Tree · Kantamanto Market, Accra, Ghana
The Revival
Turning Kantamanto's imported clothing waste into art, skills and livelihoods
Works nationallyAccra Plains
- textiles
- upcycling
- second-hand clothing
- waste colonialism
- craft
- skills training
A community-led non-profit based in Accra's Kantamanto Market, the largest second-hand clothing market in West Africa. They collect discarded garments, employ local craftspeople, train market traders and young people as upcyclers, and use art and education to expose and answer the global textile waste flowing into Ghana.
Founded by Yayra Agbofah, The Revival reports diverting over 12 million garments from landfill since 2018 and employs 12 full-time staff. In September 2025 it opened a Showroom and Atelier in Kantamanto, launched an Upcycling Club for designers, tailors and traders, and began managing a clean battery station in the market with partner Kofa. It is also launching a Circularity Lab for textile recycling research.
What they need
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- Partners for the Circularity Lab
- Collaborators in design and research
- Support for upcyclers' enterprises
What they offer
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- Upcycling workshops
- Vintage hunts in Kantamanto
- Capsule collection and art collaborations
- Training for market traders and youth