Belinda Smetana
@belindasmetana
Slow Fashion and Eco Travel ~ No one adopts a fully sustainable lifestyle overnight.
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Have you had an opportunity to watch our investigation with Changing Markets Foundation into the illegal trade of waste plastic clothing that is hidden in Mitumba bales that are illegally brought into Kenya from Europe? Here is the trailer. Full Documentary: youtu.be/ISM0wyBdggs
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua will launch Wednesday the Nairobi River cleanup to cost Kenya 2 Billion Kenya Shillings. Millions of waste plastic clothing from the EU & UK hidden in secondhand clothing imports end up in this river according our #TrashionReport with Changing Markets Foundation
If you have not seen this explosive report done by Changing Markets Foundation Clean Up Kenya on the secret exportation of waste plastic clothing to Kenya from EU and UK, here is the documentary link youtu.be/ISM0wyBdggs
Are you coming to one of our three major community cleanups happening this weekend with support from Norwegian Retailers Environment Fund. Here is the registration Link cleanupkenya.org/nairobi-commun… cleanups also happening in Dagoretti South and Nairobi West on same day Handelens Miljøfond
The Trashion Report which was launched last month with Changing Markets Foundation is not going away. This week with partners we screened the documentary at a Conscious Fashion Event with Belinda Smetana. This report shows how Europe is secretly sending plastics clothing waste to Kenya.
Another day at the office as hundreds gathered in Otiende, Langata Southlands and Kibra, earlier Saturday 15th April 2023 for major cleanups. Over 40 organisations participated including Kenya Red Cross Nairobi Branch Spice Warriors Kenya Saidika. Project supported by Handelens Miljøfond
We had a very insightful conversation at @AfricaKofisi with great minds from BasiGo Kenya 🇰🇪 TakaTaka Solutions @AmpersandMotor1 and Wangari Muchiri on the importance of Bringing Green to Kenya. From fashion point of view, I would say bringing eco fashion BACK to Kenya #Sustainability
Spark! Presents Fashion & Human Rights: A Dialogue Join us on Thursday 27th of April for the launch of Spark!, a series of entrepreneurial dialogues from @TheSocialHseNrb Our first event is in collaboration with Belinda Smetana , an advocate of sustainable fashion 📞0709216004
Let’s talk fashion! Next week I’ll be taking about fashion, sustainability and Lukhu w/ Mutete Bakhita and Belinda Smetana. Thanks to the amazing team Threading Change and shoutout to Janet Chemitei for making this happen. Set a reminder to the Twitter space here:
Last Monday we hosted Clean Up Kenya for their town hall meeting + second hand clothing traders & a representative from NEMA Kenya to talk about the state of textile waste in Kenya. We screened their documentary "Trashion", followed by a panel discussion. #FashionRevolution