Host a Shoe Cutting Party for Children in Uganda.
Turn old denim into protective shoes for kids vulnerable to jiggers — a painful sand flea infection that can keep children from walking, learning, and living freely.
This is a hands-on service project you can lead around a kitchen table or in a full room. Your group cuts denim shoe components. Ugandan shoemakers assemble them into durable shoes, and our team places them on children during clinics and follow-up care.
$95 funds two finished pairs. Additional pairs can be sponsored for $35 each.
What Is a Shoe Cutting Party?
A Shoe Cutting Party is a hands-on volunteer service project where your group upcycles old jeans into denim pieces that become protective shoes for children in Uganda. It works beautifully for church small groups, youth groups, schools, homeschool co-ops, and community volunteers.
This is not a craft night. It’s participation in a proven prevention model — helping children protect healing feet and stay free from reinfestation.
A Simple Gathering That Brings Real Change.
In parts of Uganda, children live with jiggers embedded in their feet. The pain is sharp and constant. Many limp. Some miss school. Some hide their feet in shame.
At Sole Hope clinics, our Ugandan team washes feet, removes jiggers, treats infections, and teaches families prevention — reminding children they are not forgotten.
Shoes matter too. A durable closed-toe shoe protects healing feet from reinfestation and injury — helping children return to school, run with friends, and stand without fear.
Your Shoe Cutting Party helps make that possible for the next child who arrives in pain.
How It Works
You bring the people and the denim. We help you turn it into protection.
1) Order your Shoe Party Kit
Get patterns, a clear Host Guide, a simple run-of-show, and mission videos to anchor your gathering.
Order a kit2) Gather, trace, and cut
Invite your group. Share the story. Then trace templates onto old jeans and cut the shoe upper pieces together.
Great for service learning, youth group nights, and volunteer events.
3) Ship your completed pieces
You send the cut pieces back. In Uganda, shoemakers assemble each pair. Our team places them on children during clinics and follow-up care.
By upcycling denim into durable shoes, your group participates in an eco-friendly service project that reduces waste while creating lasting protection.
Ideal for Church Groups, Schools, and Volunteer Service Projects
Simple to host. Easy to shape for your people.
- Church small groups and Bible studies
- Youth groups and student ministries
- Schools, classrooms, and service learning projects
- Homeschool co-ops
- Neighborhood groups and families
- Volunteer clubs and service organizations
- Campus ministries
- Sports teams and student groups
- Birthdays or reunions with purpose
- Community gatherings that want to give back
Planning something larger? Email info@solehope.org.
From Denim to Dignity
Your Shoe Cutting Party does more than create shoes. It helps restore childhood — and supports a prevention model moving communities toward freedom.
- Children receive jigger removal and medical care
- Families learn prevention and healthy hygiene practices
- Kids are reminded they are seen and valued
- Ugandan shoemakers and tailors earn fair wages crafting each pair
Every piece you cut becomes protection. Every finished pair becomes a child who can walk differently.
Shoe Cutting Party FAQ
Quick answers for churches, schools, and volunteer hosts.
A Shoe Cutting Party is a hands-on service project where your group upcycles old denim into shoe components. Sole Hope’s Ugandan shoemakers assemble them into durable shoes for children vulnerable to jiggers.
It’s ideal for church small groups, youth groups, schools, homeschool co-ops, volunteer clubs, families, and community groups looking for a meaningful way to give back.
Most gatherings last 60–90 minutes, including a short story video, instructions, and cutting time.
Old denim jeans, sharp scissors, Sharpies/markers, safety pins, and tables. Your kit includes the templates and a clear Host Guide.
No. Your group cuts the upper pieces. In Uganda, trained shoemakers assemble the shoes and Sole Hope places them on children during clinics and follow-up care.
Yes. It’s an eco-friendly volunteer project that upcycles old jeans into durable shoes while supporting prevention work in Uganda.
The Shoe Party Kit is $95 and funds two finished pairs. If your group creates additional pairs, you can sponsor them for $35 per pair to help complete and deliver each shoe.
Ugandan shoemakers assemble the shoes, and Sole Hope places them on children during clinics and partner distributions — alongside medical care, education, and prevention support.
Questions? Email info@solehope.org.
Ready to Host?
Invite your people. Spread out the denim. Help a child in Uganda step into health, dignity, and hope.
$95 funds two finished pairs. Additional pairs can be sponsored for $35 each.
