Nadige, a campaign to collect used footwear to be held in Udupi from Oct 23 to 25
Udupi residents are organizing a 'Nadige' campaign to collect used footwear for recycling and distribution to the underprivileged. The initiative partners with the Mumbai-based GreenSole foundation to turn donated shoes into new footwear for those in need.
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This grassroots initiative highlights the intersection of circular economy practices and social welfare in local communities.
A few concerned individuals in Udupi will organise ‘Nadige”, a campaign to collect used footwear for recycling and later donating them to the poor in the city from October 23 to 25.
The drive would be undertaken at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial College in Kunjibettu, said Avinash Kamath, one of the organisers, adding high-heel footwear and footwear of children below 10 years would not be collected.
The public may donate their used good quality shoes, slippers, rubber shoes and chappals, he told reporters in Udupi on Thursday. In the first ‘Nadige’ campaign held in 2023, the target was to collect 5,000 to 6,000 footwear. However, the response from people of Udupi was beyond expectations and about 18,000 pairs of footwear were collected.
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