Description
XL Rhino Flip Flop Sculpture
Ocean Sole is a social enterprise based in Kenya, that upcycles washed up flip-flops found along the beaches and waterways in Kenya.
Ocean Sole 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 our company. Ocean Sole aim to recycle a million flip flops year, recycle over one ton of Styrofoam a month, and save over five hundred trees a year – by using flip flops instead of wood. Ocean Sole contribute over 10-15% of their revenue to beach cleanups, vocational and educational programs as well as conservation efforts.
Ocean Soles uses their social enterprise to pay bonuses to employees, invest in a welfare program that allows a zero return in funds to all employees to help facilitate payments for educating their children, buying land and other means. Their actions must make a difference to the plight of our oceans and their ethos is to give back what they earn to change the lives of many – through employment, education, and meals.
