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Achenyo Idachaba-Obara, Founder & CEO, MitiMeth (Nigeria)
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Achenyo Idachaba-Obara, Founder & CEO, MitiMeth (Nigeria)
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Achenyo Idachaba-Obaro
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MitiMeth, tackling a growing Nigerian environmental challenge and creating sustainable jobs.
Achenyo Idachaba-Obaro is a Computer Scientist turned Social Entrepreneur. She is also the Founder and CEO of MitiMeth, an award-winning Social Enterprise transforming waste and building livelihoods through the transformation of invasive aquatic weeds and agricultural residues. To date, MitiMeth has trained over 400 women from communities across Nigeria and Ghana to make eco-friendly home décor and lifestyle products from these natural fibres. She is passionate about creating employment opportunities through sustainable textiles and accessories from renewable materials and working with multi-stakeholders to push these into the mainstream. Her story has been featured on TED, BBC, Deutsche Welle TV, CNBC Africa and CNN’s African Start-Up.
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Achenyo Idachaba-Obaro, founder of MitiMeth (Nigeria)
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MitiMeth is an award-winning, cause driven brand, transforming waste and building livelihoods in Nigeria via the Creative Economy. The company has just opened its new “All Things Water Hyacinth” Showroom in Lagos. The new retrofitted “for-purpose” Showroom and Production Hub will be a centre for the transformation of water hyacinth into Home Goods and Accessories.
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Achenyo Idachaba, founder of MitiMeth (Nigeria)
Achenyo Idachaba, founder of MitiMeth, Nigeria
Finding an innovative eco-solution to Nigeria's problem of its waterways being invaded by highly destructive water hyacinth plants, also created a unique business opportunity for Nigerian social entrepreneur, Achenyo Idachaba.
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