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School shoes for the needy
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School shoes for the needy

The annual 4×4 Initiative providing school shoes to needy schoolchildren was launched at Swakopmund on Wednesday. The project is spearheaded by founder Sidney Boois (who is also the Roads Authority executive officer of transportation) and his son Etienne Boois and this year they will focus on providing shoes to school boys. Boois addressed the harsh...

A pair of shoes can change lives
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A pair of shoes can change lives

Maria David POVERTY and unemployment have left many learners walking to school barefoot, as their parents are unable to afford school shoes for their children. More crucially, for 4×4, is that a man might not be able to take up their responsibility for kids; we are ready to step in – “a brother is not...

Kelvin Kiptum: From borrowing shoes to breaking world records
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Kelvin Kiptum: From borrowing shoes to breaking world records

When Kelvin Kiptum lined up for his first major local competition in 2018, Kenya’s new marathon icon did it in borrowed running shoes because he could not afford a pair of his own. At this month’s Chicago marathon, as he set an awe-inspiring world record of two hours and 35 seconds, times really were changing...

Masikili Primary School receives school shoes and equipment
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Masikili Primary School receives school shoes and equipment

The Masikili Primary School in the Zambezi Region has received a second batch of school shoes and equipment from a donor who first made contact with them in February this year. Nadia Mushabati, born and raised in the same village but now residing in Windhoek, says it was important for her to give what she...