Join Isatou Ceesay and be inspired to become a changemaker in your own right. It highlights the urgent need to address the plastic pollution crisis and encourages readers to take action to make a difference in their own communities. But what happens when a bag breaks or is no longer needed In Njau, Gambia, people simply dropped the bags and went. It is the perfect book to introduce environmental topics to kids like recycling, and also teaches that even one person can make a difference. This powerful and moving book showcases the impact of one person’s determination and ingenuity in creating positive change. One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and The Recycling Women of The Gambia is the inspirational, true story about littered plastic bags and the woman who stood up and transformed her community. Her efforts not only helped to clean up the environment, but also provided income for women in her community who had been struggling to make ends meet. Isatou Ceesay decided to take action, and she began to collect the plastic bags and recycle them into something new. The bags also strangled gardens, killed livestock, and polluted the environment. The stagnant water in the bags provided a breeding ground for mosquitoes and diseases, while the burning of bags left behind a foul smell. However, when these bags broke or were no longer needed, they were carelessly discarded, leading to an unsightly accumulation of plastic waste alongside roads. Discover the inspiring true story of Isatou Ceesay, an African woman who started a recycling movement to combat the pollution caused by plastic bags in her community.įor years, plastic bags were a cheap and convenient option for carrying goods in Njau, Gambia.
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