One for One

Noted previously, with every pair of shoes you purchase, TOMS will give a pair of new shoes to a child in need. As of September 2010, TOMS has given over one million pairs of shoes.
In 2007 and 2008, under its Give 1 Get 1 program the One Laptop per Child program donated a laptop to a child in the developing world for every computer sold. 83,500 laptops were donated in 2007 and 12,500 in 2008.
FIGS, a necktie retailer in Santa Monica donates one school uniform to a child in Africa for every tie it sells.
For each pair of eyeglasses sold, Warby Parker donates a pair of eyeglasses to someone in need through Restoring Vision. To date, that’s almost 10,000 pairs.
Out of Print in Brooklyn, donates one book to Books for Africa every time it sells one of its T-shirts, which feature the covers of mostly out-out-of print books.
For every condom it sells, Sir Richard’s plans to give another condom away for free in a developing nation through Partners in Health.
For every nutrition bar you buy from Two Degrees, they give a nutrition pack to a hungry child..
Every time you buy a book, Better World Books will donate one to someone in need.

11 January 2011, 4:21 PM | LINK | Filed in product