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Education x Fashion x Ecology

The Or Foundation is a not-for-profit group expanding perspectives across borders

13/10/2026

The Or Foundation is looking for performers for “Obroni Waawu” an upcoming short series, and future film and live theatre projects.

As we continue to explore storytelling as a ways of engaging with histories, experiences and everyday realities of Kantamanto, we inviting interested people with personalities to be part of this creative process.

You don’t need to be a professional actor or have previous acting experience to apply. If you’re interested in performing, comfortable reading scripts, taking direction and working with others, we’d love to hear from you.

We welcome applications from across Accra, especially encouraging members of the Kantamanto wider market community to come through.

Want to give it a go? Fill out the casting application through the link in our bio, then join us at OWO Day for an in-person casting session.

Location: The Upcycling Bazaar, Untamed Empire 📍
Date: Sunday, 25 October 2026 📅
Time: 12PM - 8PM 🕙

26/09/2026

NO ONE knows how many garments are produced every year, doesn’t that bother you?

Because we’re talking about the most basic numbers in fashion, and yet we still don’t have a clear figure. Estimates range from 80 to 150 billion garments a year—which is an embarrassing data gap for the industry.

How can we address overproduction if brands aren’t disclosing the number of garments produced every year? And we aren’t talking about weight! That’s why we’re asking brands of all sizes to and publish their production volumes. Add your voice in the comments. Tag brands and ask them to show their commitment to a more transparent fashion industry by disclosing how many garments they produce every year.

Remember no one likes a shady business when it impacts people’s lives.

Visit SpeakVolumes.org to learn more.

16/09/2026

👀 Here with the list of Top Brands from Year THREE of Tag Ur It!

Between June 2025 and May 2026, we conducted 44 weekly beach cleanups. During these 44 cleanups we collected over 19,597 tags and removed over 1,373,777 kg of textiles and other plastic waste from the beach.

That’s a LOT of tags representing a lot of companies.

This isn’t very good news. But what is good news is that every year, the amount of waste we remove from the beach on a weekly basis, increases.

In 2024, we were removing around 10 tons per week or 30 tons per month. Last year, we were removing an average of 20 tons per week. And now?…We remove an average of 30 tons per week!

This is all thanks to the consistent effort of Tide Turners which in turn motivates more people to volunteer with us every week. Owning our own truck also helps as this has unlocked the ability to develop a reliable weekly schedule across our different waste cooperatives — Kanta Keepers June Four Taskforce — who effectively divert waste from ever ending up at the beach while Tide Turners recovers the legacy material that unfortunately already entered the environment.

We may be doing some heavy lifting for the fashion industry, but try as we might, we are no match for the weight of infinite production volumes. That’s why we come with receipts ✅

For our third annual “top polluters” list, we are sharing the name of every conglomerate that showed up more than 30 times this year…. (+ Abercrombie & Fitch at 29 tags because they popularized size 00 and since they are so creative with their maths, we thought they would like to be on this list 😉)

Want to help? Tag these companies in the comments and invite them to join Speak Volumes!

All they have to do is publish last year’s (2025) production volumes by unit, not weight at SpeakVolumes.org

12/09/2026

Whatever you’re doing this weekend, Sunday 13th September, at Second Service (Second Service Pop Up) is the place to be.

Kantamanto Upcyclers Association (Kantamanto Upcyclers) is bringing together the community of upcyclers, makers and practitioners from Kantamanto, for a day of experiencing, shopping, swapping, repairing, creating and connecting, making space for the work and creativity growing out of Kantamanto.

Sunday, 13th September, 11AM–8PM at Concrete Garden, Adabraka (Find Concrete Garden on Google Maps 📍)

Come with a friend. Come curious. Come experience. See you there!

11/09/2026

This Sunday, 13 September, come through and discover new upcycled pieces from Taliesha McCord, Hamblle, , Emie Atelier | Sustainable Fashion 🇬🇭, Alpha Costume, syso_gh, Portia Adumintah, KOMA ARC, , Calcul , MA WU LI, fapemtimatextiles alongside clothes swaps from Upcycle It Ghana, clothing donations to , DIY and repair stations, music, games, food and good company.

11AM–8PM at Concrete Garden, Adabraka (You can find Concrete Garden on Google Maps. 📍)

Every second Sunday of the month, Kantamanto Upcyclers upcyclers, makers and practitioners come together at Concrete Garden for a day of shopping, swapping, repairing, creating and connecting, making space for the work and creativity growing out of Kantamanto.

Come. Experience. Shop. Swap. Repair. Create. Connect.

See you on Sunday!

Discover more: Second Service Pop Up

11/09/2026

This Sunday, 13 September, come through and discover new upcycled pieces from Taliesha McCord, Hamblle, , Emie Atelier | Sustainable Fashion 🇬🇭, Alpha Costume, syso_gh, Portia Adumintah, KOMA ARC, , alongside clothes swaps Upcycle It Ghana , clothing donations to , DIY and repair stations, music, games, food and good company.

11AM–8PM at Concrete Garden, Adabraka

Every second Sunday of the month, Kantamanto Upcyclers upcyclers, makers and practitioners come together at Concrete Garden for a day of shopping, swapping, repairing, creating and connecting, making space for the work and creativity growing out of Kantamanto.

Come. Experience. Shop. Swap. Repair. Create. Connect.

See you there.

Second Service Pop Up

11/06/2026

At Woven Threads VII: CRAFTED, our Fibreboard was the perfect backdrop for the fashion showcase.

Developed by The Or Foundation’s Material Technology & Transformation Lab team from shredded cotton-rich asire T-shirts diverted from Kantamanto, the panels formed a backdrop for conversations, and encounters throughout the exhibition.

What began as discarded material was transformed into structure, creating a space where designers, makers, and visitors could engage with ideas around craft, sustainability, circularity, and value.

For us, the Fibreboard represents more than material innovation. It reflects the possibilities that emerge when waste is approached not as an endpoint, but as a resource for experimentation, creativity, innovation and new systems of making.

Thank you to , Style House Files, curator Sunny Birungi Dolat, and the designers and practitioners whose work activated the space and brought Woven Threads VII: CRAFTED to life.

From Kantamanto, to Lagos and to the world, the conversation continues.

Featured designer’s work photographs behind our Casa Fibreboard:

Éki Kéré
NYA
Kokrobitey Institute
AJANÉÉ
Hertunba by Florentina
PETTRE TAYLOR

Images courtesy of Lagos Fashion Week Official and Style House Files.

01/06/2026

Looking back on the closing ceremony of the EU Cycling Tour for Sustainability in Accra, we’re proud to have contributed a sustainability fashion showcase that brought our work in Kantamanto Market to the runway.

Building on for the six-day circling journey across Ghana, the presentation highlighted our ongoing work and showcased reuse, circularity, and community-led systems in practice. The collection of 12 looks was reimagined, developed, and brought to life in just one week: sport-inspired pieces rooted in reuse and drawing from the realities and materials from Kantamanto, led by Fred Nabi Yankey, our Remanufacturing Lead.

What came to life on the runway was not just the fashion, but the process: hands, time, care, and collaboration, moving so quickly, but with intention. The showcase distilled the essence of our approach: material transformation, collective making, and storytelling through garments.

Thank you to the EU delegation, partners, team and all collaborators who made this moment possible.

To the models, who carried these pieces with presence and power, and to every person behind the scenes who brought this to life under such a tight timeline, thank you.

And to the community that continues to shape this work we do every day, this moment belongs to you.

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