Giving the gift of The Sole

Gift your loved ones with shoes donated in their name for the holidays. Hear from supporters who gifted The Sole to their loves ones!

ImpactLinnea ThomasDecember 21, 2019The Shoe That Grows

Revisiting The Shoe That Grows

Hear about Because International’s trip to inspect how an early iteration of The Shoe That Grows held up for four children in Kenya.

ImpactLinnea ThomasDecember 13, 2019The Shoe That Grows, Service Trips, Products

Tonny Wamboga (Our Roots Africa)

A grass called luseke was the inspiration for Tonny Wamboga to create a plant-based, biodegradable drinking straw. Read his story.

Impact, AcceleratorLinnea ThomasDecember 3, 2019Accelerator

Meet Pendo at Umoja Rubber Factory

Meet Pendo, one of the first employees in Kenya to manufacture The Shoe That Grows and how the work is helping her plan for the future.

ImpactLinnea ThomasDecember 2, 2019The Shoe That Grows

Meet Japheth, Because team member in Kenya

Japheth Opondo grew up in the slums of Kibera, Kenya. Today, he works as Because International’s East Africa distribution partner. Read his story.

ImpactLinnea ThomasNovember 25, 2019The Shoe That Grows

The Shoe That Grows helps Precious dance

The Shoe That Grows protects feet, and staying healthy means that Precious can continue doing what she loves—dancing. Hear from Precious.

ImpactLinnea ThomasNovember 20, 2019The Shoe That Grows

The Shoe That Grows to students in Haiti

The Shoe That Grows is distributed in Haiti following the country’s 2010 earthquake. Read about a local teacher’s work to help student.

ImpactLinnea ThomasOctober 31, 2019The Shoe That Grows

Reflecting on 10 years of Because International

Founder Kenton Lee travels to Kenya to reflect on 10 years and look to where the organization is headed moving forward.

ImpactLinnea ThomasOctober 29, 2019

The Shoe That Grows to orphans in Sierra Leone

Read how The Shoe That Grows and Drying Tears Children’s Foundation helped an orphan in Sierra Leone after the Ebola Outbreak.

ImpactLinnea ThomasOctober 25, 2019The Shoe That Grows

Style Her Empowered's Uniform That Grows

How Style Her Empowered designed a uniform that grows for girls in Togo, Africa and how the Because Accelerator assisted in the process.

Impact, AcceleratorLinnea ThomasAugust 20, 2019Accelerator

Payton McGriff (Style Her Empowered)

Style Her Empowered works toward a mission of decreasing barriers for education through scholarships.

Impact, AcceleratorLinnea ThomasAugust 20, 2019Accelerator

Distributing The Shoe That Grows in Ethiopia

The Herdegen family distributed 300 pairs of The Shoe That Grows in Gimbichu, Ethiopia, where their youngest daughter was born.

ImpactLinnea ThomasJune 25, 2019The Shoe That Grows

The Shoe That Grows meets a unique need

A story of how The Shoe That Grows improved the life of a child with Cloves Syndrome, a rare progressive overgrowth condition.

ImpactLinnea ThomasFebruary 10, 2019The Shoe That Grows