It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

Patrick Diamond

Deep Focus / Africa Seconds / IV

13 June 2024

5 minutes

Second-hand clothes displayed at the São Paulo Market, the largest wholesale market in Angola’s capital, Luanda.

All Research on Second-Hand Clothing Needs to Be Transformed into Action, Policy Coherence Needed

It is not just an irony, but an outright travesty that this needs to be emphasised: the second-hand clothing sector does indeed generate jobs in a region where millions live below the International Poverty Line of $2.15 a day. A study that looked at SHC in Angola, Guinea-Bissau, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia explored a facet that anti-waste activists unfortunately choose to ignore.

Richa Bansal

Report

Spotlight: Africa Seconds

SecondHand / Africa Study

24 May 2024

4 minutes

Around two-thirds of the population of Malawi, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau and Zambia still live in extreme poverty or multidimensional poverty.

Second-Hand Clothing Supports 2.5 million People in 5 Poor African Countries, Generates 6.5 Jobs for Each Tonne Imported

A new study has found compelling evidence that the second-hand clothing (SHC) sector plays a pivotal role in driving job creation, strengthening livelihoods, and generating vital revenue streams for African governments.