HMGC in the media
Wednesday, 26th January, 2011
Capital FM - Kenyan girls cash in on plastic
Plastic bags have been named the unwanted flowers because of the damage they cause to the environment especially when disposed off incorrectly. Located at the City Park Hawkers Market in Parklands, the organisation known as Hawkers Market Girls Centre recycles polythene bags and papers, converting them into useful products.
Read the full article under: http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/Kenyanews/Kenyan-girls-cash-in-on-plastic.html
Thursday, 26th February, 2009
Taifa Leo - Fujo zu achaguzi zilifungua
Commonly when there is violence in any place women and small children are the ones that are mostly affected. Most women are sexually abused and children basic needs neglected.
That’s how it was after post election violence in Kenya. We met 2 girls aged 20 whose lives changed after violence and it seemed to follow the same stream.
The original article is in swhahili but we translated it also in english.
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Newsweek Magazine - BBC World Challenge
Hawkers Market Girls Centre is featured in this week’s edition of Newsweek magazine. The project was a finalist out of over 10,000 applicants from around the world.
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