Tuesday, 24 June 2025 10:12
Building Affordable School Structures Using Plastic Bricks made from Plastic Waste to Promote Zero Plastic Waste in Sierra Leone
Written by abdul
- Type: Report/Publication, Country Publication
- Source: eWomen Sierra Leone
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- Focal Areas: International Waters, Chemicals and Waste
- Priority Groups: Women, Youth, Persons with Disabilities
- Countries: Sierra Leone
- Cross Cutting: Entrepreneurship
- Region: Africa
In 2018, eWomen Sierra Leone received $5,000 from GEF SGP to empower youth through social enterprises like waste management and female-run keke-taxis. Success led to $20,000 more in 2021 for building schools with plastic-bricks made from waste, gaining national and international recognition.