In South Africa, the simple act of walking to school tells a much bigger story than most people realise. Out of roughly 17 million school-aged children in the country, an estimated 10.1 million make their way to school on foot every day. For many, that journey is long, tiring, and in too many cases, taken without proper footwear. About 7 million children have never owned a pair of school shoes at all. It’s a statistic that sits quietly behind cl…