When you provide protective shoes for someone affected by leprosy like Kabiru, you help prevent a lifetime of suffering.

Kabiru is 15 and lives in Nigeria. He couldn’t go to school due to constant illness. He’s suffered painful ulcers and watched helplessly as his fingers became clawed.

“The painful ulcers on my feet made movement very difficult. I couldn’t go out to play with my friends, climb trees and set traps for bush rabbits. I had to drop out of school.” – Kabiru

How will your gift help? Every $15 you donate for a pair of shoes will:

• Prevent new cuts, sores and infections on nerve-damaged feet
• Help protect damaged feet and minimise limping with corrective insoles
• Ease the pressure on ulcerated, nerve-damaged, fragile skin
• Restore mobility so men, women and children disabled by leprosy can walk, work and take better care of themselves

Your gift can be a lifeline for someone in need of protective shoes. 

Give the gift of shoes every month!

Have ‘Fun with Feet’ on Giving ShoesDay!

You can help raise much needed funds and awareness about the importance of protective shoes for people affected by leprosy. 

Wear odd or silly shoes on Giving ShoesDay (Tuesday December 1st), take photos of your shoes and post them on social media!

Remember to add the #GivingShoesDay hashtag in your photos!

Please note: Donations of $2 or more are tax-deductible.  Due to added security measures, donations below $10 can no longer be processed online. To make a gift $9 or less, please call us on 1800 LEPROSY (1800 537 767).  You can also choose to give via direct deposit into our bank account: The Leprosy Mission Australia Overseas Relief Fund account: BSB: 013225 No:297114729. If donating via direct deposit, please include your name as the “Reference” and notify us at hello@leprosymission.org.au so we can provide you with your tax receipt.