Many of us love shoes. But not many would go to the lengths that Caleigh Hernandez did when she spotted a gorgeous pair of beaded sandals in a Ugandan market back in 2013.
After spending weeks inquiring about the woman who made the sandals — not to mention hours of searching Kampala by motorcycle — she eventually tracked down a sandal maker named Lydia.
The two women chatted for hours in bits of English and Swahili. This is how Hernandez, who was still in college and passionate about social entrepreneurship that empowered women, learned about a cooperative of women artisans who made the sandals in Kenya.