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Kenya Weaving Project
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| In February, 2012, I was
contacted by James Nampushi, a Maasai warrior from a small village in Kenya. He is currently a doctoral student at Clemson University in
South Carolina working on his PhD in Parks Management. He was working on a
plastic bags recycling project in Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya
to help reduce wildlife declines resulting from plastic bags
consumption. We talked several times on the phone and he
explained his idea (Click to
read his abstract). He found me on the Internet because of my campaign against plastic bags in the environment and ways that I have pioneered to combat the problem by recycling them into woven rugs.
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| I invited him to come to the
studio and offered to give him weaving lessons free of charge so that he
would be able to proceed with his project. On December 16, 2012, James
and a friend, Linda Whelihan of Vermont, arrived for two intense days of
lessons and discussions. Below are some pictures of their visit. |
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| During their class sessions, two
reporters came to interview James. Here is the story that appeared in the Bloomington Herald Times on December 20. On December 27, a story appeared in the Columbus Republic. You can read it here: There is an interesting interview with James done by Clemson University. Read it here |
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| A bank account has been set up
to help James acquire the looms and supplies he needs to get the project
underway in Kenya. Donations may be made by check to Homestead Weaving
Studio, (please put Kenya Weaving Project in the "for" line at the bottom of the check) and mailed to Homestead Weaving Studio, 6285 Hamilton Creek Road, Columbus, IN 47201 We are in the process of setting up a way to make donations online. Please check back. All monies collected will directly benefit the project. |
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| Plastic trash in Kenya | ||||
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| Plastic bags at recycle center in Nairobi | ||||
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