Chloe Asaam's guest appearances

Chloe Asaam

All The Small Things

Pre-Loved Podcast with Emily Stochl

Pandora Sykes

Sarah Wilson

Laura Thomas

Shona Vertue

Clara Amfo

Gaz Oakley

Poorna Bell

Rangan Chatterjee

Laura Whitmore

Melissa Hemsley

Jasmine Hemsley

Tony Riddle

Michael Miller

Adam Minter

Colleen Darnell

OwlTail

Sammy Oteng

S6 Ep11 THE OR FOUNDATION: Chloe Asaam and Sammy Oteng  - on Kantamanto Market, the impact of the secondhand clothing trade in Accra, Ghana and the programming they manage at the No More Fast Fashion Lab, a community center and circularity lab. JOIN OUR PATREON COMMUNITY: https://www.patreon.com/prelovedpod  Listen and subscribe on:  iTunes |  Spotify |  Stitcher |  Google Play | or wherever you get your podcasts! Please rate &amp; review the show so more vintage lovers find this community. Pre-Loved Podcast is a weekly interview show about rad vintage style with guests you’ll want to go thrifting with. Find the show at @emilymstochl on Instagram and @PreLovedPod on Twitter. Pre-Loved Podcast: The OR Foundation, managers Chloe &amp; Sammy Today, I’m joined by two guests, Chloe Asaam and Sammy Oteng, with the OR Foundation, a non-profit organization in the United States and Ghana, that has been operating in both countries since 2009. We have previously done two other Pre-Loved Podcast episodes in collaboration with the OR Foundation, S4 Episodes 19 and 20, which I’ll link in the shownotes.  Today, I’m joined by Chloe, the Programs Manager of The OR Foundation, and Sammy, the Community Design Lab Manager. Chloe and Sammy are both trained fashion designers, researchers and humanitarians. Both of them have written and spoken about the impact of the secondhand clothing trade in Accra across an array of media, and we’re honored to hear from them today.  I asked if we could have them on the show to get their perspective about the secondhand ecosystem in Accra, Ghana, particularly surrounding Kantamanto Market, the largest secondhand market in the world, and to also hear about the programming they manage at the No More Fast Fashion Lab, a community center and circularity lab, adjacent to Kantamanto Market, which the OR Foundation established in fall of 2021.  So let’s get into – let’s dive right into the show!  Upcoming Events:   Pre-Loved Podcast LIVE in NYC on Thursday, April 7th   ReFashion Week Runway Show on Friday, April 8th  Manhattan Vintage Show on Saturday, April 9th All the Episode Links:  The OR Foundation @theorispresent Chloe Asaam Sammy Oteng Support The OR Foundation - Secondhand Solidarity Fund Next ‘We Just Kant’ IG Live coming up April 4!  Pre-Loved Podcast S4 Ep 19 with Liz Ricketts of The OR Foundation  Pre-Loved Podcast S4 Ep20 about secondhand in Accra, Ghana Subscribe to the OR Foundation newsletter! The Kayeyei Research &amp; Apprenticeship Program  All the Small Things with Venetia la Manna  * JOIN THE PATREON COMMUNITY and get the Pre-Loved Podcast News Flash: https://www.patreon.com/prelovedpod  A special thanks goes out to my Patron Insiders:  Patty Weber Beverley Docherty of Wolfe Pack Vintage Danny of Galaxy Live Kayla of Pins Thrift &amp; Vintage Kathy Brand Lucero Buendia Steven Vogel Mary-Elizabeth Land Tricia Zelazny Leslie V.  * Pre-Loved Podcast stickers are on sale now!  PayPal me $4.00 USD at this link, or to @Emily-Stochl on Venmo and provide your address, and I will ship you a sticker anywhere in the world! Or, if you want, you can also use the link paypal.me/prelovedpod or Venmo @Emily-Stochl to send a donation in support of the show. Pre-Loved Podcast is created by Emily Stochl. Follow me on Instagram, Twitter, and my blog. 

