Charlize's feat of charity

12 July 2016 - 09:56 By SUTHENTIRA GOVENDER

Red-carpet-ready Charlize Theron has been a busy celebrity. Last week she launched a new line of canvas footwear for her local charity, the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project - a partnership with US brand TOMS Shoes.Then the Benoni-born actress was spotted hanging onto the arm of Hollywood heavyweight Matthew McConaughey at a photo call for their new animated film Kubo and The Two Strings.Next week the Oscar-winning star will attend the International Aids Conference at the Durban ICC from July 18 to 22.The Presidency confirmed on Sunday night that Theron - who has long been an anti-Aids champion - would address delegates at the conference, at which Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa will give the opening address.While in Argentina in 2006, the founder of the US company, Blake Mycoskie, witnessed the hardships faced by children growing up without shoes.He then created TOMS Shoes - a company that would match every pair of shoes purchased with a new pair of shoes for a child in need. Since then his company has given needy children around the world more than 60million pairs of shoes.The Charlize Theron range includes navy-washed canvas slip-ons bearing the organisation's colourful logo. They cost from R522 to R855."These new products are helping to support programmes that educate and empower the youth and keep themselves safe from HIV/Aids."We have a real ability to end Aids in our lifetime," Theron tweeted.Mycoskie has promised that his company will donate $5 (about R72) for every product it sells to Theron's outreach project in support of its work to "help African youths keep themselves safe from HIV/Aids."As always, with every pair of shoes you purchase, we will give a new pair of shoes to a child in need," the company said on its website.TOMS hopes to donate at least R1.4-million to Theron's project...

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