Gambian Women Make Purses from Trash Bags
Cool video about purses, check it out:
The women of Mandinaba, The Gambia, west Africa generate income by crocheting coin purses from strips of recycled plastic bags (read on to find out where to buy). To a soundtrack of Baaba Maal (from the CD Missing You (Mi Yeewnii), track: Jamma Jenngii); if you like it, please buy it.) The Mandinaba Womens’ Recycling Group is a 14-member association recently started in the small West African village of Mandinaba located in the Western Region of The Gambia. The village has an estimated population of 2500. There are eight different ethnic groups, the majority being the Mandinka, Jola and Fula tribes. Farming is the most common occupation for the village residents. Farmers cultivate crops including groundnuts (peanuts), millet, bananas, mangos and oranges. The village women also do gardening and produce vegetable crops including cabbage, onions, peppers and okra. These crops are then sold at local market and are the main source of income for the women. Employment opportunities for women go small beyond this with the exception of small-scale business endeavors such as soap making, fish pie, and tie/dye making. It was under these circumstances that the recycling group was formed. A Peace Corp volunteer Health and Community extension agent learned that several of the women in the community knew how to crochet but used it to no economic advantage. She then contacted Isatou Ceesay, Project coordinator of the Njau Women Recycling Group working for the Swedish NGO Future in Our …
Messenger Bag Resources
- WRAP Encourages Ink Cartridge Recycling – Latest News : Moo News
- Tips for an eco-simple Holy Week – The Journal Group Online
- Jason Florio – more stunning images of Alkalo’s, elders, kids and making tea by the Gambia River from A Small Walk in The Gambian Bush expedition, West Africa, 2009
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look how loving the mother is
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God Bless you all .
I like this! These women are deep , dark, tasty and gorgeous! Wish I could see that bag up close and feel the texture! How much are they in American money and how do I buy one?
Fantastic video. what talent these wonderful ladies have, I’m inspired by their creativity. I loved seeing the social interaction between the child and mother.
That’s so incredible! I might try it hmm.
Wow, talking about incredible skills! I like how they still manage to be creative, even with their very limited resources. Americans are bone idle, always willing pay for convenience, while polluting and complaining about their lives… This is very inspiring – A fantastic example!
i dont reckon it hard i reckon it necessary.
while most americans are forgetting how to live without the stores and what not they do not need them to survive.
dang these ppl have a hard life compared to most americans. stay strong
particularly gorgeous at BBC Island 50. Particularly beautfiful, irrespective. Can anyone tell me what it means ???? please
i always liked the clothes they wear.
than do it!! it’s really really simpler than people reckon!!
and there’s free tuturials EVERYWHERE!
Gorgeous people!
Absolutely agree!
Meu! isso e lindo….
sem palavras…
Now here is an Economic Stimulous plot, bring the “Bail Out Bags”!! Our government needs to clean out the garbage!! Starting with the “BUSHS”!!
Yeah, we should.
people in 3rd world contries recycle way more than we do on a daily basis, not just as a project. we should be more like them
Aprende americano a reciclar!!!!!
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African people are gorgeous !
that’s so cool, i wanna learn how to crochet now
i wana sit there with em and crochet lol
[just added that to my bucket list => and im only 16 so wooo! haha]
so clever of gambian women! just incredible!
Id like to learn…:D God bless all the gambianxxx
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