Stories

Six conversations, many reasons: Lessons from our partners in Kenya

Six conversations, many reasons: Lessons from our partners in Kenya

Director of Impact Sarah Hille met with multiple Because partner organizations in Kenya, learning the many ways shoes make an impact. 
Small gifts, big steps: Distributions in Malawi and Kenya

Small gifts, big steps: Distributions in Malawi and Kenya

Thanks to our monthly giving community, kids in two countries with similar needs received The Shoe That Grows this summer.
One pair, every purpose: Rethinking back-to-school shoes through a Kenyan lens

One pair, every purpose: Rethinking back-to-school shoes through a Kenyan lens

Director of Impact Sarah Hille shares her personal experience sending her kids back to school in the U.S. versus Kenya. 
Two Kenyas, one need: What shoes mean in the desert and in the slum

Two Kenyas, one need: What shoes mean in the desert and in the slum

Mandera and Mukuru represent the two extreme environments in Kenya where The Shoe That Grows is making a difference. 
The partnership model we’re chasing: Contributing to lasting change through organizations like Dhamira Moja

The partnership model we’re chasing: Contributing to lasting change through organizations like Dhamira Moja

Our partners are already working in communities to meet their complex needs. The Shoe removes one of the many barriers they are working to eliminate.  
“I love teaching because it is a calling”: The teachers behind every pair of shoes distributed

“I love teaching because it is a calling”: The teachers behind every pair of shoes distributed

Director of Impact Sarah Hille explains how teachers play an intregral role in helping us create impact.
After 600,000 pairs, my family finally stood beside me in Kenya

After 600,000 pairs, my family finally stood beside me in Kenya

11 years and more than a dozen trips after joining Because, Andrew Kroes shares what it meant to watch his wife and four kids see the work firsthand.
The voices we were missing: How younger learners reshaped our approach to impact surveys

The voices we were missing: How younger learners reshaped our approach to impact surveys

Director of Impact, Sarah Hille, shares how we are learning to learn well from the kids we serve.
Idaho supporters fund 1,180 pairs of The Shoe That Grows during Idaho Gives 2026

Idaho supporters fund 1,180 pairs of The Shoe That Grows during Idaho Gives 2026

Shoes will go to refugee children served by Planning For Tomorrow (P4T), a Ugandan organization with an Idaho connection.