Dayna’s Footprints aims to combat learning inequity by providing underprivileged students with name-brand shoes to wear proudly, subsequently increasing students’ self-esteem and enthusiasm for attending school.

Sam and Sharif created this foundation in 2018 to honor their older sister Dayna Sayed, who, shortly before her death, worked all summer to buy them their first pairs of expensive shoes. Though the shoes will eventually wear out, Dayna’s impact on children will grow. Dayna left big shoes to fill; her brothers intend to carry on her legacy by filling them.