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     While in South Africa touring various missionary sites with Emmanuel Baptist Church of Brooklyn, New York, Rotimi Akinnuoye noticed the vast amount of children running, playing and walking around in the middle of winter with no shoes on their feet.

     Global Soles was created as a footwear initiative in South Africa.

     Akinnuoye, along with his fellow missionaries and board members Oluwakemi Sosanya, Sharon Milner, Christopher Green, Monte Chandler and Marilyn Bien-Aime, decided to meet the need of providing shoes for the children and adults in South Africa.

     It was then that he discussed with the team the need and desire to form Global Soles.

     "The images that I saw touched my soul," says Akinnuoye. "Immediately the vision was ignited and it becomes apparent that a non-profit foundation be formed."

     South Africa will be the inaugural initiative, but the goal for Global Soles is to expand to Ghana, Nigeria, Haiti, Jamaica, and other rural impoverished territories.

     Global Soles is requesting footwear for boys and girls, ages 3 to 18 years old, including sneakers and black dress shoes for school and church.

     Global Soles will solicit footwear and monetary contribution from individuals, groups, churches, faith-based organizations, non-profits, sororities, corporations, community groups, and educational institutions. Global Soles has 501 (cc) 3 status pending with the IRS.

     On August 9, 2008, board members of Global Soles will arrive in Johannesburg and visit various townships in Soweto to deliver the variety of footwear to children and adults.

     Donations can be sent to (before July 15th): Self Storage America c/o Rotimi Akinnuoye, 45 Clinton Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11205.