THE ORIGINAL SAN-DAL
A project in Tsumkwe, Namibia by VIVOBAREFOOT000days
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Own a pair of the original bushman San-dals, designed for persistent hunting and barely changed for thousands and \u0003thousands of years.
Backers: 632
Average Pledge Per Backer: £144
Funded: £90,894 of £70,000
Dates: May 10th -> Jun 9th (30 days)
Project By: VIVOBAREFOOT
Backers: 632
Average Pledge Per Backer: £144
Funded: £90,894 of £70,000
Dates: May 10th -> Jun 9th (30 days)
Project By: VIVOBAREFOOT
£90,894
current pledge level
Last Updated: June 9 @ 04:45 -0400 GMT
129%
of goal
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Latest News
A huge thanks from VIVOBAREFOOT for making this project such a success! 
June 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Everyone at VIVOBAREFOOT would like to say a big thank you to all the backers of this unique project! We never could have done it without you. Because of your support, the San Bushmen can start making their original San-dal again, and share it with... (Read More)
Help us reach £85k before the project ends!
June 8th - via: kickstarter.com
We only have a few hours left to get as many people as possible to support the San Bushmen's original San-dal! Please share this kick-starter on your social media, so that we can make the Bushmen very happy by sell out of San-dals! (Read More)
One day to go and we are getting close to £80k!
June 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks again everyone for your help in making this project reach its target! We still have 169 San-dals up for grabs though, so spread the word on social media and show your support for the San Bushmen! (Read More)
The San Bushmen bracelet and necklace available to backers...
June 7th - via: kickstarter.com
The San Bushmen Jewellery. The stunning beaded San Bushmen necklace. What the San Bushmen bracelet looks like on. The beautiful hand carved wooden bracelet (Read More)
We have reached our target!
June 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to everyone who has helped us reach our target of £70k! We finally made it! By showing your support and pledging for this kick-starter you have ensured that the San Bushmen can make their ancient san-dal design, and share it with the world!... (Read More)
Oh no! We have no longer reached our target :(
June 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Put the champagne on ice and the celebrations on hold... We have just 64 hours to raise another £2,200k to make this kick-starter project a reality! Please invest in the San Bushmen, and tell your friends about it so that we can have one final push... (Read More)
Thank you everyone! We have reached our target of £70k!!!!
June 6th - via: kickstarter.com
A massive thank you to everyone who has pledged to make the San Bushmen's San-dals a reality! You will all be getting your San-dals! Enjoy! (Read More)
We only need 5 more people to invest to get to the big 500! Tell your friends about this worthwhile project today!
June 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi, Thanks to everyone - all 495 of you - who have shown your support for the San Bushmen! We can't believe the response to our unique kick-starter to bring the ancient San-dal back to the world! We just need 5 more backs to get to 500! Do you know... (Read More)
We are nearly there! We are so close to reaching £65k.... Help make San-dals a reality!
June 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you so much for your support - you have helped us reach nearly £65K, with just a few thousand left until we reach our target! If you want to guarantee your pair of San-dals, then help us by spreading the word to all your friends and family! ... (Read More)
Help us reach £60K!
June 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
We are so close to reaching £60k, and with 5 days left to go! We just need a small push to get us there! Share this kick-starter project and message us the link, and we will send you a 25% off voucher to use on vivobarefoot.com - so that you can... (Read More)
We've had over 400 backers! Thank you everyone for showing your support!
June 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Over 400 of you have joined us in supporting the development of the San Bushmen's ancient leather working industry! There are just six days left to invest... don't miss out on your chance to own some limited edition san-dals! Pledge today! (Read More)
We've reached over £50k! We are so close to our target with just one week to go!
June 1st - via: kickstarter.com
A huge thank you to everyone who has backed this awesome project to support the San Bushmen so far! We are very happy to reach over £50k with one week to go. Spread the word to your friends so that they don't miss out on owning a pair of original... (Read More)
Share the San-dal project and receive 25% off a pair of VIVOBAREFOOT shoes!
May 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone, We are so close to our goal - we just need to push it over the edge. To encourage more people to invest in this worthwhile project we have decided to offer 25% off a pair of VIVOBAREFOOT shoes to anyone who shares this Kickstarter on... (Read More)
WIN a trip to Namibia
May 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Enter our competition to win a once-in-a-lifetime adventure to Namibia for two people. All you have to do is answer this question: "Which statement is False?" 1. Humans have been walking upright for 3.7 million years. 2. The human foot has 26... (Read More)
We've raised over £40k! That's nearly $60k! And over 300 of you have shown your support for the San Bushmen!
May 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Two weeks down, with only two weeks to go, and we're already more than halfway to our target! Thank you everyone who has shown their support for this worthwhile project - together we will bring the original san-dal back into production, and to the... (Read More)
We've reached over £35,000! We're halfway there!
May 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you all for your support - we have managed to raise over 50% of our target! We are halfway there - with 17 days left to go! Spread the word about this worthwhile project and help us support the San Bushmen in making their original san-dals! (Read More)
The Barefoot Academy in the Kalahari
May 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Deep the Kalahari Desert in Namibia live the Ju'/hoan San, some of the last persistence hunters left. Persistence hunting is a rare skill where hunters use a combination of tracking and endurance running to pursue an animal until it collapses from... (Read More)
We've Reached 40% of our target!!!
May 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks everyone for showing your support for the San Bushmen! We're so happy to reach 40% of our target after just 9 days! With your help we will make a difference to the San Bushmen - and make a different pair of san-dals available to the world! (Read More)
Media Coverage of San-dals project by VIVObarefoot!
May 17th - via: kickstarter.com
We've had some great feedback and press coverage on this project... Here's some of it! http://footwearnews.com/2016/focus/mens/vivobarefoot-kickstarter-bushman-sandals-namibia-219983/ ... (Read More)
Our Press Release goes out to the U.S!
May 17th - via: kickstarter.com
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/vivobarefoot-launches-kickstarter-campaign-to-bring-barefoot-san-dals-to-us-300265654.html (Read More)
Wearing the SAN-dals
May 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Just in case you are daunted by this ancient design – here’s how you put them on. It is nice and easy… even VIVO’s co founder Asher Clark can do it! They look cool… and they are cool in the summer heat! San-dals are only available... (Read More)
Venturing into the Kalahari
May 13th - via: kickstarter.com
It was a perfect African evening; I was sat round the glowing embers of a fire, enjoying the warm breeze, a cold beer, and the company of friends. I had ‘gone bush’ with my partner Lisa, my buddy Werner and two San Bushmen. It had been a long,... (Read More)
Persistently hunting the Persistence Hunters
May 12th - via: kickstarter.com
We travelled deep into to the Kalahari Desert to visit the Ju'/hoansi, also known as San bushmen; one of the oldest cultures, and some of the last persistence hunters left on earth. Read the full story HERE (Read More)
PERSISTENTLY HUNTING THE PERSISTENT HUNTERS
May 12th - via: kickstarter.com
“Ahh, yhes, you have just missed him, he has gone to jail for shooting a man with a poisoned arrow.." We had driven for over 1000 kilometers over the African Plains.. The previous three villages had all pointed us in the direction of this little... (Read More)
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