Press

Acht.Fünf
January
Shoe4Africa Article (PDF Format)

Daily Nation
December 28, 2011
Empowering Schools Article (PDF Format)

The Standard
December 24, 2011
Battle for shoes Article (PDF Format)

Sunday Nation
December, 24th 2011
Chepkirui wins Shoe4Africa Article (PDF Format)

Daily Nation
December 23, 2011
Sh83,000 on offer for course record at Shoe4Africa race Article (PDF Format)

Sunday Nation
December, 23rd 2011
All set for Shoe4Africa race Article (PDF Format)

Sunday Nation
December, 25th 2011
athletics, women, road, race, shoe, africa, Kenya Article (PDF Format)

Forbes Magazine
December 2011
Shoe4Africa Advert Ad

Forbes Magazine
September 2011
Shoe4Africa Advert Ad

The Standard
August 2011
Maruge's school receives Sh380,000 equipment Article (PDF Format)

Daily Nation
August 2011
Kenyan Legend Article (PDF Format)

New York Runner
May 2011
Racing for a cause Article (PDF Format)

Daily Nation
January 2011
Kogo, Chepkurui win Nandi road race Article (PDF Format)

IdeaMensch - Passionate People bringing Ideas to Life
January 2011
Toby Tanser - Founder of Shoe4Africa Article (PDF Format)

Saturday Nation
January 2011
Kelai helps feed poor in Turka Article (PDF Format)

Saturday Nation
January 2011
Shoe4Africa to help feed Turkana poor Article (PDF Format)

Saturday Nation
January 2011
US runner and author’s desire to build Eldoret hospital stays alive Article (PDF Format)

Saturday Nation
December 2010
Cash galore at Shoe4Africa race Article (PDF Format)

The Herald Scotland
October 2010
Liz McColgan gets back to New York state of mind Article (PDF Format)

Competitor Network
July 2010
The Power of One: Exclusive Interview With Toby Tanser Article (Web Site)

RunnersWorld
October 2009

I am a Runner: Anthony Edwards Article (PDF Format)

The New York Times
October 2009

The Roving Runner: One Actress, Many Characters Article (PDF Format)

WorldNetDaily
September 2009

President Clinton's wonderful example Article

RunnersWorld
March 2009

More Fire, The Best Book About Kenyan Running And Runners Article (PDF Format)

Metro Life
December 2008

"Magic" Shoe nets millions for charity Article (PDF Format)

Daily Nation
December 2008

Gift of hospital to Kenyan children Article (PDF Format)

Sunday Nation
December 2008

Galaxy of stars light up Kibera Article (PDF Format)

Sports for Charity
December 2008

New York Marathon official donates shoes to Kibera schools Article (PDF Format)

The Daily Nation
December 2008

Ronaldo's gift for Kibera Article (PDF Format)

The Daily Nation
December 2008

Galaxy of stars light up Kibera Article (PDF Format)

The Daily Nation
December 2008

Hospitality translates into hospital Article (PDF Format)

The Daily Nation
December 2008

Ronaldo’s gift to Kibera Article (PDF Format)

IAAF
December 2008

Shoe4Africa 4km, and star-studded charity football match takes place in Nairobi's slums Article (PDF Format)

America.gov
November 2008

Shoe4Africa Promoting Sport, Raising Awareness of HIV in Africa Article

USA Today
November 2008

Anthony Edwards will be reviving his 'ER' role Article (PDF Format)

Baltimore Sun
November 2008

Anthony Edwards' return to 'ER' benefits hospital Article (PDF Format)

Runner's World
November 2008

Heroes of Running 2008 - THE HUMANITARIAN: TOBY TANSER Article (PDF Format)

The Arusha Times
September 2008

Winning Spirit supports Bayi's school Article (PDF Format)

Daily Nation
August 2008

Sports stars to build a hospital in Eldoret Article (PDF Format)

Runnersworld Magazine
June 2008

Moving Stories, David Willey Article (PDF Format)

There has been blood, Peter Gambaccini Article (PDF Format)

Help the needy Article (PDF Format)

The Awareness Blog
June 2008

Interview: Toby Tanser, Founder of Shoe4Africa
Shoe4Africa was founded in 1995 by Toby Tanser, an elite Icelandic runner now living in New York City. The organization began ...more

