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How Oliberte, the Anti-TOMS, Makes Shoes and Jobs in Africa
Canadian Tal Dehtiar founded Oliberté Footwear, the first company to make premium shoes in Africa using African materials and explicitly linking shoes sold by Western retailers to job creation on the continent.
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glad i’m not the only one who fucking despises the pseudo-charity that is TOMS (motto: destroy local industries; make money). this rules.
I have no strong opinion on TOMS except that they are friggin ugly. But I do approve of this.
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Anti-TOMS, Makes Shoes and Jobs in Africa Canadian Tal Dehtiar founded Oliberté Footwear, the first company to make...
OH MY GODD YESSS
always hated TOMS; finally someone much more persuasive/talented, summed up why