So I agreed to wear the same pair of shoes every day for a month. Sound crazy? It is, kind of. I'm doing it to raise awareness around Barefoot for Poverty Day on 10 December (which is also Human Rights Day)...

I was approached and asked if I would head to the g-mo factory in town, choose my fabric and have my own, unique pair of g-mo shoes created – it was all sounding very good so far – and then wear those shoes every day for a month. I almost backed out at that point. As a shoe-a-holic I wasn't sure it was possible, so many things to do and places to go in a month. How can one pair of shoes possibly fit all those criteria?

However, when I read up about the project, the Barefoot for Poverty campaign really started to make sense. The aim is to create a community of people who are willing to take a small action (go barefoot, wherever they are, at noon on 10 December) in order to made a stand and to tell whoever it around you that 'there are 1.4 billion people living in extreme poverty and I am doing this little act to show that I am aware of that'. You don't literally have to tell the people around you, what I mean is that by going barefoot, you're making that statement.

Anyway, so I'm almost week in to the challenge now, I've been to farmyards with hoards of children, pigs and horses, I've been to fashion shows with everyone else in 9-inch heels and I've been in the boardroom. It's been tough, finding things to wear to each of those events that not only go with the shoes, but also suit the environment I'm in. Having more than one pair of shoes isn't a right, it's a privilege and I'm trying to remember that, every day, when I slip into the same pair. Luckily for me, the shoes I get to wear are gorgeous!

Please visit my daily blog, where I'm updating outfits and experiences and things I'm learning along the way, barefootagainstpoverty.org and show your support by signing the petition.

Emily