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We listen in order to create.

This is what Because International is all about.  The more we operate our nonprofit, the more we connect with people, the more we try to pursue our mission of innovation – this is the phrase that sums up everything about us.

We listen in order to create.

It begins with listening.  In order to help make life better for those living in extreme poverty, we have to start with them.  We have to include them.  We have to listen to them.  We have to hear their voice and consider their ideas.  They are the ones who are living right at the source of extreme poverty.  They live in it every day.  The ideas for betterment should not be coming solely from those in the United States.  It has to include the voices, ideas, and involvement of those living in extreme poverty.

We listen in order to create.

Once we have listened and discovered ideas that could make people’s lives better – now it is the time to create.  Both in the US and around the world, there are very smart people who can use their expertise and resources to innovate and create.  It is not only the for-profit companies who can create and update amazing products.  We can utilize the same creativity and ingenuity to innovate and improve products that will make life better for those living in poverty.

We listen in order to create.

That is Because International.  We listen to those living in poverty in order to help create products that will make their life better.

We want to listen.

We want to create.

We want to help.

Come be a part of The Conversation and Because International.
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Kenton Lee, the founder of Because International, joins me and talks about the nonprofit organization that exists to improve the way aid is delivered to those living in extreme poverty. Through the use of innovative designs and techniques, and with lots of conversation, Kenton wants to help other organizations be more efficient and effective.

Kenton talks about "the Shoe," the first project that Because is working on- a shoe that actually grows with a child, and he shares a little bit about the next project they will be working on, which is to improve bed nets for mosquitoes.

In the episode, I offer some motivation in the form of some prizes to encourage you to check out Because International- your choice between two great books, Brian McLaren's Naked Spirituality: A Life with God in 12 Simple Words or Jay Bakker's Fall to Grace: A Revolution of God, Self & Society. There's even a way you can get BOTH books, or, if you already have both of them, some other options.

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