City Slum Firm Uses Internet to Sell ‘Akala’
Story by KENNEDY SENELWA Publication Date: 1/23/2006A community organisation is using the Internet to reach potential customers worldwide for footwear made from old tyres. Through the website www.ecosandals.com , Ecosandals.com is boosting sales of open shoes locally known as akala. It employs youths of Nairobi’s Korogocho slums. The name of the sandals varies with places in … Read more