BODO sandals’ sunny colours belie their grubbier provenance
BuyOneDonateOne (BODO) has launched its range of sandals, sporting soles made from recycled vehicle tyres, on Kickstarter.
Available in bright red, buttercup yellow, sky blue, sugar pink and black, the social enterprise hopes the sandals can make a dent in the 3 billion car tyres thrown away each year.
As the name suggests, every purchase of BODO sandals (£39.99) also pays for the donation of a pair of shoes to someone in need. According to BODO, 300 million children across the world live without adequate footwear, risking exposure to soil-transmitted diseases and injuries that could in turn prevent access to education and employment.
With plans to eventually tackle this problem across the world, BODO is currently working with the Barefoot Foundation in Colombia to start its programme in South America and the Caribbean.
There’s less than a week to go on Kickstarter, so chop chop.
