New kid in town: children’s shoe brand Bear & Mees. Launched a month ago and we are fans! Finally high-quality, affordable and fun-looking shoes (also with tiger, zebra and panther print) for kids aged 3-9, where no animal products are used.They are made of terry cloth on the inside, so the kids don’t have to put on socks. Isn’t that great!
What is even more beautiful, is that Bear & Mees donates part of the proceeds of this shark shoe to No Wildlife Crime; the foundation of Freek Vonk. Specifically to the project Stichting Shark Stewards.
#sharkforjob
Kids can also raise money for this cause via #haaitjevoorkarweitje. Bear & Mees wants to activate and motivate children to contribute to this foundation. They can do this by doing chores in or around the house, such as selling cupcakes, exchanging empty PET bottles or holding a sponsored walk at school. Bear & Mees asks all children to share the collection actions on social media to inspire others. They can do this by using the hashtag #haaitjevoorkarweitje and tagging Bear & Mees and NWC in it.
Bear & Mees #sharkforajob | PROthots Shark Stewards
With the money raised, NWC will sponsor the Shark Stewards foundation in their fight for the conservation of sharks on the island of Lombok in Indonesia. Together with Shark Stewards, NWC can ensure the conservation of, among other things, Bali catsharks, white-spotted bamboo sharks and whitetip reef sharks. For every €100 raised, Bear & Mees and NWC will adopt 1 shark together to protect them from poaching.
Over Bear & Mees
- Bear & Mees was conceived and set up by Ellen Rijntjes. She designed,
- Produced and sold the shoe line of Fabienne Chapot for many years.
- She started the label out of frustration that the supply of high-quality,
- Affordable and also nice-looking children’s shoes with a surprising design is very thin.
- The shoes are handmade in Portugal and cost €59.00. View the entire children’s shoe collection here.