According to a report on Mashable , a charity worker named Kenton Lee has dreamt up a simple fix
to an age-old problem: the constant need to buy new shoes for kids who outgrow them just
months later. He and his team invented sandals that match the pace of childrens growth via a
system of buckles, buttons and pegs, which expand the shoes in length by up to five sizes. Built
to last at least five years, they are made out of durable leather, metal snaps and compressed
rubber.
In much of the developed world, the clothing needs of fast-growing kids can significantly impact
a familys budget; but for those in impoverished areas who cant afford to buy shoes, the
consequences can be far more severe. Without protection for their feet, these children are
susceptible to infections from cuts, scrapes and soil-borne parasites that burrow into the skin,
according to Lees website The Show That Grows.
Lee was inspired to create the sandals while working at an orphanage in Nairobi, Kenya in 2007.
He was struck by the sight of a small girl whose shoes were so small that the ends had to be
sheared off so her toes could poke out, according to The Shoe That Grows. Looking around, Lee
quickly realized the girls plight was not uncommon.
“So right there, spur of the moment, I thought, ‘Wouldnt it be nice if there was a pair of shoes
that could adjust and expand their size? A pair of shoes that could grow?” Lee told KPTV
Lee and his team shopped the idea around to various established shoe companies without
success, before they partnered with Gary Pitman. The footwear veteran previously worked at Nike
and Adidas, but left to start his own shoe design company, according to KPTV.
It took Pitman several months to develop Lees design into a finished product, and he used a 3D
printer to model foot sizes.
The Shoe That Grows sells the sandals for $10 per pair, and packs them into duffel bags that hold
50 each; these bags are then shipped to one of seven countries around the world. Lee told
BuzzFeed that so far about 2,500 kids have received the shoes.
Source: Mashable/KPTV

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Hehehe... That is too much of an expectation.But with this u can treck from Lagos to Abuja as well.

Lol! I think someone need these shoes.

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Hehehe... That is too much of an expectation.But with this u can treck from Lagos to Abuja as well.

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