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KUFAA TENA
Bwejuu Women’s Cooperative & Recycling Project

K e e p i n g Z a n z i b a r B e a u t i f u l

Kufaa Tena (Kiswahili: to be useful again) is a project that started when a group of women in Bwejuu began re-using plastic bags that littered street and beaches by turning
them into beautiful and sturdy handbags, baskets and similar items.   This work of Kufaa Tena, now also known as Women's Voice, was instrumental in supporting the
Zanzibar and Tanzanian government's 2006 landmark ban on the import of plastic bags--the first such national law in Africa and one of the first in the world. Kufaa Tena/
Women's Voice continues today as a textile-based cooperative that still re-uses debris such as clothing and broken glass from the beachfront in their evolving "green-sewn"
non-electric design and decoration business.   Their primary aim is still to help us keep our Zanzibar villages, towns and beach fronts clean while providing a means of
self-sufficiency for local women and resources for local schools. Kufaa Tena began in Zanzibar March 2005 with major support from the Zanzibar Youth Educational and
Development Support Association (ZAYEDESA) in cooperation with the USA /Tanzania-based Osiris Enterprises and the Zanzibar Tourist Corporation.

In late 2006 Zanzibar became the
first government in Africa to ban
the import and use of plastic bags.

Hooray!!! for Zanzibar and kudos
to Kufaa Tena for being a part of
this significant milestone.
On mainland Tanzania in Dar es
Salaam, a plastics recycling plant
has been established.

Tanzania is on the move! and
Kufaa Tena has moved on to their
next recycling projects: recycled
glass and tile mosaic art,
reclaimed textile crafts and
eco-sewing. Keep watching our
site for our newest re-creations.

For more information on Kufaa Tena,
contact coordinator Zakia Kibuda in
Bwejuu at 255-777-455-796
or email zakiakibuda@yahoo.com.
For inquiries outside of Zanzibar and
Tanzania, contact
umtambuzi@sbcglobal.net

Thank you for supporting our efforts.

NOW AVAILABLE!! Online Purchase of the eco-sewn Obama Chef's Apron and
Multi-use SackBag as well as the limited remaining supply of
Kufaa Tena Recycled Handbags and Baskets. Use PAY PAL to purchase aprons
and bags at $20 each including shipping and handling in the USA.

CLICK HERE

and Rest Safe, Secure and Assured as you Help Us Keep Zanzibar Beautiful

Zanzibar Loves and Congratulates U.S.
President Barack Obama. A little-known
fact is that President Obama's grandfather
lived in and received his name (Barack)
from Zanzibar.
In honor of this, Kufaa Tena/
Women's Voice created the Barack Obama
Chef's Apron and Multi-Use SackBag from
the traditional kanga cloth
in red, yellow or blue.