Runnersworld.com
June 2008

Running for Kenyan Peace
Former world champion marathoners Douglas Wakiihuri and Luke Kibet held the finish line tape at the inaugural Run for Peace 5k in Iten, Kenya, on March 15th, while dozen of other Kenyan legends played a role in the free race for school-aged children ...more

IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations)
Monday 17 March 2008

Exceptional gathering at Shoe4Africa Peace Run
Never at a Kenyan race has there been such a galaxy of International stars from past, present & future.
It was a day of joyous celebration on Saturday in Iten, Kenya at the Shoe4Africa Peace run. Over 560 school girls came out to run a 4km peace run powered by Leppin...more

Daily Nation
Sunday 16 March 2008

14-year-old wins Iten peace race
Fourteen-year-old Paskalin Kosgei of Chebonet Primary School on Saturday won the Shoe4Africa race in Iten. Article (PDF Format)

Daily Nation
Friday 14 March 2008

Elite runners united for peace
Kenya's elite runners, past and present, will be in Iten on Saturday not to run, but to support a unique peace race.
Marathon champions including world champion Luke Kibet, Joyce Chepchumba, Martin Lel and Robert Cheruiyot will mix with legends such as Daniel Komen, Nyantika Maiyoro and Douglas Wakiihuri at the Shoe4Africa Peace race, a unique five-kilometre competition for junior athletes organised by US-based Shoe4Africa, a not-for-profit organization that promotes empowerment, health, and Aids awareness in Africa....more

Runner's World
March 2008

Hey there, Track star Article (PDF Format)

 

Athletic's Weekly
March 2008

Shoes and kit for Africa Article (PDF Format)

 

Montel Williams Show
December 2007

Shoe4Africa is featured on the Montel Williams Show. The audience each donates a pair of running shoes, and New Balance double matched the audience with a 350-pair donation for the Kibera project. (Featured twice daily on Fox TV & Channel 9).

Running Times 2007 Article (PDF Format)

People Magazine
Friday 2 November 2007

Anthony Edwards has a goal and he's running with it - Nov. 5 the actor will help collect thousands of shoes new New York's Central Park on behalf od Shoe4Africa, an organization that will provide footwear to residents of Kenya's Kibera slum. Celeb donors so far include Natalie Portman, Elijah Wood and Emily Deschanel. "Our goal is to get 1 million shoes there", he says. For more information go to People Magazine.

IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations)
Saturday 16 December 2006

Atodonyang beats established names at the Shoe4Africa 5k in Iten
Iten, Kenya - Twenty-seven-year-old mother of three, Pauline Atodonyang, beat many top athletes to win the Shoe4Africa 5km road race in the north Rift Valley Province town of Iten, today.
Atodonyang, a native of Kapsangar, which is gaining notoriety for discovering athletes in their post-prime ages, has been training for just two years in the same camp as Chelapong Chemokil, a mother of four who caught the nation's imagination when she won the 2005 Standard Chartered Nairobi International Marathon.
"I will invest this money in my training, buying facilities and food for my children," said Atodonyang who finished in 17:03 to win...more

IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations)
Friday 8 December 2006

Stars step-up to promote Aids Awareness
In the village of Iten, Kenya, the Shoe4Africa Leppin 5km women's race to promote Aids Awareness will be held, in conjunction with a 2km health walk on the 16 December.
The star, Dr. Mark Greene (Anthony Edwards) of the American TV drama E.R. will be starting the event that has to date signed up 2100 entrants. The idea is to inspire the TV couch potatoes to attend the event, to see their idol. "It is not every day a megastar turns up in a Kenyan village and Anthony (who played Nick Goose in Top Gun) is extremely well known in Kenya," explained Shoe4Africa's founder Toby Tanser...more

The Daily Nation
September 2006

Shoe4Africa race for Nyamira next weekend Article (PDF Format)

The Arusha Times
June 2006

Arusha's Farida Mahalu clocks first in Kondoa race Article (PDF Format)

The Tanzanian Daily
July 2001

John Rogati wins 10km race in one day meet Article (PDF Format)

The Tanzanian Daily
July 2001

Rogathe: Like Father, like Son Article (PDF Format)