Barefoot to Boots
@barefoottoboots
Australian-based private sector NGO supporting refugee camps. Initiatives guided by refugees to meet their basic needs; focussed on health, education & sport.
ID: 935742476169687040
http://www.barefoottoboots.org 29-11-2017 05:29:26
28 Tweet
369 Followers
49 Following
Thanks for your support Rob Greenwood - for more information on our collection for #KakumaRefugeeCamp please send us an email at [email protected]
Announcing your 2023 Young Australian of the Year, Awer Mabil! Awer Mabil Subway Socceroos Barefoot to Boots Football South Australia Football Australia Australian Government Department of Education
Congrats to CommBank Socceroos Awer Mabil, Young #australianoftheyear His story is filled with highs & the deepest of lows, yet this incredible human is dedicated making the lives of others better. #resilience #football Barefoot to Boots soccerscene.com.au/?p=18960
Huge thanks to Barefoot to Boots for the incredible donation of 4 laptops through UNHCR KENYA. Your generosity empowers our refugee-led organization in Kakuma Refugee Camp to enhance higher education programs.
We are taking #donations of books & sports gear (particularly football boots&sports shoes) in #ADL this week, for #KakumaRefugeeCamp. They will be shipped w hospital equipment from the ORAH & help many wonderful refugees. To #volunteer/arrange donations: [email protected].
A big thank you to the former Royal Adelaide Hospital, Rotary International, friends of Barefoot to Boots and refugee community members for all of your donations and for helping us pack this 40 ft container bound for Kakuma! youtube.com/watch?v=49f1Ez… OCTOPIZZO
A story of opportunity: “Handwalla Bwana 🇸🇴 is one of two former Kakuma refugees playing professional soccer; the other, Australia’s Awer Mabil ...But there may be many more pro-caliber players currently burning the soles of their feet on Kakuma’s dirt.” LWF Kenya-Somalia sbnation.com/soccer/2018/3/…
Fantastic AustralianStory about the journey of CommBank Matildas - featuring Barefoot to Boots board member moya dodd, who represented Australia for almost 10 years and is a tireless advocate for women's football. Watch here: abc.net.au/austory/pitch-…
This man, Abbas Gullet, is an extraordinary individual. He has an incredible understanding of the need to build sustainable models of funding to deal with humanitarian challenges. Congratulations. - @ianrsmith65 Chair of Barefoot to Boots x.com/KenyaRedCross/…
This is what #HarmonyDay is all about. Great work Adelaide United #EveryoneBelongs x.com/welcome2aussie…
If you are in #MelbsWest and have boots or football kit you can donate, please get in touch with Tim Watts MP - thanks for your support! #Kakuma x.com/TimWattsMP/sta…
“My dream is to give refugees opportunity,” Awer Mabil - an extraordinary young man, a world-class footballer & a humanitarian who created Barefoot to Boots Do Campo de Refugiados ao Sonho da "Vida Real" youtu.be/-hwXHTfeMDY