Arsenal star Mesut Ozil has helped 23 children receive life-changing surgery in Bangalore, India as part of the Big Shoe project.
Ozil’s agent Dr Erkut Sogut traveled to India to oversee the project with a team of German doctors.
Turkish-Football can confirm that Ozil will be helping impoverished children in a different country every month.
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Another 23 life-changing surgeries done ✔ Check out this report about the progress @BigShoe_11 is making in Bangalore, India on my YouTube channel ?? Thanks again to everyone supporting this project! ❤ https://t.co/J57LXOsLt8
— Mesut Özil (@MesutOzil1088) February 21, 2020
The full video was shared on Ozil’s official Youtube account.
The Big Shoe charity posted a message thanking Ozil and his team on their official Twitter account.
Next stop: India ?? Another successful mission was taking place in Bangalore where 23 children got life-changing surgeries by Dr. Diedrich Stindt and his team. Dr. Erkut Sögüt from team @MesutOzil1088 will show you the incredible work from the Interplast Sektion Stuttgart Münster pic.twitter.com/3YwhaDNnzG
— BigShoe (@BigShoe_11) February 21, 2020
The Arsenal star has funded similar projects around the world and supported 19 kids receive life-changing surgery in Uganda last month.
Ozil and his wife Amine Gulse marked their wedding day in Istanbul over the summer by funding surgery for 1,000 children via BigShoe.
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The married couple also helped feed thousands of homeless people in Istanbul as part of a project with Red Crescent.
The latest charity work is part of his wedding pledge.
