Oceansole Positive Impact

Highlights Unforgettable experience learning about turning pollution into artBehind the scenes on how flip flops are turned into artTake part in carving art structuresGet a chance to purchase amazing art at factory prices Description Oceansole is a social enterprise, that upcycles washed up flip-flops found along the beaches and waterways in Kenya. Inspired by the toys children were making out of the flip-flop debris, Julie Church, the Ocean Sole Founder, encouraged their mothers to collect, wash, and cut the discarded flip-flops into colorful products to sell at local Kenyan Markets as another means of income for their families. The social enterprise positively impacts over a 1,000 Kenyans through the collection of flip-flops and direct employment. They provide steady income to nearly 100 low-income Kenyans in their company. They aim to recycle a million flip flops every year, recycle over one tonne of styrofoam a month, and save over five hundred trees a year - by using flip flops i