Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Plastic waste is now being turned into cash thanks to the entrepreneurial vision of Isatou Ceesay, whose organization Women's ...

The training, titled “Ministerial Workshop on New Media Capacity Building for Women from Belt and Road Countries,” is being ...

One woman’s efforts to rid her Gambian village of trash sparks a recycling movement in this uplifting tale inspired by true events. As a girl, Isatou admired the colors and myriad uses of the plastic ...

In recognition of extraordinary women and men around the world that have contributed to the economic empowerment of women, The International Alliance for Women (TIAW) in America has selected Isatou ...

Isatou Ceesay runs a project in The Gambia which recycles plastic waste, and has created work for many women across the country. A BBC Africa One Minute Story, by video journalist Sasha Gankin. Local ...

What: Meet Isatou Ceesay, the subject of children’s book, “One Plastic Bag.” When: 2 p.m. Saturday, March 28. Where: Loveland Public Library, Gertrude Scott ...

Without the luxury of municipal collections household and business waste is a serious health problem in the Gambia: one group is turning it into a opportunity Waste and resources in the UK has now ...

Isatou Ceesay runs a plastic waste recycling project in Gambia creating products such as purses and jewelry. She was initially working alone on the project but is now working with more that 11 000 ...

In 1997, Isatou Ceesay, who lives in The Gambia had an idea to make bags and purses out of old discarded plastic. Her idea to help the environment started with a group of five women and has grown to ...