Taking an African #plasticrevolution to the world!
We are Flipflopi - an East African movement with a mission to end single use plastic and ensure all other plastics are part of a circular economy.
Since 2019 we have been sailing Flipflopi - the world’s first recycled plastic sailing dhow - on expeditions having discovered her amazing convening ability to bring the media, policy-makers, communities, and plastic entrepreneurs together to make change happen.
We have sailed from the Indian Ocean to Lake Victoria bringing awareness to the issue, engaging East Africans in alternative ways to use existing waste plastic, and demanding legislative action to ban single-use plastics.
Now, we are working with communities to “close the loop” on waste plastics, collecting and recycling waste to produce boats and products rooted in indigenous heritage, bringing plastic boatbuilding to the world!
What We Stand For
1. We are world-first innovation. We built the world’s first recycled plastic sailing dhow
2. We are optimists. We bring colour and hope to the plastic pollution movement
3. We are artivists. Creativity is needed to make environmental issues matter
4. We are East African. We are proud of our roots, and recognize the significance of heritage and culture to engage
5. We are a movement. Flipflopi is a collective of global change-makers and plastic revolutionaries we meet along the way
Our Pillars
EDUCATE
We are inspiring waste-plastic innovation and behavioural change through our heritage boatbuilding training centre courses, campaigns and partners around East Africa
INNOVATE
We are “closing the loop” on waste plastics through a community-centred recycling programme that builds products and sailing boats rooted in indigenous heritage
INFLUENCE
We campaign for the end of unnecessary single-use plastics through our advocacy programme and expeditions
Our Impact to Date
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Where is the Boat Now?
After two years of traveling around East Africa, the Flipflopi dhow has finally returned to her ancestral home in Lamu, Kenya.
Take Action
We aren’t here to preach - but if you want to, there are many ways to join the #plasticrevolution movement.
FIGHT PLASTIC WASTE
Constructing a boat with recycled plastic and flip-flops isn’t an easy task .... but you don’t have to build a plastic dhow to make a difference. Lots of small individual actions can also have a big impact on the planet. You too can join the PLASTIC REVOLUTION!
SIGN THE PETITION
We are calling for EAC Member States to reach regional consensus and adopt legislation to address single-use plastic and ban the most destructive, useless plastics – such as cotton buds, cutlery, disposable cups, and plastic straws.
DONATE
Your donations will go directly to research
and development into plastic boatbuilding, manufacturing Flipflopi Kubwa (“the big one”, and support community-led recycling, educational and innovation hubs
across East Africa
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