"Some of my best memories from the early giving trips are after we give the children shoes, they always want to play soccer," Mycoskie said in a recent interview from Los Angeles. On the personal side, he became a dad at precisely the same time, a huge motivator to give up some of the day-to-day responsibilities of Toms, now a force that includes a great variety of footwear, along with eyewear, bags and coffee. In addition to shoes, the company's other wares help provide clean water, eye surgeries and the availability of safer births around the world. There was manufacturing, for one, and how to remain ethical and profitable, along with distribution challenges that once had a partner request money for a rented donkey to get the shoes where they needed to be. The company estimates that through cataract and other surgical procedures, the company has helped restore sight to about 400,000 people, along with providing more than 335,000 weeks of safe drinking water and supporting safe birth services to about 25,000 mothers. Once a simple slip-on doing double duty for girls and boys, Toms now makes women's wedges — a top seller — high heels and ballet flats, along with brogues and athletic shoes. Toms operates in more than 75 countries, including Syrian refugee camps in Jordan and China. Since starting the company, hundreds of others have jumped on the one-for-one bandwagon, from Pampers and Crocs to Subway and the Gap.
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