Instagram Users Went #WithoutShoes This Month And Gave 265,000 Pairs To Kids In Need

Showing off your bare feet might not be the most glamorous trend on Instagram, but you might be able to argue it’s the most impactful.

Hundreds of thousands of social media users have been providing shoes to those in need around the world this month by tagging barefoot photos with the #WithoutShoes hashtag.

The eighth annual One Day Without Shoes campaign — launched by Toms Shoes and running from May 5 through May 21 — gives a new pair to an impoverished child in the developing world for every posted photo accompanied with the hashtag, up to one million.

As of Thursday afternoon, more than 265,000 children will benefit from the campaign, according to Toms Shoes’ website. A handful of celebrities and media personalities have been part of the effort as well.

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Getting ready for a day #withoutshoes #TOMS pic.twitter.com/spYxucqLdY

— P!nk (@Pink) May 18, 2015

1 barefoot insta post=1pair of shoes for a child in need! Instagram #WITHOUTSHOES @toms on/before 5/21 Please help! pic.twitter.com/QNHDb2HdVE

— Alison Brie (@alisonbrie) May 17, 2015

Go #withoutshoes and a child will receive shoes to keep them healthy, educated and give them a better future. @TOMS pic.twitter.com/2Yvsy21AQ2

— James McVey (@TheVampsJames) May 20, 2015

Post a barefoot photo today and tag it #withoutshoes & @TOMS will donate a pair of shoes to a child in need! pic.twitter.com/C8yErhAdVk

— Laura Dern (@LauraDern) May 20, 2015

.@ThomasARoberts & @FrancesRivera put #withoutshoes pics on Instagram for @TOMS kids campaign-http://t.co/RuVZK8Yybi pic.twitter.com/Mmk7BJBVXT

— MSNBC Live (@robertsmsnbc) May 21, 2015

Join me! All you have to do is take off your shoes, take a photo on #Instagram and TOMS will give a new pair of shoes to a child in need. #withoutshoes

Posted by Jeff Bridges on Tuesday, May 19, 2015

#WITHOUTSHOES every time you post this hashtag with a picture of bare feet @toms will donate shoes to a child in…

Posted by Jena Malone on Wednesday, May 20, 2015

“By leveraging Instagram, we can really make this a participatory event globally,” Toms founder Blake Mycoskie told USA Today. “This isn’t just about advocacy and giving based on your buying. It’s about real giving for giving’s sake.”

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