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Stand in their shoes gallery

To join the Stand in their Shoes campaign, simply swap your shoes with a neighbour, colleague, classmate or friend. Take a moment to learn more about each other, and upload a photo to social media, using #standintheirshoes. Click on each photo to read the story behind it.

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Bay of Plenty (2)
24 June 2016

'Look at my shoes'

Bay of Plenty
24 June 2016

Bay of Plenty

Daniel & Ahmed
23 June 2016

Former refugee unites with a Syrian refugee

Om & Jean Christophe
23 June 2016

Australia and Congo standing in each other's shoes

  Lorna & Lalita
23 June 2016

World Refugee Day in Palmerston North

 Bhutanese, kiwi, Congolese and Afghans (2)
23 June 2016

Bhutanese, Kiwi, Congolese and Afghan cultures

Emily & Beth
23 June 2016

Protecting their feet while biking and studying

Jenni James
23 June 2016

Jenni gives away her shoes to a Syrian refugee arriving in Greece

Leila & Nan (2)
21 June 2016

Kiwi, Afghan, Thai, Burmese and Laotian cultures


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Flippers and heels for the Stand in their Shoes campaign
10 June 2016

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Why we're sharing cultures in the lead up to World Refugee Day

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Bay of Plenty (2)
24 June 2016

'Look at my shoes'

Kids from ABC Kawaha Point Pre School, in Bay of Plenty, are standing in someone else's shoes from a young age.

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Bay of Plenty
24 June 2016

Bay of Plenty

Our Bay of Plenty team are swapping shoes and celebrating cultures.

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Daniel & Ahmed
23 June 2016

Former refugee unites with a Syrian refugee

On his trip to Europe former refugee Daniel, who now calls New Zealand home, swapped shoes with Ahmed from Syria, who is living in a refugee camp.

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Om & Jean Christophe
23 June 2016

Australia and Congo standing in each other's shoes

Om from Australia swapped shoes with Jean Christophe in Palmerston North to celebrate World Refugee Day.

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  Lorna & Lalita
23 June 2016

World Refugee Day in Palmerston North

Lorna, Chair of Manawatu Refugee Reuniting Family Trust, swapped shoes with Lalita from the Bhutanese Community, during Palmerston North's World Refugee Day celebration.

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 Bhutanese, kiwi, Congolese and Afghans (2)
23 June 2016

Bhutanese, Kiwi, Congolese and Afghan cultures

Bhutanese, Kiwi, Congolese and Afghan people all swapped shoes in Palmerston North to celebrate World Refugee Day.

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Emily & Beth
23 June 2016

Protecting their feet while biking and studying

The Bounce team sent in this photo of Beth wearing Emily’s sneakers, and Emily wearing Beth's study booties. Emily often wears sneakers because she thinks they are the best shoes to bike in - and she bikes most places. During exam week, Beth keeps her feet warm and cosy with these booties while she studies. 

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Jenni James
23 June 2016

Jenni gives away her shoes to a Syrian refugee arriving in Greece

Jenni, a Kiwi currently in Greece helping refugees, gave her shoes away to a young man arriving in Europe. "He walked from Syria, through Turkey, boarded a rubber raft and I helped him from the raft onto Lesvos soil. He could no longer walk in these shoes so I gave him a new pair to continue his journey across Greece and Europe, in hope of a better place. I am lucky to have been born in Aotearoa unlike the lovely man who owned these shoes."

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Leila & Nan (2)
21 June 2016

Kiwi, Afghan, Thai, Burmese and Laotian cultures

Leila has Ngāi Tahu connections in the South Island, and her Great Grandfather was from Afghanistan. Through Leila’s experiences living on the Thai-Burma border for two years, she says that she “can relate to many cultures” and doesn’t necessarily have one culture of her own.

Nan identifies her culture as being Laotian. She has spent just three months in New Zealand and is enjoying her experiences here.

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