Merging music and fashion to fight international poverty, the Okobos Music Festival is a charity event to kick off the launch of a new socially-responsible global brand Okobos Footwear, headquartered in Green Bay. 100% of the proceeds from this event and donations pledged during the Festival will go to the Okobos Foundation to benefit two of its primary charitable organizations - Friends of Nutre Hogar, a Panama service project educating our youth about impoverished nations and the Musical Arts Academy of Nairobi, Kenya, The Maank Project. Learn more at www.okobos.com
Okobos Footwear is a unique line of footwear for men, women and children that enable people to express individual style and personal conviction while providing a way to give back easily.
Founder's Tom and Michelle Juza have created a unique business model where every decision, from product development to retail partnerships, is rooted in social responsibility. Okobos will donate a portion of proceeds from each footwear sale to the Okobos Foundation which supports international charities that serve children in impoverished communities around the world. The Foundation itself will donate additional proceeds to charity and the company will also develop charity-specific shoe styles -the first which will be The Kenya Boy’s Choir shoe with proceeds going directly to The Maank Project.
Okobos offers a variety of casual footwear for the whole family and features a patented attachment system that lets you customize your shoes. In addition to quality and comfort, you get an easy way to embellish your Okobos with charms, buttons, inserts and other enhancements. Okobos will soon be available at liked-minded socially responsible retail outlets throughout the U.S. but right now can be purchased online at www.okobos.com.
