Ethiopian shoemakers lure major global sourcing brands
Bethlehem Tilahun, founder and owner of SoleRebels Scores of factories to set up industrial park Having received positive nod from...
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Bringing Ethiopian Entrepreneurship To The World
Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu (credit: soleRebels.com) Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu is a tireless foot soldier taking Ethiopian entrepreneurship to the world. She...
Ethiopia: Heart and Sole
By Matthew Newsome Ethiopia's Bethlehem Alemu is making great strides in creating employment and developing artisanal skills with...
Good Magazine’s GOOD 100 List: Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu of Ethiopia
RESOURCEFUL REBEL Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu grew up in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, not only surrounded by poverty, but also by many...
Rebel with a cause
Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu takes Addis Ababa footwear on a fast track to global recognition. SoleRebels’ meteoric rise from small-scale Addis...
Shoes in a Snap
Addis Ababa,Ethiopia -Nowadays, it is not unusual to see the people of Addis sporting clothes made in Ethiopia. This trend...
soleRebels opens first store in Barcelona
The Ethiopian artisan footwear, soleRebels have recently opened its first store in Spain in Barcelona. Founded by Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu in 2004, soleRebel has become Africa’s...
Boosting Ethiopia’s economy, one shoe at a time
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - For Bethlehem Tilahun, the answer to ending poverty in Africa is not aid or sympathy or donations...
Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu, a Forbes ‘World’s 100 Most Powerful’ Woman
Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu (Photo:thenextwomen.com) Recently named in Forbes' World's 100 Most Powerful Women list as a 'Woman to Watch', and the Winner...