Donating 1 Mn Pair

As a global leading shoe company, Bata feels responsible towards all its stakeholders including the communities in which it operates across countries and regions. This is why Bata Group commits to donate 1 million pairs of shoes to health care workers, volunteers and their families, the front-liners fighting the COVID-19 with admirable courage and dedication every day. The donation will impact a number of countries in Europe, Latin America, Africa, Asia-Pacific, and India.

Since the onset of the outbreak, Bata, through its ‘Bata Heroes’ initiative, has been working with its long-standing foundations, charitable partners, government officials, and other organizations to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, in countries as diverse as India, Czech Republic, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Colombia, Italy, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Chile, Peru, Thailand, Malaysia. Bata produced and donated face masks, face shields and protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers, as well as donated food, hygienic products, or funds through the Bata Children’s Program and the Bata Shoe Foundation.