Manny ohonme wikipedia
Manny ohonme wikipedia biography
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Samaritan's Feet
US non-profit organization
| Founders | Emmanuel "Manny" and Tracie Ohonme |
|---|---|
| Type | Non-profitNGO |
| Focus | Shoes |
| Location | |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Method | Shoe Distributions |
Key people | Emmanuel "Manny" Ohonme (Co-Founder and President) Tracie Ohonme (Co-Founder) |
| Website | samaritansfeet.org |
Samaritan's Feet, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, is a 501(c)(3)nonprofit organization that "shares a message of hope and love through washing the feet of impoverished children around the world and adorning them with new shoes."[1] Founded by Emmanuel "Manny" and Tracie Ohonme in 2003, Samaritan's Feet has distributed over 9.4 million pairs of shoes in over 560 U.S.
cities and in 109 different countries since its inception.[2]
History
Manny Ohonme was born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria. After winning a contest put on by Christianmissionaries from Wisconsin, he earned himself "his first ever pair of shoes" at 9