We're two teens in Dubai collecting football boots you've outgrown or stopped wearing, then handing them over in person to kids in refugee camps who are playing without them.
Zaatari camp, Jordan. Look at the feet.
↑ a bag of boots, one owner at a time
The pair sitting in the back of your wardrobe is the pair a kid somewhere is going without. At Zaatari, kids were playing full-speed matches on turf with bare feet and taped toes.
No office, no overheads. Just us, a lot of drawstring bags, and whatever you give. Every pair goes straight onto a player.
Check for old boots, your siblings' boots, or any pair nobody wears anymore.
DM @bootsforhopeco or call/WhatsApp us and we'll sort out the drop-off.
Every pair gets checked, matched up and bagged, ready to go.
We take them out ourselves and hand them over to young players who need them most.
Pro tip: tie the laces together so the pair stays a pair.
We didn't just ship a box and hope. We went out, laid every bag out ourselves, handed them over, and then played.
The whole squad at Zaatari.
Bagged, matched, ready.Then we played."Seeing the smiles on these kids' faces made every effort worth it. This is only the beginning."
— Boots4Hope, after the Zaatari visit
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Boots collected in Dubai and handed over in person at Zaatari Refugee Camp, Jordan. [Add pair count]
Got boots you don't use? This is the round they go in. Next visit is being planned.
Message us, tell us how many pairs you've got, and we'll sort the drop-off. Takes two minutes.
Want to run a collection at your school, club or academy? DM us. A boot drive at one school can fill a whole visit.