Everyone wins. Jobs are created. Shoes are restored. Apprentices are trained.
Orphaned at a young age, mentored by Integrated Development Foundation (IDF), Harry learned the shoe repair trade by being an apprentice. But prior to that, Harry, again through the caring guidance of IDF and the Orphans and Vulnerable Children's program (OVC), had surgery to correct his deformed legs. Located in North West Cameroon remote community of Wum, Harry has his shop in the Market. Here he is showing Allan a shoe ready to have a new sole put on it. Notice his leather bag, one that he has handcrafted using his treadle machine and hand tools.
Orphaned at a young age, mentored by Integrated Development Foundation (IDF), Harry learned the shoe repair trade by being an apprentice. But prior to that, Harry, again through the caring guidance of IDF and the Orphans and Vulnerable Children's program (OVC), had surgery to correct his deformed legs. Located in North West Cameroon remote community of Wum, Harry has his shop in the Market. Here he is showing Allan a shoe ready to have a new sole put on it. Notice his leather bag, one that he has handcrafted using his treadle machine and hand tools.
Harry has taken on two apprentices eager to learn the shoe repair trade, Imagine the
dedication required to remove the steel belts from a tire.
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| Harry is in the middle with his two apprentices on either side. |
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| The shoe on the left has a new sole made from a recycled tire. |
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| Here one of the apprentices removes a steel belt from a tire. |
