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On June 23rd 2011 Bethlehem was named Outstanding Businesswoman at the 2011 African Business Awards !!!!!!
The irish times recently profiled us in their weekend magazine in a great story called BEST FEET FORWARD!
At the invitation of the World Banks Managing Director , bethlehem addressed the The Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries [LDC’s] , presenting her views on opportunities to increase prosperity by expanding fair + equitable trade in developing countries over the next decade .
the World Wildlife Fund celebrated their 50th Anniversary on May 1 2011 and they invited bethlehem to address their symposium alongside Nobel Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu , the ceo of Unilever with Veronica Pedrossa from Al-JAzeera moderating the panel discussion ......nice!!
we were honored [ and more than a little excited ] when the Wold Economic Forum selected bethlehem as a Young Global Leader for 2011.
bethlehem joins a distinguished list of previous winners including Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin and FACEBOOK founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg .
bethlehem joins a distinguished list of previous winners including Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin and FACEBOOK founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg .
President Clinton recently invited bethlehem to speak at the 2010 CLINTON GLOBAL INITIATIVE
bethlehems invitation marked the 1st time an African entrepreneur was invited to participate in the Clinton Global Initiative as speaker + panelist .
watch Bethlehem speaking at the Clinton Global Initiative’s panel Supply Chains of Opportunity
watch Bethlehem speaking at the Clinton Global Initiative’s panel Supply Chains of Opportunity
soleRebels wins 2010 eco*bold award for footwear
On Aug 11 2010 Silicon Valley-based EcoBold , the leading provider of online video reviews of green and eco-friendly products, named soleRebels as winner of its Annual Green Awards under “Best Shoes” category. The award Recognizes the Best Green Companies who are making a difference … needless to say everyone here was smiling a little bit Xtra that day…thanks Eco*Bold....!
CNN just did a great story on soleRebels entitled Ethiopian footwear fashionista starts a green shoe revolution
BBC is featuring soleRebels on An African Journey with Jonathan Dimbleby
on seeing the program one reviewer put it as good as we ever could when they wrote:
“Perhaps the most inspirational piece of this episode was a feature on soleRebels a company that provides jobs for 40 workers, cashing in on the need for recycled and eco products in the West. SoleRebels based in Addis Ababa, sells its products online through Amazon and a host of other online outlets. It is a pioneer which gives a tantalising taste and insight into the future of small scale African enterprises once internet connectivity across the continent takes hold.”
“Perhaps the most inspirational piece of this episode was a feature on soleRebels a company that provides jobs for 40 workers, cashing in on the need for recycled and eco products in the West. SoleRebels based in Addis Ababa, sells its products online through Amazon and a host of other online outlets. It is a pioneer which gives a tantalising taste and insight into the future of small scale African enterprises once internet connectivity across the continent takes hold.”
soleRebels was just featured in Germany´s Die Welt Newspaper
soleRebels was just featured in one of Germany´s biggest newspapers Die Welt in an article titled Trendsetter laufen auf alten Reifen [ TRENDSETTER RUNNING ON OLD TIRES ]
VANITY magazine is featuring soleRebels
the current issue of VANITY magazine in Japan is featuring two very hot SoleRebels styles on page 3.
FOOTWEAR NEWS is featuring soleRebels and our easyRIDIN pureLOVE evolution on the COVER this month !
we are honored that industry giant FOOTWEAR NEWS is featuring soleRebels and our easyRIDIN pureLOVE evolution on the COVER this month !
hand crafted from our famed 100% artisan spun+loomed+dyed AbyssinianPure™ cottons, the style is cool + comfy +eco-hip .
and its all all produced by the worlds 1st IFAT/WFTO fair trade company so you can feel as good as you LOOk ! what more could you ask from your sandals…………
hand crafted from our famed 100% artisan spun+loomed+dyed AbyssinianPure™ cottons, the style is cool + comfy +eco-hip .
and its all all produced by the worlds 1st IFAT/WFTO fair trade company so you can feel as good as you LOOk ! what more could you ask from your sandals…………
SoleRebels: Casual green shoes with a fair trade cause
LA eco fashion guru siel ju just published a great piece that NAILED home the important role soleRebels plays as a social enterprise ORIGINATED AND RUN by persons from an emerging /developing nation . her piece emphasizes that BY OURSELVES we can create Our own economic successes THROUGH creating a brand that has world class footwear PRODUCTS that everyone can enjoy . read it here here
SoleRebels offers inspiration to Africans by thriving in global market
The Guardian's amazing + talented Africa correspondent Xan Rice has written a great feature on soleRebels !
the Easter issue of MARIE CLAIRE GREECE magazine has a page dedicated to African fashion and a big part of it is about SoleRebels.
.........soleRebels reuses recycled and artisan crafted materials to crate wildly cool shoes and sandals . crafted in their small village located near addis ababa in Ethiopia, soleRebels are
available worldwide.....
available worldwide.....
