Today I want to give this paragraph to something that I think everyone should know about. They are called Sseko Sandals. Essentially these are sandals made by African women to help put themselves through college . They say it better than I do:

“ Sseko \say-ko\ Designs was created to help these smart young women  continue their learning . The Ugandan school system is designed with a nine month  section between secondary school and university. These nine months are intended to allow time for students to earn money for tuition before continuing on to university. However, in an impoverished and male dominated society, many of these young women struggle to find fair work during this break .

Sseko Designs hires recent secondary school graduates for this nine month period to live and work together, while earning money that will go directly towards their university education. These girls  will not make sandals forever. They will go on to be doctors, lawyers, politicians, writers and teachers that will bring change and unification to a country divided and ravished by a 22 year-long war.

Sseko Designs is a not-just-for-profit enterprise that recognizes the power of business and responsible consumerism to support sustainable economic development, which in turn affects a country’s educational, justice, and health care systems. The goal of Sseko Designs is two-fold: provide university tuition for these promising young women through a sustainable monthly income, while also contributing to the overall economic development of Uganda.”

Not only do these sandals help so many young women, they are quite fashionable, in addition ! 

There are so many cute ways to tie these sandals, and there are lots of various straps to prefer from. 

“Every sandal has a story. This story has only just begun, but with your help, it will be a story of hope, success and change.”

Visit their website at http://www.ssekodesigns.com/. 

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