Ghana
Kantamanto’s Women Sellers Are Tired of Dealing With the Global North’s Textile Trash
Women, many of them single mothers, make up the majority of the secondhand clothing market's retailers, yet…
Social Enterprise Kantamanto Social Club Addresses Overproduction
Kantamanto Social Club showcases one-of-a-kind garments crafted from discarded denim and tapestries.
‘We Have to Stop Romanticizing’ Systemic Challenges Secondhand Markets Face
In the wake of fires in Ghana's Kantamanto Market and Los Angeles, panelists at the SJ Sustainability Summit…
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The Or Foundation, Suay Partner to Tackle Textile Waste in Ghana, L.A.
The two organizations are teaming up after two devastating fires put into focus their shared reality of too…
L.A. and Kantamanto: 2 Fires, 2 Responses, 1 Common Problem
Southern California and Kantamanto Market in Accra, Ghana, are being drawn together because of shared tragedy…
Why Kantamanto Market’s Fiery Destruction Could Leave Sustainable Fashion Up in Smoke
Despite the lack of severe casualties, the economic impact has been considerable for thousands of secondhand…
‘Tag Ur It’: The Fashion Brands Behind Ghana’s Textile Waste Crisis
An environmental nonprofit has been cataloging the clothing labels it finds during its beach cleanups. It's…
Textile Exchange: Patagonia, Or Foundation Ghana on the Push for Circularity
Are well-intentioned circularity schemes having their desired effect, or are they just creating more diverse…
A Fashion ‘Zombie’ is Stalking New York City. Here’s Why.
It's part of a broader campaign by The Or Foundation to draw attention to the problem of clothing…
Ghana’s Used Apparel Traders Denounce Reports of Excessive Waste
The Ghana Used Clothing Dealers Association released a report claiming that less than 5 percent of the…
World Shoe Opens First Factory in Ghana
The social enterprise has launched its first footwear production facility with the aim of serving the African…
Ghana to Train Youth in Apparel-Making Skills
It's part of a plan to create sustainable jobs and preserve the West African nation's textile culture.
Prada Invests in Ghana and Kenya
The luxury house sees fashion as a vehicle for promoting women's empowerment and sexual and reproductive…
Fast Fashion Turns Global South into ‘Dumpsite’
The global South is becoming a "regional dumpsite for the growing mountains of discarded clothing,"…
Could Decomposition Help With Fashion’s Textile-Waste Problem?
The Biomimicry Insitute says that a new approach is needed to tackle a problem that is…