Stories from The Gambia

Sustainability stories from The Gambia

1 sourced story of people taking action in The Gambia.

N'jau, Central River Region, The GambiaSince 1997

The women of N'jau who turned plastic bags into purses

In a Gambian village with no rubbish collection, Isatou Ceesay and a handful of women began crocheting discarded plastic bags into purses to sell, creating income and cleaner streets.

DocumentedPlastic waste

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