One Shoe SA is an initiative that supplies amputees who are waiting for a prosthesis with shoes and socks. It began when The Scottish Group donated its out-of-season sample sale stock to One Shoe SA founder Allyson Ogston.
“We have started with well over 100 single shoes, ranging from funky Palladiums (ultra-hot in New York at the moment) and up-market Ben Sherman Shoes to preppy Pringle dress shoes. There is even a range of gorgeous kids’ shoes,” notes Ogston.
The Scottish Group also donated a large box of sample single socks from Pringle and Toe Porn. The company now donates to One Shoe SA at least twice a year. The first amputee to receive shoes from the organisation was 36-year-old Tenduka Denya from Johannesburg. He received five shoes and 10 socks.
In August, One Shoe SA made another donation of Ben Sherman and Geoffrey Beene shoes as well as Pringle and Toe Porn socks to a man in Lanseria, who has not yet been able to pay for a prosthesis.
The cause is very close to Ogston’s heart, as she herself is an amputee.
“I have been an amputee for 22 years. While I am fully mobile and upright today and I have no need for single shoes, it wasn’t always this way,” she notes. She urges companies to donate shoes to the organisation.
“With an international, prestigious company like The Scottish Group paving the way here, I’m hoping to get other companies on board. We know they have shoes and we know they battle to offload them. We can fill that gap. There is a real need in South Africa, and we can make this initiative work,” she says.
She also encourages South Africans to get involved either by donating small to medium containers, shoes or money to the organisation or by assisting with delivering the products.
“We have a Facebook page called One Shoe SA. We hoping to source amputees in need and distribute our stock as well as encourage South African amputees to start a line of communication with one another and do shoe swops through the Facebook page. Programmes similar to One Shoe SA are operational in many countries. We need this to work here as well,” Ogston concludes.
You can contact One Shoe SA on email at a.ogston1@gmail.com or visit the Facebook page.
A box of single school black shoes second hand – different sizes from small to adult – Would you be interested?
hello joanne – thank you – I see that we have already connected by email.
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I’m wanting to know if you take second hand single shoes?
Hi, i am looking for single right shoes for my brother in law. He is a size 9/10. He lost his left foot last month and has a really bad sore on his Right heal. But his toes and ball are Tak alot of strain. Any advise would be APPRECIATED.
Hi Myrea, we have sent your query to Allyson from One Shoe SA. She will be able to respond. You can also email her at Allyson.Ogston@kerridgecs.com
please can some one make contact with me
regarding my brother who has had a leg amputated
many thanks
bev
Hi I’m an amputee – left leg. I am looking for right leg shoes. Size 5
Hi Raj, We suggest you chat directly to One Shoe SA. Please contact founder Ally at a.ogston1@gmail.com.
I am looking for size 6-6.5 right trainers as I have left leg amputation also I want to donate my left leg trainers I have to someone that can use how do I do this please any info welcomed
Hi Annemarie, thank you so much for showing interest in the programme. Please contact Ally, the founder of One Shoe SA, who can assist with the donations. You can contact her at a.ogston1@gmail.com.
Good Day 🙂
Where in cape Town is a place to bay one shoe, like this
Best Regards,
Angeleque.
Hi Angeleque, if you contact One Shoe SA, I’m sure they will be willing to post a shoe to you. Unfortunately, we don’t know of any stores that sells individual shoes.
Great idea.
Now is there anywhere i can buy a single glove?
Hi MY HUSBAND LOST HIS RIGHT LEG 4 WEEKS AGO AND i AM STRUGGLING TO GET HIM SLIPPERS IN A SIZE 11 CAN YOU HELP THANK YOU m hULL
Good day,
do you accept donations? we would love to donate as we are NPC Upswing. Please let us know 🙂
Hi, i HAve 100 + single shoes to donate. either left or right foot. was used as display.
That’s wonderful. Please get in touch with One Shoe SA at jamally@mweb.co.za.
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Morning guys how are you doing,am amputated I have a crisis of buying shoes I can’t afford to buy a pair of shoes,can you help me out to donate me a pair of running shoes
Hi Phineas, please reach out to One Shoe SA directly via e-mail at a.ogston1@gmail.com. Hope they can assist!