It only takes one person to change the world and former Lindisfarne student Mustafa Sheikh is doing just that.
Now living in Auckland he auctioned a pair of custom-made Nike shoes on TradeMe in a bid to raise money for charity - Bread.
The shoes sold on Wednesday for $1000 which will go to the charity's mentoring programme that assists Kiwi children in poverty.
Sheikh started the charity when he was 22, after he saw the struggle his friends were going through due to a low socio-economic environment and decided he wanted to make a difference.
"My close childhood friend passed away recently which makes me more determined to protect the dreams of kiwi kids. We now run the largest super car rally in New Zealand as a fundraiser, 30 plus Supercars get a police escort down Queen St every year.
"We go into schools with medical student volunteers and mentor students, donating school gear and sports equipment," he said.
"The shoes started its life as a Nike ID (personalised shoes) and the 'youthful' colours were inspired by the kids we mentor.
"The box is fully custom made with laser engraving and the premium hardwood base is made of Kwila which originates from Papua New Guinea."
The shoes received a whopping 5712 views on TradeMe and 422 watchers with Sheikh planning to auction off the remaining four pairs in the coming months.
The charity helps young people by holding mentoring sessions with groups of students on a regular basis.
"Our goal with mentoring is to inspire and promote the dreams of these Kiwi children. Within these sessions we cover aspects such as goal planning and career guidance. If the student wants to side step like Sonny Bill Williams or become a nurse, doctor or anything else, we will do our best to support their visions."
With a love of super cars, not only does the charity hold a rally, is also holds a track day at Hampton Downs.
"We have an amazing group of supporters whom bring their vehicles down and have an amazing time. We were lucky enough to have the legendary Greg Murphy at our last event to help out with driver training. All drivers go through basic driver training before they go out onto the track."
Sheikh said they will auction off the next pair at next year's track day event.