The Freetown house built from 10 tonnes of plastic waste
A Freetown house built from 10 tonnes of plastic waste is the result of one man’s passion to find a solution to the plastic pollution which shrink wraps Freetown, clogging our waterways, beaches and thoroughfares and as minimum viable product’s go, it’s certainly persuasive. Last year, it reached the finals of the Asia Pacific Housing Innovation Awards - an initiative to encourage new solutions to affordable, resilient housing.
The Waterloo Potters of Sierra Leone – creativity from clay
On the outskirts of Waterloo, is a hub of creativity. There, clay from Port Loko and Waterloo is taken, thrown, fired, glazed and transformed...
TOO POSHED FOR TIME TO GO TO THE MAKIT – CALL D POSH MAKIT WOMAN (by Memuna Forna)
On Friday, last week, Joanne Peters aka D Posh Makit Woman, took me to Kroo Ton Road Market in Freetown, and shared her secrets....
AT FREETOWN PITCH NIGHT IN COLLABORATION WITH THE EU, THE PRIVATE SECTOR SHOWS IT CAN BE PART OF THE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM OF...
Yesterday’s Pitch Night to hear sustainable commercial solutions to Sierra Leone’s single-use plastic problem, held at the EU Delegation at Leicester Peak, highlighted the...
European Union partners with Innovation SL for special pitch night to hear commercial solutions to Sierra Leone’s plastic problems
There can’t be anyone who has not experienced Sierra Leone’s problem with plastic waste. Abandoned plastic bags, water sachets and bottles litter the streets. They clog gutters and drainage channels, increasing the risk of flooding in our already flood-prone country. They wash up onto the beach, deter tourists, poison our fishing stocks and threaten the environment.
SINGLE USE PLASTIC IN SIERRA LEONE – THE ALTERNATIVE. AN EU/INNOVATION SL PITCH NIGHT COLLABORATION
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