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Because International Distributes Shoes That Last

Kids try on new shoes from Because International.
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Because International distributes expanding shoes for children in developing countries from their Nampa-based nonprofit.

In 2007, Kenton Lee was in Kenya when he noticed the children wore shoes that didn't fit, that were often cut open to accomodate growing feet.

Lee came home, designed a shoe that grows with the foot, and, with the help of Andrew Kroes, created Because Internationalto build and distribute these shoes to children in the developing world. Kenton and Andrew join Idaho Matters to talk about their Nampa-based nonprofit's efforts to put shoes on all children.

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