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Since 2008 the Spanish shoe company, Pikolinos  has released four collections of handmade sandals that are beaded by women in Kenya's Masaai tribe. Pikolinos' 'Masaai Project' was created in cooperation with a non profit foundation ADCAM to create jobs for...
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We recently came across the story of Oliberté, an up-and-coming brand of footwear that is manufactured in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. I think their story is interesting because of the choices that they took with their manufacturing and their brand. They...
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