28 May 2021 1 Min Read
WATCH | The Ugandan entrepreneur turning trash into handbags
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Self-proclaimed 'wastepreneur' Faith Aweko sorts polythene waste alongside her workers, for transformation into handbags, at the Social Innovation Academy (Sina) in Mpigi district, Uganda, on April 20 2021.
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Ugandan entrepreneur Faith Aweko is the founder of Reform Africa, a recycling brand that turns waste to wealth.
Aweko has turned Kampala’s garbage problem into a solution-based business opportunity. Transforming plastic waste into handbags, she calls herself a "wastepreneur".
Aweko employs eight women who source the plastic and transform it into handbags that are sold locally and internationally.
Aweko is a member of MOTIV Tribe, which works with creatives and makers in Africa empowering them to refine and scale their businesses to meet demand for local and international markets.
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Faith Aweko loads polythene waste at a heat presser for transformation into handbags at the Social Innovation Academy in Mpigi district, Uganda, on April 20 2021.
Image: REUTERS/ ABUBAKER LUBOWA
Image: REUTERS/ ABUBAKER LUBOWA
Faith Aweko displays finished handbags made from transformed polythene waste at Reform Africa in Mpigi district, Uganda, on April 20 2021.
Image: REUTERS/ ABAUBAKER LUBOWA
Image: REUTERS/ ABAUBAKER LUBOWA
Ugandan 'wastepreneur' Faith Aweko shows off some of the handbags made from transformed polythene waste at Reform Africa in Mpigi district, Uganda, on April 20 2021.
Image: REUTERS/ ABUBAKER LUBOWA
Image: REUTERS/ ABUBAKER LUBOWA
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