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Ugandan Woman Turns Plastic Bags Into Backpacks

Halima Athumani

   MPIGI, UGANDA -- Faith Aweko of Uganda describes herself as a
   "waste-preneur." She has come up with an innovative way to transform
   discarded plastic bags into backpacks for everyday use.

   Aweko has no problem picking up waste. She had to do it all the time as
   a child, when rainwater and trash would flood her home, located in a
   slum, in a low-lying part of Kampala.

   Now, she works with women who are hired to collect and wash plastic
   bags in the Mpigi district of southern Uganda. The bags are then
   transformed into durable, sustainable, waterproof and beautiful bags.

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