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Don't waste your clothes! Trashion is the Kenyan way

March 6, 2024

Joanne Otieno created the Warembo Wasanii Art Group in Kenya in 2018. Her aim is to work with young Kenyan women to create recycled fashion and art using plastic trash, promoting conservation through art.

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