Kenya is a beautiful country, but also happens to be one of the most unequal countries in the sub-region. 42% of its population of 44 million, live below the poverty line. But we stumbled across something that instantly uplifted our moods. Who says you can’t be creative with minimum resource?
Every day there are thousands of slippers that wash ashore the beaches of Kenya, and look what they transform these slippers into –
Kenya is unfortunately still struggling to receive access to basic quality services such as health care, education, clean water and sanitation. Things that you and I already own as a privilege considered luxury for many people.
Kenya continues to face humanitarian challenges, particularly the presence of over 500,000 refugees from Somalia and 30,000 new arrivals from South Sudan.
These workers do with whatever little they can and make a living. One of their most celebrated art is upcycling.
These are usually found on the beaches of Kenya . So the next time you notice a multi-coloured elephant or a giraffe, you know who to compliment!
Julie Church was horrified by the piles of flip-flops washing up onto the beaches while she was working on a coastal conservation project.
Little do people know that these slippers on the shore not only spoil the natural beauty of the environment but are also a major hazard to the marine and terrestrial wildlife living there.
Church gathered a team of craftsmen who were trained to eventually transform the discarded flip-flops into animal sculptures.
In 2000, WWF Switzerland put in an order for 15,000 turtle key rings, allowing the company to upgrade from sticks and thorns to beads and glue.
Ocean Sole aims to recycle 400,000 flip-flops a year and turn them into rubber products to sell across the world.
This is the most creative upcycling project we’ve come across in a long time. Let’s hope this art gets noticed and these extremely hardworking chaps get their rightful share of success.
Every day there are thousands of slippers that wash ashore the beaches of Kenya, and look what they transform these slippers into –
Kenya is unfortunately still struggling to receive access to basic quality services such as health care, education, clean water and sanitation. Things that you and I already own as a privilege considered luxury for many people.
Julie Church was horrified by the piles of flip-flops washing up onto the beaches while she was working on a coastal conservation project.
Little do people know that these slippers on the shore not only spoil the natural beauty of the environment but are also a major hazard to the marine and terrestrial wildlife living there.
Church gathered a team of craftsmen who were trained to eventually transform the discarded flip-flops into animal sculptures.
In 2000, WWF Switzerland put in an order for 15,000 turtle key rings, allowing the company to upgrade from sticks and thorns to beads and glue.
Ocean Sole aims to recycle 400,000 flip-flops a year and turn them into rubber products to sell across the world.
This is the most creative upcycling project we’ve come across in a long time. Let’s hope this art gets noticed and these extremely hardworking chaps get their rightful share of success.
Genius You Won’t Believe What These Guys Are Doing With Old Slippers.
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Wednesday, February 24, 2016
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Wednesday, February 24, 2016
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