After three years running the Because Accelerator, Because International is thrilled to offer two grant opportunities to alumni.

Denis Ndayizeye is the founder of Baskets For Good, an NGO that employs women to produce woven baskets with local, raw materials.

Barbra Nantongo is the founder of Smart Kitchen, a Uganda-based company that develops eco-friendly bio-brioquettes.

Read about the latest version of The Shoe That Grows and how it’s being tested in the field by Because International.  

Shricant Binny is the CEO of SootheEarth, an India-based business that manufactures paper products from banana stem fiber.

Neha is the co-founder of Educase, a business that manufactures school bags that fold into a desk for students in under-resourced schools.

Kimuli Fashionability is a business in Uganda that employs people living with disabilities to create upcycled clothing and accessories.

Read about a shoe distribution in Marsabit, Kenya and how Hemant and Pastor Hirbo Aftiyes work with the communities year-round.

June 20 is World Refugee Day. Together, we honor the dignity and resilience of children and families around the world who are refugees.