New shoes!

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of visiting the factory where Sseko ('Say-ko' from the Ugandan word laughter) sandals are made. 

Sseko is a shoe company based in Kampala, Uganda. They make leather sandals with interchanagable coloured straps which are sooo cool! They are a fair trade company and employ young women in the 9 month gap that they find themselves in between school finishing and starting university. In Uganda, work seems to be heavily male dominated and young women often find it hard to find work. Sseko employ these women and give them a place to stay which means that they can earn good money which will enable them to support themselves through university. The women will then be able to go on and get a good education which will hopefully lead to great employment opportunities.

I had the pleasure of going to the factory here in Kampala. This meant that as well as being able to purchase my very own cute pair of Sseko's I also got to meet the talented and wonderful women who are the driving force behind the success of this company. The sandals are mainly shipped to America (some are purchased here in Kampala by tourists) and I would encourage you to check out the website and buy some. From the UK you would have to  pay for shipping on the P&P but I totally support this charity and think that it would be worth the extra pennies knowing the the money will help one of these beautiful ladies further their education.

       http://www.ssekodesigns.com/