Personally distributing The Shoe That Grows is a powerful experience. Read the stories of two past supporters to hear how they were impacted.

Read how 210 kids and teachers in Belize now have a pair of shoes, protecting their access to education for years to come.

Pastor Andy Neal and Temple Baptist Church have built a special relationship with communities in Zambia—which includes distributing The Shoe.

It’s estimated that 300 million kids around the world don’t own a pair of shoes, and we believe that partnerships are vital to bringing this number down to zero.

After signing up for a mission trip to Guatemala, an Idaho-based teacher made an inspiring decision: instead of fundraising for her travel expenses, she would raise money to bring pairs of The Shoe That Grows....

It’s Christmas shoebox season…well, isn’t it always?! As you lead your effort to provide meaningful, practical and fun holiday gifts to kids around the world, consider how you can increase the impact of your boxes...

An estimated 600,000 children in rural Kenya alone don’t own a pair of shoes. At Because International, our mission is to change that. But since kids’ feet grow so quickly, why not just get them...

Because International partnered with UK-based COCO Charity to distribute 750 pairs of The Shoe That Grows. Learn more about COCO here.

In Uganda, clean and affordable energy is a pressing need. SWEDO is tackling the issue of traditional biomass reliance head-on by manufacturing briquettes from organic agricultural waste.