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Kokrobitey Institute & the GSB

Innovation / Collaboration Education Job Creation

Kokrobitey Institute fosters innovation by integrating design and technology with Green principles for creative product solutions and sustainable development. The GSB initiative is rooted in education; the project began with 1 1/2 year residential training program. The school bag is a symbol

• f the importance of the Keep Ghana Green

Movement and the need to take the message to the children. Managing Waste can create jobs and generate income. Maintaining a clean, healthy environment provides career opportunities. Our goal is to be a center that links waste management with creative innovation, and for Green Industry and job creation.

Education and Training Recycling & Waste Management Job Creation & Social Entrepreneurship Learning Together A Recycled Bag for Africa’s Children

Creative Experimentation

inner tube with embedded materials recycled aluminum jewelry furniture made with fmexi cow horns, seeds and scrapwood recycled glass for bead-making bottle-cap jewelry lamps from plastic bottles clothing from fmour sacks inner tube treated like kente inner tube hand bags inner tube earings + necklaces

Waste as Material Waste as Product Waste as Industry

Innovative Design

Flexi advertising banner Aluminum beverage can African Print Fabric PVC pipe Inner tube

• r webbing

Webbing Inner tube

Upholstery

used to line the bags

fmexi

durable material from billboards

Aluminum Cans

create the African Star logo

Inner Tube

strong rubber lining

GSB: Ghana School Bag

An Education and Training on Recycling, Waste Management, Job Creation, and Social Entrepreneurship Initiative

The School Bag is a symbol

• f environmental sustainability & education

GSB is more than a bag, it is a movement

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Where Does Plastic Come From?

Where Does It Go?

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Educational Film Series teaching about Sustainable Development

S u s t a i n a b i l i t y, H e a l t h , H y g i e n e , & C o m m u n i t y D e v e l o p m e n t

J u n e D e c e m b e r N o v e m b e r J u l y J u n e F e b r u a r y J a n u a r y M a r c h F e b r u a r y A p r i l M a r c h M a y A p r i l M a y A u g u s t J u l y S e p t e m b e r A u g u s t O c t o b e r S e p t e m b e r N o v e m b e r O c t o b e r

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Earth Day Earth Day Wolrd Health Day

Major Zoomkids recruitment Global Handwashing Day Collection/Grinding Centers running RISD in Ghana (Semester Program) World Environment Day

Film

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Timeline for a Sustained Clean / Green Campaign

Media Campaign

Towards and Beyond Earth Day

GBC spots, radio jingle, billboards throughout Accra 10 Billboards to be placed throughout Accra in April 2013