If you have nieces or nephews (or kids of your own), then you know that it’s only a matter of months before they grow out of those cute little shoes you bought them.
Replacing clothing and shoes every few months adds up for anyone, let alone for children living in impoverished nations.
That’s why Kenton Lee has created a pretty genius invention – and one we’re surprised nobody’s thought of before now: shoes that grow with growing feet.
The Shoe That Grows grows five sizes thanks to adjustable buckles and straps and can last for up to five years.
The durable shoe looks like a typical soft leather sandal, complete with a rubber sole, and comes in two sizes (small and large). The smaller size is designed for
children from Kindergarten age up to 4th grade, and the large is for children from 5th grade to 9th.
Lee – an Idaho native – came up with the concept while working in Kenya and seeing children running around barefoot or in shoes that were several sizes too small. Running around barefoot poses the risk of the children cutting their feet and getting infections, or picking up parasites through their skin.
Lee is working with an organization called Because International, which sends the shoes to African orphanages.
Check out the video below to see their message of ‘practical compassion’.
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