Project Piola

A project in New York, NY by Joshua Rudd
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Project Piola is an opportunity to set up the first development project to create elegant footwear in 33 days for 33 rubber producers.
Backers: 554
Average Pledge Per Backer: $155

Funded: $85,681 of $60,000
Dates: Mar 14th -> Apr 16th (33 days)
Project By: Joshua Rudd
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Latest News

15 hours left!

April 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone! Thank you so much for your help and support!We still have 15 hours and $5,000 remaining to reach our strech goal!To helps us reach our goal, our friends at HICKIES (another Kickstarter success) have decided to lend a helping hand and... (Read More)

The Countdown Begins

April 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Everyone, We have a little under two days remaining on Kickstarter to reach our stretch goal, well it’s actually 46 hours, 42 minutes and 27 seconds but who’s counting?  Today we want to introduce you to Edmundo Cuadros Cruz. Edmundo is a... (Read More)

Pre-Production and Funding Update

April 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello To All of Our AMAZING Backers, We wanted to give you a pre-production update, some more detailed information about our partnerships in the Amazon and what we are going to be using our stretch goal funds for.  With only 3 days remaining in our... (Read More)

Project Piola is funded and discloses its innovative&creative project

April 10th - via: kickstarter.com
THANK YOU SO MUCH!! YOU DID IT!!! We didn't want to disclose this project before we got funded, now we are pleased to let you know our innovative and creative project: We want you to be closer to the people we believe in. Stretch Goal: If we reach... (Read More)

Project Piola - Update

April 10th - via: kickstarter.com
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March 19th - via: saudigazette.com.sa
A couple of weeks ago, Quentin Richard contacted me from Piola to tell me about an innovative international product line that would be launching on Kickstarter. Project Piola started from scratch though a random encounter in the Amazon Rainforest. Assisted by the USAID and WWF, Piola’s aim is to set up a fair trade development project with Peruvian rubber and cotton producers. Piola will pay wild rubber and organic cotton producers in Peru from three to five times the market prices for their materials. (Read More)

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