Items being made at Colour Indigo workshop, a project that transforms waste fabric into decorative objects, in Ouidah. Photos: Yanick Folly/AFP
Every morning, Amake Yessoufou makes the rounds of the sewing workshops of Ouidah, a small coastal town in the south of Benin, and collects scraps of fabric used by tailors to make clothes.
In the past, waste fabric clogged up the gutters of Ouidah, but Yessoufou is part of one effort to change that culture and make the most of recycling materials.
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Items being made at Colour Indigo workshop, a project that transforms waste fabric into decorative objects, in Ouidah. Photos: Yanick Folly/AFP
In the past, waste fabric clogged up the gutters of Ouidah, but the Colour Indigo workshop is making the most of recycled materials and turning them into beautiful items.
Afoutoutou (left) braiding the pieces of fabric sorted by colour at the Colour Indigo workshop.
Adanlé, promoter of Colour Indigo workshop, says contrary to what some believe, working with people living with a disability does not affect the productivity of the company in any way.
Adjanohoun, head of several hotels in Ouidah, holding some of the items made at Colour Indigo workshop.
