What is your normal daily routine for work or school? I start by stretching my arms and legs, going shower, getting dressed, eating breakfast, and of course, slipping on my shoes before getting into the car.
But how would that daily morning routine be like without the luxury of shoes and a car.
In India, walking is the primary form of transportation. Laborers are forced to walk and work barefoot on grounds with shards of glass and contaminated dirt/mud puddles break and infect the skin of their feet. Winter brings new struggles: ice, rain, and frozen toes. The dry, cracked skin of their soles bleeds with little impact.
These laborers can't afford the luxury of shoes. A car or taxi is an impossible notion. They are left with one option only: to suffer day after day in the harshest working conditions; icy rain, waves of heat, monsoons. The soreness of their feet won't be granted the time to heal. Soon, their work won't be satisfactory enough to the boss, leaving the laborers with no job.

​You may be familiar with the term “soulmate.” The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the term as  “a person who is perfectly suited to another in temperament.”
But what about “solemate.”A solemate is the relationship between your donated shoe and the overjoyed laborer who receives it. By donating your pairs of shoes to Soles to Souls, you have made a difference for at least one person in the world. You have saved him/her from many hazardous working conditions. You have given him/her hope. But most of all, you have provided him/her with a Solemate.