This fall the Global Mamas team, in collaboration with USAID and the West Africa Biodiversity and Climate Change (WA BiCC), is embarking on an exciting new endeavor combining two goals that are an inherent part of our mission: creating sustainable livelihoods in communities with limited economic opportunity while at the same time acting as environmentally conscientious ambassadors of the biodiversity and rich natural resources in Ghana.
Fibers of Change, our new initiative that’s taken root along the banks of the Volta River, will use water hyacinth (locally known as the “poison flower”) as the staple raw material to develop an all-new collection of natural fiber products for Global Mamas customers around the world. Read the full post here.