Before the year ends, give a gift that will create impact for years to come.
Every gift doubled!
Every $10 provides a pair of The Shoe That Grows and supports mission critical operations. Starting today gifts will be doubled up to $50,000 thanks to a generous matching donation. Give now to protect health, support families and empower students in rural Kenya.
Give to empower
Give the gift that every child deserves: dignity. A pair of shoes gives kids the confidence and self-esteem they need to succeed.
Give to protect
Your gift protects kids from jiggers, hookworm, injury and infection so they can get to school safely and attend regularly.
Give to support
By providing shoes, you remove a financial burden on a family who has to make tough choices about their resources.
Why The Shoe That Grows?
Grows five sizes, lasts for years
The Shoe That Grows is a shoe that adjusts in seven places to expand five sizes, protecting a child's feet longer than any other shoe can.
Removes a barrier to education
A pair of shoes meets immediate needs like health and finance—and, in doing so, makes it easier for a child to continue their education.
Patented, award-winning design
2018 recipient of The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Patents for Humanity Award. Featured in publications including The Today Show, Buzzfeed, Smithsonian, Business Insider and more.
Made in Kenya
Since 2019, all pairs of The Shoe have been manufactured in Mombasa, Kenya—creating jobs in one of the communities where its distributed most.
Meet our newest Busia County distribution partner.
Dhamira Moja is a Community Based Organization that works to provide structural and sustainable support and services to alleviate poverty and improve the standard of living, focusing on orphans, youth, women and marginalized individuals in Busia County, Kenya.
Sarah Martha, Executive Director, Dhamira Moja
"Shoes ensures access to education.
Some are sent home if they can’t pay the school fees or don’t have the proper uniform with a pair of shoes. Shoes equalize and bring up the level of inclusivity. [With shoes], kids are not prone to diseases or injury, and it helps raise their self-esteem and provides dignity to everyone. Everyone deserves dignity.”
Protect feet
From parasites and disease
Build confidence
And improve self-esteem
Remove barriers
To help kids attend school
Elevate communities
Through health and education
Learn more about The Shoe That Grows.
Frequently Asked Questions
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While at least a million kids in Kenya lack appropriate footwear, one 2017 study of only public school children estimated 600,000 have no shoes at all. Without protection on their feet, they are left vulnerable to soil-transmitted diseases, parasites, and injuries that can lead to infection. Your donation of The Shoe That Grows will help provide kids in rural Kenya with a pair of expanding shoes, protecting their feet for years as they grow.
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The pairs will be distributed through our partners who are working with communities throughout Kenya, with a focus on rural Kenya.
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Because International’s story began in Kenya when our founder met a little girl in a white dress who was wearing shoes much too small for her feet. Inspired to create a shoe that could grow with a child, The Shoe That Grows was born. Since then, we’ve continued to work within the country through manufacturing at the Umoja Shoe Company in Mombasa and shoe distributions.
Through our partnership with local Kenyan organization Swahiba Networks, we learned that while at least a million kids in Kenya lack appropriate footwear, one 2017 study of only public school children estimated 600,000 have no shoes at all. No protection from hookworms, puncture wounds, sores and infection. So, given our passion for the community there and our ability to distribute pairs easily from the factory, we decided to continue working within the country that means so much to our mission and founding story. This campaign supports our commitment to reduce the number of kids in Kenya who need shoes. -
100%. For every $10 you donate, we will distribute one pair of The Shoe That Grows to a child.