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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24 June 2016

'Look at my shoes'

24 June 2016

Bay of Plenty

Bhutanese, kiwi, Congolese and Afghans (2)

23 June 2016

Bhutanese, Kiwi, Congolese and Afghan cultures

23 June 2016

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

23 June 2016

Australia and Congo standing in each other's shoes

23 June 2016

Former refugee unites with a Syrian refugee

23 June 2016

Protecting their feet while biking and studying

23 June 2016

World Refugee Day in Palmerston North

21 June 2016

Born overseas but feeling like Kiwis

Flippers and heels for the Stand in their Shoes campaign

10 June 2016

Get involved in the #standintheirshoes campaign

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

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.

24 June 2016

Bay of Plenty

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

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.

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."

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.

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.

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.

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.

21 June 2016

Born overseas but feeling like Kiwis

Catherine has lived in NZ for 10 years, and is about to become a fully-fledged Kiwi – her citizenship ceremony is in a few days time. Although she says that English and Kiwi cultures have many similarities, she feels slightly more of a Kiwi than English.

Saba migrated to NZ 20 years ago from Sri Lanka. He found the transition from a predominantly Hindu and Buddhist society, to NZ, was helped by his English language skills – despite the initial struggle to understand Kiwi accents!

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