In the final installment of a three part series, Chloe and Sammy of the OR Foundation continue our exploration of the repercussions of our overconsumption on Ghana, its people, and our entire planet.  Both of them are fashion designers--in addition to their work with the OR Foundation in Ghana--and they will explain how experiencing fast fashion's impact on the people of Accra has changed their relationship with fashion and clothing.  And Amanda explains how/why the fashion industry is creating 45 billion garments every year that will never be sold.

Follow everyone on IG:
The OR Foundation:  @theorispresent
Chloe: @chloe_asaam and @bold_underlined
Sammy: @kofibrother and @_otteng

Extra Credit Reading/Viewing:

"Fast fashion in the U.S. is fueling an environmental disaster in Ghana," CBS News <---this is the segment mentioned in this episode.
"The Burden of Excess: It Falls on Her," Liz Ricketts, Fashion Revolution.
"The 2018 Apparel Industry Overproduction Report and Infographic," Sharecloth.


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