Imad Agi (ECOLOO Sanitation)

Imad Agi (ECOLOO Sanitation)

Based in Sweden, ECOLOO is a waterless and enclosed sanitation system that transforms urine into liquid fertilizer for organic farming.
Gerald Ndashimye (Eco Ways)

Gerald Ndashimye (Eco Ways)

In response to mounting waste issues, Eco Ways upcycles plastic waste into durable furniture and fencing poles in Uganda.
Amita Deshpande (reCharkha)

Amita Deshpande (reCharkha)

India-based reCharkha employs local women to make sustainable textiles using the traditional charkha and handloom.
Nivine Hachem (Two Better)

Nivine Hachem (Two Better)

Nivine Hachem is the CEO of Two Better, a Lebanon-based social enterprise that creates raw building materials from plastic waste.
Cassandra Sari Damayanti (Rawhaus)

Cassandra Sari Damayanti (Rawhaus)

In response to the housing shortage in Indonesia, Rawhaus creates sustainable tiny homes with a waste-to-material method.
Lessons from The Shoe That Grows

Lessons from The Shoe That Grows

Learn how The Shoe That Grows inspired the launching of Because International’s free, virtual incubator—the Because Accelerator.
Interview with two Accelerator alumni

Interview with two Accelerator alumni

Catch up with two Because Accelerator alumnae on how the program has impacted the trajectory of their social enterprises.
The story of The Shoe That Grows

The story of The Shoe That Grows

Read about the evolution of The Shoe That Grows from garage prototype to helping kids around the world.
Celebrating Shoe The World Day 2021

Celebrating Shoe The World Day 2021

Drawing Dreams Initiative distributes 350 pairs of The Shoe That Grows to students in Laikipia County, Kenya.