Fishing, which involves 10% of the Ghanaians population has been seriously damaged by the plastic contamination of the fishing waters and coastal areas. We have deployed in 28 main collection areas involving thousands of fishermen and women.
GHANA
SINCE 2019
Collection Zones
Sekendi Takoradi Cape Cost Tokranu Dambayi James town Kasoa Kpando Krachi Ningo Domabin
OUR IMPACT
Waste collection in African coasts
Since 2019 we have developed an inclusive marine waste collection program in West Africa where we have both and environmental and social impact. Coastal communities benefit from a new source of income and the coastal environment gets cleaned up.
1150
PEOPLE INVOLVED PER YEAR
250.000 kg
AVG. COLLECTED PLASTIC PER YEAR
Sorting
SEPARATION OF WASTE FOR RECYCLING
TOTAL COLLECTED
0 kg
OUR CONTRIBUTION
Supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals
By reducing ocean plastic contamination and empowering local communities through new sources of income and education, we actively contribute to 6 out of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that were formally adopted in September 2015 by the UN General Assembly with Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development.
Alleviation of poverty across
low-income fishermen
communities
Every waste collector in West Africa will get 1€ for the amount of waste collected.
Building a clean- up family
to increase employment
We are currently increasing by 200% the income of 500 families of fishermen involved in the collection of plastic on coastal areas.
Quality of education
Ensure inclusive and equitable education for the ones in need
Combat climate change and
its impacts
Collecting marine plastic from the Ocean and the coastal environments.
1 ton of plastic gear rescued
= 125 tons of fish saved
Collecting marine plastic and preventing it from decomposing in the Ocean has a direct impact on marine life.
Revitalise the global
partnership for sustainable
development
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