Catherine Luwena shows doormats made from wool derived from unsellable second-hand garments in Lusaka, Zambia, on April 27, 2021. (Xinhua/Lillian Banda) Zambian women use their skillful hands to make woolen rugs from unsellable secondhand clothes and make an income through their hard work. LUSAKA, May 1 (Xinhua) The selling of secondhand clothes is not a new phenomenon in Zambia, what might be new is the use of them to make completely.
2021-04-30 13:31:22 GMT2021-04-30 21:31:22(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
LUSAKA, April 30 (Xinhua) The selling of secondhand clothes is not a new phenomenon in Zambia, what might be new is the use of them to make completely different items.
This is exactly what 37-year-old Emma Banda, a trader based in Zambia s capital Lusaka and her colleagues have been doing over the past four years.
Banda, who specializes in the sale of secondhand clothes known as salaula, which in local language means to select from a pile , seized the opportunity to have extra sources of income by adding value to items that would otherwise end up at a dumpsite.