier folder to make a reusable pattern, and feel free to make multiple to add efficiency for bigger groups.

  • Only one pattern is in each kit, however you can use it to make additional as needed.

  • The $35 covers multiple facets of our initiative:

    Medical relief for those affected by jiggers

    Education for communities about jiggers and hygiene

    Community outreach (we travel to villages to wash feet and deliver the shoes in person)

    Fair compensation for our Ugandan tailors and shoemakers who finalize the shoes

  • We do understand that it's not the right fit for every group's budget, but we do find that often groups can get sponsorships or do fundraising to help. Sponsorships and fundraising are extremely common amongst our Shoe Party Donors.

  • Unfortunately we cannot accept denim cutouts without the coordinating sponsorship. Years ago we took much less and we ended up too far backwards. We couldn't cover the cost to ship and sew the shoes and many got stuck in storage here stateside until we could raise funds to cover them - ultimately taking money allocated for other sides of our efforts at wholistic treatment for jiggers.

    The $35 covers multiple facets of our initiative. When you think about the process, it isn't just about the material of the shoes but:

    Medical relief for those affected by jiggers

    Education for communities about jiggers and hygiene

    Community outreach (we travel to villages to wash feet and deliver the shoes in person)

    Fair compensation for our Ugandan tailors and shoemakers who finalize the shoes

  • Sole Hope

    Attention: Rebecca

    2491 N. Mt. Juliet Road, #929

    Mt. Juliet, TN 37121

  • Ideally you should order 3 weeks or more before your event to allow time for shipping.