Ghana, located on the southern coast of West Africa, has more than 500 kilometers of coastline that arcs and juts into bays and points. Along this coast are a multitude of surf spots for those willing ...
In the trash dumps of Accra, Ghana and along the city's beaches, fast fashion, produced mostly in countries with cheap labor and sold in retailers around the world, arrives at its last stop. The Or ...
An estimated 20 million people are thought to earn their livelihoods in the global waste industry by collecting, disposing, repairing or repurposing a wide range of materials and products. However, ...
Hundreds of videos were lost. Kantamanto Market in Accra, Ghana, home to the world’s largest secondhand clothing market, caught fire during the early morning hours of Jan. 2; by the time the blaze was ...
A whole industry has cropped up around apparel that’s been donated to charities located oceans away, imported throughout the African continent and then sold cheaply in African marketplaces. These low ...
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Ghana: A Stitch in Time - the Ghanaian Artist Sewing Trash Into Treasure
A civil engineer by trade and an artist at heart, Emmanuel Aggrey Tieku has found an innovative way to raise awareness about the problem of textile waste in his native Ghana. His ever-expanding ...
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Ghana: Fashion for Special People Hosts Annual Show to Empower Children With Disabilities
The Fashion for Special People (FFSP), a non-governmental organisation, held the third edition of its annual "Fashion for Special People" programme at the Akropong School for the Blind in the Eastern ...
Prince Edward has met with young people in Ghana and dressed in local garments as he celebrated the long-standing ties between the UK and the Commonwealth nation. The Duke of Edinburgh, 61, arrived ...
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