Gandys flip flops: Join The Movement Two British brothers who lost their parents in the 2004 tsunami have created Gandys, a flip flop brand that raises funds for orphans all over the world, and you can become one of 230,000 brand ambassadors by heading to Selfridges London. TelegraphPlayer_TMG10091817 When the Boxing Day tsunami hit in 2004, 230,000 people lost their lives and countless more were destroyed. Rob and Paul Forkan, then aged 13 and 11, lost their parents as they travelled down the coast of Sri Lanka during a trip of a lifetime, leaving them and their younger brother and sister alone, without money or passports on the devastated island. Now 25 and 23, the brothers have pledged to help other orphans just like them around the world, and they've chosen flip flops to help them to do it. Cue Gandys, the brand they founded one year ago out of their Brixton home. Gandys gives 10 per cent of their profits to the brand's 'Orphans for Orphans' initiative, which supports projects abroad that aid the provision of education and health care for children in need. READ: Selfridges to launch world's first shop drive-thru They've already made enough to fund a teacher and a nurse for a whole year in Goa, and to buy school equipment and nutritional goods for over 100 children, but the boys want to take in further, and have joined forced with Selfridges London to do so. Paul and Rob Forkan. The Gandys Movement, which launches in Selfridges today, is the brothers' bid to get 230,000 'brand ambassadors' to help them reach their goal of opening a children's home in Goa by the end of 2014 - the 10th anniversary of the tsunami. Every customer who buys a pair of Gandys flip flops in the Selfridges shop-in-shop - which will be selling exclusive designs - will be invited to become a brand ambassador. If they say 'yes', then they'll be provided with a Gandys passport, complete with a unique ambassador number which indicates how far is yet to go on the way to reaching the brand's target. When they reach their target, Ron and Paul will have sufficient funds to build the first children's home. A couple of Gandys designs, which start at £20 After having seen what we saw, and what we've been through, you get perspective on what's really important. My brother and I wanted to achieve something we could be proud of," says Rob. It's also given us determination and fearlessness. Going into a business meeting is nothing compared to being half way across the world following a natural disaster, without your parents, any money or a passport. "Our initial goal is to get this first children's home set up and running by the end of 2014 to mark the tenth anniversary of the tsunami," adds Paul. We're going to name the home in memory of our parents, Kevin and Sandra Forkan. After that, we want Gandys homes on every continent! Visit Oxford Street Selfridges Shoe Galleries from today until June 30 to do your bit. The Forkans in Sri Lanka in 2004, before the tsunami hit.