Jib, founder of Care 4 Basket, explains the possibilities and importance of recycling to pupils at Worthing High School. This was all part of the 11th E.Y.E. Eco Summit hosted by Tim Loughton, M.P. for East Worthing and Adur.
Find more about the Eco, Young and Engaged (E.Y.E.) Project by visiting eyeproject.co.uk
On the Italian island of Capri, a shop called Ottico Cimmino has dedicated their front window to Pala sunglasses and a small collection of our baskets!
We work closely with Pala and supply unique hand-woven cases for their sunglasses. A fair percentage of money from every case purchase goes to the weavers that produced them.
Pala also works with Vision Aid Overseas to fund life-changing eye care projects in Africa through sunglasses sales.
For more information on Pala and Care 4 Basket please see our Working With Pala Page
Plastic here, plastic there, plastic everywhere!! What a mess…. support a greener world.
Caroline Lucas, MP for Brighton and co-leader of the Green Party, met Jib Hagan at the Care 4 Basket stall.
The environment and plastic waste is a very important topic for both the Green Party and Care 4 Basket.
Madam Ayinpome is a disabled member of the Zaare Amoabisi Community in Bolgatanga. In this video she talks with Angela, from Care for Basket, about how weaving for us has affected her life.
The hand made baskets proved very popular at the Shoreham Farmers’ market last Saturday.
David Newnham (pictured left), former Headteacher of Chesswood Middle School in Worthing, visited the stall and brought some of our baskets for friends and family.
David had been an instrumental champion of the CARE organisation for 9 years, before retiring in 2010.
CARE for Basket attended the NAWA Social Event where we held a stall to sell baskets and provide information on recycling.
Rachel Bartels, Director of Humanitarian Projects for NAWA, purchased some baskets from us and she had the following to say:
We are very happy with the baskets we purchased from CARE. They are sturdy, stylish, helping the environment and the best part- washable! We love that they are taking a problem- plastic waste, and creating jobs and livelihoods for people in poor communities in Ghana. Fantastic!
NAWA, The North American Women Association, is a well-established NGO organisation supported by the Canadian High Commission.
Find more about NAWA here: http://www.nawaghana.com
CARE for Basket was invited to be part of the Social Good Summit organised by the United Nations.
CARE displayed many of our baskets here and we had the opportunity to talk with other members about best practices involving plastic recycling and sanitation.
Read more here:
http://www.unfoundation.org/features/social-good-summit/social-good-summit-2014.html
Tim Millikan (pictured above, right), Deputy Head of Mission for the Australian High Commission, displayed one of the CARE laundry baskets at his launch speech of the 2014 Environmental Film Festival.
Find out more about the EFF here: www.effaccra.org
The JFK Foundation launch event in Accra, organised by Jessy Kawra (Miss Tourism for Ghana 2014), featured many Care for Basket designs.
Jessy Kawra is a strong supporter for ecological change to help Ghana towards a cleaner and healthier environment that will promote increased tourism.
Our baskets were chosen as an excellent example of one of the ways that plastic waste can be recycled ecologically to create a useful product.
Read more about the Jessy Kawra Foundation here:
jessykawrafoundation.com
Mrs Cindy Badoe, Director of Ghana Environmental Protection Agency requested to meet with Jib Hagan to discuss recycling initiatives in Accra.
Mrs Badoe was pleased with the baskets that CARE had produced, saying that they were solid and durable as well as helping towards a greener Ghana.