Contagious Magazine in the UK has just featured us as part of their ongoing series on small but perfectly formed companies
‘We saw that footwear was an excellent platform to begin to share many of the indigenous ecosensible craft heritages and artisan talents that we have here in Ethiopia. We aimed to create something that was authentically local but had truly universal flavour.’
Dirigée par une jeune femme dynamique, la société soleRebels commercialise avec succès des produits réalisés à partir de matériaux de récupération.
World Bank Group President Robert Zoellick visited SoleRebels to lend his support to the idea that grassroots African entrepreneurs are the key to Africa’s development!
soleRebels,' Ethiopia’s answer to 'Nike'
Our ambition to continue to nurture soleRebels into a market leading global footwear brand, a deeply important first for a developing world country like ethiopia , and a feat which holds the seeds of greater shared prosperity here, is now a GLOBAL IDEA.....
Good soles flourish in Ethiopia
Canada’s largest daily newspaper The Toronto Star , and their fashion reporter Erin Kobayashi just featured soleRebels !
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Ethiopian cobbler creating African Nike with tyres, fabric []Click and read[]
BBC AFRIQUE shows some sole Des chaussures éthiopiennes écolos
Africa has 'Sole-ful' response to Nike
soleRebels proudly reaches the eyes and ears of China !
[]the Los Angeles Times gets into the soleRebels vibe !
[] see soleRebels live in action on the associated press
Ethiopia ‘fair trade’ shoes taking off
[] US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton made mention of us in the recent 8th African Growth and Opportunity Act Forum held August 5th in Kenya , mentioning our status as Ethiopia’s pioneering and to date ONLY footwear exporter to break into the US market []click and see about midway down the page sections begins : “Now, a number of AGOA countries are in the early stages of supplying the American market with products they had not supplied in the past...from footwear in Ethiopia, to cut flowers in Tanzania, to eyewear in Mauritius, to processed fruits and jams in Swaziland. We’re seeing real potential" YOU CAN ALSO PLAY THE VIDEO OF THE WHOLE SPEECH PAGE TOP RIGHT []
Ethiopian eco Shoes
[] greenMUZE eco fashion web magazine just featured a great full story on the soleRebels. here it is. Enjoy!
「アフリカ版ナイキ」の靴は古タイヤ製、エチオピア
read as the soleRebels vibe hits Japan!
The US Fair Trade Federation is NOW featuring a great story on soleRebels
soleRebels luxe elite vs.NORTH FACE .
in the April/May of FOOTWEAR PLUS magazine on pg 22/23 soleRebels luxe elite proudly went head to head with NORTH FACE .
[we are doubly proud to note that soleRebels is the 1st developing world brand to ever be featured in a major footwear industry publication . ]
http://footwearplusmagazine.epubxpress.com
[we are doubly proud to note that soleRebels is the 1st developing world brand to ever be featured in a major footwear industry publication . ]
http://footwearplusmagazine.epubxpress.com
[]ars Sutoria magazine features soleRebels in a story titled roots,culture and tyres
ars Sutoria the leading Italian magazine for shoe designers and manufacturers feautured an article on soleRebels in the Lineapelle 2009 international leather exhibition edition Ars Sutoria issue.
http://www.arsarpel.it/arsarpel/?q=arssutoria_magazines# Click on the April 2009 edition
http://www.arsarpel.it/arsarpel/?q=arssutoria_magazines# Click on the April 2009 edition
[] TreeHUGGER recently gave a GREAT shout out to soleRebels
SoleRebels: Fair Trade, Eco-Friendly Shoes With Plenty of Soul
[]Rebels With A Cause :the april 2009 edition of Footwear News , the largest footwear trade magazine and a part of Women’s Wear Daily , "the fashion bible " , has a nice feature about soleRebels in their GREEN PICKS section in BOTH print their edition and online editions!
http://www.wwd.com/footwear-news/green-picks-solerebels-rothbury-festival-2109043
[] chosen africas #1 COOLEST FAIR TRADE BRAND by DISCOVERY CHANNEL presenter Summer Rayne Oakes on the HUFFINGTON POST
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/summer-rayne-oakes/the-top-10-coolest-africa_b_165578.html
[]leading vacation magazine ENDLESS VACTION featured us in their Prime going to the beach edition Beach-Proof Yourself
[] world changing magazine editor Sarah Rich profiled soleRebels alongside TOM’S shoes
http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/006569.html
[] Lucy Sigel in The Guardian Newspaper gave us a very nice shout out in her Christmas gift guide http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2008/dec/07/christmas-gift-ideas-present-shopping
[]tadias magazine
SoleRebels: Eco Ethical Fashion From Ethiopia
soleRebels was just featured in the the Kansas City Star
bringing the soleRebels vibe to the GREAT MIDWEST of the USA !!! click below
Designers are weaving globe-trotting glamour into their collections
[] Social enterprise magazine , one of the UK’s leading magazines covering social entrepreneurs, asked Bethlehem to contribute a piece on soleRebels
http://www.socialenterprisemag.co.uk/sem/tradingplace/detail/index.asp?id=865
[] Addis Connexion magazine has a great feature + a full article and interview with founder bethlehem tilahun alemu
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