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Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu of soleRebels was named Outstanding Businesswoman of the Year, 2011
Organised by African Business magazine, and the Commonwealth Business Council (CBC), the African Business Awards have become a platform to celebrate excellence and best practices in African business and recognises those who have driven Africa's rapidly transforming economy

African Business Awards

Bethlehem is truly a remarkable entrepreneur and leader. She has built an incredibly successful company and a global brand from scratch. At the same time she has empowered her community and her country while presenting a galvanized, dynamic face of African creativity to the global market. With that in mind we are excited and honoured to name her Outstanding Business Woman of the year.

Omar Ben Yedder, Publisher of African Business magazine, commenting on soleRebels founder Bethlehem's Alemu's award as Africa's Outstanding Business Woman of 2011

I'm stimulated, excited, saddened and engaged by the people who write for the magazine. Keep up the great and important work.

Ian Dalton, Art Director

New Internationalist keeps me focussed on the realities of the wider world and helps to keep my rushed life in perspective.

A. Clark - NI Reader

Roamin'. Its about life. Its about bein' free and following your heart+soul. And it's about COMFORT.

And that's why soleRebels created the 'roam dluxe' sandal. So you can follow your heart to wherever it leads and do so in comfort and eco-sensible style.

Featuring the finest supple Abyssinian pure leather skillfully cut and crafted into a dynamic, flexible-fit strap-over shape, all lined with fine artisan-crafted leather for a magical softness that will have your feet sighing the whole way along your journey. The edge rim adds stability, spiced with accent stitches, and the handloomed fabric enveloping the midsole gives extra colour and flavour.

It's all capped off by soleRebels famous and rugged recycled car tyre sole, a tribute to the age-old and enduring tradition of recycled tyre sole shoes in Ethiopia.

Available in 9 Australian Men's sizes:
NOTE: The length here is the upper sole, NOT your foot length.

Presented in a gorgeous "CINCHSAK" cotton bag - hand crafted from the finest Abyssinian organic cotton, a cool and effective way to eliminate wasteful shoeboxes!!

Everything is artisan crafted by soleRebels, the world's 1st WFTO registered Fair Trade footwear company, so you can feel as good as you look!

Extensively road-tested by our staff, and yes, they are really that comfortable...

A word about the leather:

Ethiopia is home to the largest population of livestock in Africa, with at least 40 million people owning livestock. The sector is crucially important in reducing poverty, as a large percentage of the population is directly affected by the leather industry. There are no animal factories here. Only the tradition of small scale free range animal raising, where animals freely roam and graze tended by their owners. It's the same tradition that's endured for millennia and proudly survives until this day.