Oliberté Creates Jobs in Africa by Manufacturing Its Shoes on the Continent

ecouterre.com 15 Jun '12, 5pm

Oliberté Creates Jobs in Africa by Manufacturing Its Shoes on the Continent

With approximately 1,000 stitches per shoe, Oliberté combines fine craftsmanship with casual-chic style. Tal Dehtiar, the company’s founder and president, has been vocal in his insistence on quality—he wants people to think of Africa not as the next China but as the next Italy. “If we wanted to make cheap shoes, we’d simple go to Asia, but this is not about cheap shoes or labour,” he said at the brand’s launch. “This is about premium quality and fashionable footwear that creates fair paying jobs in the poorest countries of the world.”

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@MotherTongues » 22 Jun '12, 3pm
Nice to read about Oliberte: shoe company in Africa: [link]
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@iCris73 » 18 Jun '12, 7pm
Zero km job: Oliberte has more than good intentions; it's the first to make shoes in Africa from African materials [link]
@PeperukaWorld » 18 Jun '12, 6pm
"@Ecouterre: Oliberte... it's the first to make shoes in Africa from African materials [link]" <~The first? I thinks not.
@oliberte » 18 Jun '12, 6pm
RT @Ecouterre: Oliberte has more than good intentions; it's the first to make shoes in Africa from African materials [link]
@EcoFashionTalk » 16 Jun '12, 8pm
Gr8 Ecouterre article on Oliberte, the 1st N American company 2 produce shoes in their entirety in Africa! [link]
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Better looking than Toms shoes too. [link]
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@TeresKids » 15 Jun '12, 10pm
RT @inhabitat: Oliberte is co. w/ more than good intentions; it's the 1st to make shoes in Africa fr African materials [link]
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Loving this! [link] #FairFashion
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@Ecouterre » 15 Jun '12, 5pm
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@Ecouterre » 15 Jun '12, 5pm
Oliberté is taking a stand against poverty in Africa: it's the first brand to make shoes exclusively on the continent [link]
@inhabitat » 15 Jun '12, 5pm
Oliberté Creates Jobs in Africa by Manufacturing Its Shoes on the Continent [link]
@Ecouterre » 18 Jun '12, 6pm
RT @oliberte: RT @Ecouterre: Oliberte has more than good intentions; it's the first to make shoes in Africa from African materials [link]
@saritacoren » 17 Jun '12, 12am
RT @Ecouterre: Oliberte is a company with more than good intentions; it's the first to make shoes in Africa from African materials [link]
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Oliberté Creates Jobs in Africa by Manufacturing Its Shoes on the Continent [link]
@CeciliaParsons » 16 Jun '12, 8pm
Oliberté Creates Jobs in Africa by Manufacturing Its Shoes on the Continent [link]
@aurovrata » 16 Jun '12, 4am
RT @inhabitat: Oliberte is a company with more than good intentions; it's the first to make shoes in Africa from African materials [link]
@larrydevorejr » 16 Jun '12, 1am
RT @inhabitat: Oliberté is taking a stand against poverty in Africa: it's the first brand to make shoes exclusively on the continent [link]
@Mama__Pato » 15 Jun '12, 10pm
RT @Ecouterre: Oliberte is a company with more than good intentions; it's the first to make shoes in Africa from African materials [link]
@SonyaMonster » 15 Jun '12, 10pm
RT @inhabitat: Oliberte is a company with more than good intentions; it's the first to make shoes in Africa from African materials [link]
@Ecouterre » 15 Jun '12, 10pm
Oliberte is a company with more than good intentions; it's the first to make shoes in Africa from African materials [link]
@inhabitat » 15 Jun '12, 10pm
Oliberte is a company with more than good intentions; it's the first to make shoes in Africa from African materials [link]
@MidoriMovement » 15 Jun '12, 7pm
RT @Ecouterre: Oliberté is taking a stand against poverty in Africa: it's the first brand to make shoes exclusively on the continent [link]
@Jen_favor » 15 Jun '12, 7pm
RT @inhabitat: Oliberté is taking a stand against poverty in Africa: it's the first brand to make shoes exclusively on the continent [link]
@inhabitat » 15 Jun '12, 7pm
Oliberté is taking a stand against poverty in Africa: it's the first brand to make shoes exclusively on the continent [link]
@jasminchua » 15 Jun '12, 7pm
Oliberté is taking a stand against poverty in Africa: it's the first brand to make shoes exclusively on the continent [link]
@evelynmlee » 15 Jun '12, 6pm
Oliberté Creates Jobs in Africa by Manufacturing Its Shoes on the Continent [link]
@jasminchua » 15 Jun '12, 5pm
Oliberté Creates Jobs in Africa by Manufacturing Its Shoes on the Continent [link]