Image from Because International Kids wear out and outgrow shoes all the time. This reality applies pressure on raw materials, waste management, our budgets, and medical support for kids that contract parasites or other diseases when walking barefoot to school or work. The world has multitudes of children that don't have shoes to wear because of availability and cost.
Enter Mr. Kenton Lee, who is an entrepreneur with the invention of a shoe that grows! When working at an orphanage in Nairobi, Kenya, Lee came up with the idea of a leather sandal that could expand five sizes. Thus allowing the shoes to last years for a kid and save money, materials, and waste.
However, having a brilliant and more sustainable idea is not enough. I know first hand with my own trademarks and patented invention, that this is always the case. Lee even tried to give the idea away for free to a shoe company, but there seems to be an inherited inhibitor in all corporations that believe they must put profits ahead of people.
Enter Mr. Kenton Lee, who is an entrepreneur with the invention of a shoe that grows! When working at an orphanage in Nairobi, Kenya, Lee came up with the idea of a leather sandal that could expand five sizes. Thus allowing the shoes to last years for a kid and save money, materials, and waste.
However, having a brilliant and more sustainable idea is not enough. I know first hand with my own trademarks and patented invention, that this is always the case. Lee even tried to give the idea away for free to a shoe company, but there seems to be an inherited inhibitor in all corporations that believe they must put profits ahead of people.
Image from Because International Notwithstanding, Lee started his own nonprofit company, "Because International" to get his prototype shoe out there. Today the Shoe That Grows is in 100 countries and is getting worldwide admiration. Lee was quoted explaining how the shoe works, “Basically, the kids can adjust the shoe on the top with Velcro straps and an adjustable toe piece. Then, the bottom of the shoe unfolds as the foot naturally grows.”
Visit Because International with the Link above. If you are blessed with a child, you may want a pair for your kid.
Bill Lauto, at GoingTrueGreen.com
Environmental Scientist
International Sustainability and Energy Consultant
Contribute your comments!
Visit Because International with the Link above. If you are blessed with a child, you may want a pair for your kid.
Bill Lauto, at GoingTrueGreen.com
Environmental Scientist
International Sustainability and Energy Consultant
Contribute your comments!
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