And a Cusco backpack helps educate a child in Peru for one week.
The AirPack Backpack "is a great ergonomic backpack that helps distribute weight off of the shoulders," says Madhok.
In partnering directly with artisans to create their backpacks, Ethnotek helps to preserve a traditional craft; they put money in the hands of workers who are otherwise suffering as a result of the rise of factory-produced goods.
We're not announcing a product for sale, but we are looking for a select group of developers to help vet the backpack, provide feedback to us, and see what kind of new experiences they supply to us with this backpack".
This may mean not having your hands free, but carrying your lunch box, water bottle, gym bag, or musical instrument in your hand rather than your backpack could help spread out the weight and the bulk.
Nagler hopes her contribution, the recycled backpacks, will help people finally find new homes.
It also helps to put the backpack toys away for a few days before the trip so they are more "new" to the child.
I'd just like to say this much about the Calais residents who, like the valiant Clémentine, head into the encampment in gumboots and a backpack to help, heal, and inform.
But Rashid said that he hopes that rentable, interactive textbooks (and skinnier backpacks) will help the startup win the parental vote, even if it means not generating cash fast and furiously.
Aside from the silver metallic finish (that you can't help but notice), the backpack itself is pretty plain with no extra bells or whistles.
