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SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT FROM PLASTIC WASTE

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Say NO to single use plastics

Our goal is to distribute 10,000 reusable shopping bags to traders in the business districts of the Greater Accra Region. Our target is to reach 5,000 people directly who would carry our message further to create larger ripples ofMehr anzeigen

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Funding period
17.07.21 - 31.08.21
Realisation
4 months
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Minimum amount (Start level): 10,000 €
To produce and distribute 10,000 reusable shopping bags to traders in the business districts of the Greater Accra Region.
City
Accra
Category
Environment
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What is this project all about?

Reusable Bags GH is a Social Enterprise that markets Reusable Bags/cloth bags as alternative for plastic bags. At the core of our activities aside production is education and advocacy. Through partnerships with organizations that align with our vision of a sustainable planet where people are aware of and are committed to living with less plastic; we distribute free reusable bags and champion our theory of change.
Our theory of change is hinged on what we cMehr anzeigen

What is the project goal and who is the project for?

A 2020 report sited at https://www.borgenmagazine.com/plastic-pollution-in-ghana/ it is stated that Ghanaians generate over a million tons of plastic waste each year. With little technology or infrastructure to manage this waste 30% ends up in the ocean with the rest in the environment or at landfill sites. Our goal is to reduce these statistics to the barest minimum by 2030. Our vision is that by 2030 the plastic waste index in Ghana will reduce to 400,00Mehr anzeigen

Why would you support this project?

If the consequences of plastic waste and pollution on the environment does not look dire enough already with recurring incidences of flooding, malaria and cholera, endangered wildlife, and the likes, the future is very bleak if there is little intervention to curb the problem. Oftentimes the solutions to difficult problems are simple. And we present one of such simple solutions to the problem of plastic pollution with our three- tiered strategy of productiMehr anzeigen

How will we use the money if the project is successfully funded?

Reusable Bags GH is in its 2nd year of operation in Ghana. The partnerships, support for advocacy and patronage so far has been very overwhelming. Nonetheless, there is still a lot of work ahead to get the message of saying no to single use plastic across to many more people. Having worked with notable organizations such as North American Women Association,...... etc to advocate for the Earth and distribute free bags to selected groups has opened our eyes Mehr anzeigen

Who are the people behind the project?

Bismark Osiakwa
https://reusablebagsgh.com/

Daniel Dabi

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