The Shoe That Grows on prosthetic limbs

The Shoe That Grows on prosthetic limbs

Limb Kind Foundation provides children around the world with free prosthetics, fitted with pairs of The Shoe That Grows.
Shoes That Support Feminine Hygiene

Shoes That Support Feminine Hygiene

One in five Kenyan girls has a baby or is expecting. Read about Drawing Dreams Initiative and how The Shoe That Grows helps.
Omar Negron Ocasio (Remora)

Omar Negron Ocasio (Remora)

Omar Negron Ocasio is the CEO and founder of Remora, a Puerto Rico-based business producing a solar-powered water filtration device.
The Shoe and jigger treatment in Kenya

The Shoe and jigger treatment in Kenya

The Because team travels to Kenya to work with children impacted by jiggers and distribute The Shoe That Grows.
Accelerator alumnus distributes shoes

Accelerator alumnus distributes shoes

A Because Accelerator alumnus distributes 350 pairs of The Shoe That Grows to children in his community of Burundi, Africa.
Patient Baraka (Botanica Repellent)

Patient Baraka (Botanica Repellent)

Read about Patient Baraka’s experience as a refugee and how it inspired his Uganda-based business, Botanica Repellent.
Shaila Agha (CBC Store and Kit)

Shaila Agha (CBC Store and Kit)

CBC Store promotes accessibility to STEAM learning for primary school students in Kenya with a low-cost science lab kit.
Tendekayi Katsiga (Deaftronics)

Tendekayi Katsiga (Deaftronics)

Deaftronics is a Botswana-based organization that developed the first solar-powered, rechargeable hearing aid battery.
Sadik Ibn Abdulai (Tilaa Ltd.)

Sadik Ibn Abdulai (Tilaa Ltd.)

Joining the Because Accelerator in 2019 helped Sadik grow his business into one with 200 acres of land and 500 jobs for women in Ghana.