Fred "Nabi" Yankey | Upcycling The Agbetsi Flags

“Sewing is a skill everyone should learn. Although you wouldn’t be perfect but at least everyone should know sewing in a sense that when your shirt or pant is torn you can mend it by yourself. Otherwise, you would dispose it of, thereby making it a problem for the environment.” Meet Fred Nabi Yankey, Remanufacturing Specialist at The Or Foundation Nabi can repair, upcycle and remanufacture ANYTHING and he somehow makes it look so effortless. So naturally, we turned to Nabi to create some items for the Agbetsi Living Water Swim Expedition including: 1️⃣ Swimsuits for Yvette Tetteh made from Econyl regenerated nylon and elastane. 2️⃣ An ankle brace made from Econyl regenerated nylon and elastane. This brace carries a Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) Disc for chemical trace element sampling. 3️⃣ A Ghana Flag made of secondhand clothing sourced from Kantamanto 4️⃣An Agbetsi Living Water Flag made of secondhand clothing sourced from Kantamanto 5️⃣ An Or Foundation Flag made of secondhand clothing sourced from Kantamanto So not only is The Woman Who Does Not Fear a fossil-fuel free vessel but she is flying the literal flag of sustainability 😜 Comment below if you would like to purchase an up-cycled Kantamanto Ghana flag! Nabi just might consider making some more….. #livingwaterswim #StopWasteColonialism First published to https://instagram.com/theorispresent