S6 Ep11 THE OR FOUNDATION: Chloe Asaam and Sammy Oteng  - on Kantamanto Market, the impact of the secondhand clothing trade in Accra, Ghana and the programming they manage at the No More Fast Fashion Lab, a community center and circularity lab. JOIN OUR PATREON COMMUNITY: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/prelovedpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/prelovedpod</a> Listen and subscribe on: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pre-loved-podcast/id1435719708?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> iTunes</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2EvDEHdzLVgYEesX1Un0q8?si=Goi8EveUS5eQm7Csjxi67Q" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Spotify</a> | <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/emily-stochl-brume-daisy/preloved-podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Stitcher</a> | <a href="https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Idmmf4apymrsm2vif2f5oy7pexm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Google Play</a> | or wherever you get your podcasts! Please rate &amp; review the show so more vintage lovers find this community. Pre-Loved Podcast is a weekly interview show about rad vintage style with guests you’ll want to go thrifting with. Find the show at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/emilymstochl/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@emilymstochl</a> on Instagram and <a href="https://twitter.com/prelovedpod?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@PreLovedPod</a> on Twitter. Pre-Loved Podcast: The OR Foundation, managers Chloe &amp; Sammy Today, I’m joined by two guests, Chloe Asaam and Sammy Oteng, with the OR Foundation, a non-profit organization in the United States and Ghana, that has been operating in both countries since 2009. We have previously done two other Pre-Loved Podcast episodes in collaboration with the OR Foundation, S4 Episodes 19 and 20, which I’ll link in the shownotes.  Today, I’m joined by Chloe, the Programs Manager of The OR Foundation, and Sammy, the Community Design Lab Manager. Chloe and Sammy are both trained fashion designers, researchers and humanitarians. Both of them have written and spoken about the impact of the secondhand clothing trade in Accra across an array of media, and we’re honored to hear from them today.  I asked if we could have them on the show to get their perspective about the secondhand ecosystem in Accra, Ghana, particularly surrounding Kantamanto Market, the largest secondhand market in the world, and to also hear about the programming they manage at the No More Fast Fashion Lab, a community center and circularity lab, adjacent to Kantamanto Market, which the OR Foundation established in fall of 2021.  So let’s get into – let’s dive right into the show!  Upcoming Events:  <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pre-loved-podcast-live-tickets-291442772177" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Pre-Loved Podcast LIVE</a> in NYC on Thursday, April 7th  <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2022-refashion-runway-show-tickets-276944487417" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> ReFashion Week Runway Show</a> on Friday, April 8th  <a href="https://manhattanvintage.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Manhattan Vintage Show</a> on Saturday, April 9th All the Episode Links: <ul> <li><a href="https://theor.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The OR Foundation</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/theorispresent/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@theorispresent</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/chloe_asaam/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chloe Asaam</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/kofibrother/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sammy Oteng</a></li> <li><a href="https://theor.org/donate" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Support The OR Foundation</a> - Secondhand Solidarity Fund</li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tv/CZr6SoZIckS/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Next ‘We Just Kant’ IG Live</a> coming up April 4!</li> <li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/liz-ricketts-co-founder-or-foundation-on-multi-year/id1435719708?i=1000485494435" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Pre-Loved Podcast S4 Ep 19</a> with Liz Ricketts of The OR Foundation</li> <li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/second-hand-fashion-in-accra-ghana-david-sammy-yayra/id1435719708?i=1000486261137" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Pre-Loved Podcast S4 Ep20</a> about secondhand in Accra, Ghana</li> <li><a href="https://theor.org/contact" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe to the OR Foundation newsletter!</a></li> <li><a href="https://theor.org/work" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Kayeyei Research &amp; Apprenticeship Program</a></li> <li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/all-the-small-things/id1287395967" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> All the Small Things with Venetia la Manna</a></li> </ul> * JOIN THE PATREON COMMUNITY and get the Pre-Loved Podcast News Flash: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/prelovedpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/prelovedpod</a> A special thanks goes out to my Patron Insiders: <ul> <li>Patty Weber</li> <li>Beverley Docherty of Wolfe Pack Vintage</li> <li>Danny of Galaxy Live</li> <li>Kayla of Pins Thrift &amp; Vintage</li> <li>Kathy Brand</li> <li>Lucero Buendia</li> <li>Steven Vogel</li> <li>Mary-Elizabeth Land</li> <li>Tricia Zelazny</li> <li>Leslie V.</li> </ul> * Pre-Loved Podcast stickers are on sale now! <a href="https://www.paypal.com/paypalme2/prelovedpod?locale.x=en_US" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> PayPal me $4.00 USD at this link</a>, or to @Emily-Stochl on Venmo and provide your address, and I will ship you a sticker anywhere in the world! Or, if you want, you can also use the link <a href="https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/prelovedpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">paypal.me/prelovedpod</a> or Venmo @Emily-Stochl to send a donation in support of the show. Pre-Loved Podcast is created by Emily Stochl. Follow me on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/emilymstochl/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/EmilyMStochl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, and <a href="http://www.emilymstochl.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">my blog</a>.

S6 Ep11 THE OR FOUNDATION: Chloe Asaam and Sammy Oteng  - on Kantamanto Market, the impact of the secondhand clothing trade in Accra, Ghana and the programming they manage at the No More Fast Fashion Lab, a community center and circularity lab.

Chloe Asaam is a designer, researcher, community organiser and Program/Operations Manager for The OR Foundation.The OR Foundation is an incredible charity and campaign who are raising awareness about the fashion waste crisis, specifically in Ghana’s capital Accra, where 15 million used garments pour into the area every week from the UK, Europe, North America and Australia, flooding the city’s sprawling clothing market.The OR (which stands for choice) work at the intersection of environmental justice, education and fashion development, our mission is to identify and manifest alternatives to the dominant model of fashion – alternatives that bring forth ecological prosperity, as opposed to destruction, and that inspire citizens to form a relationship with fashion that extends beyond their role as consumer. They want to catalyse a justice-led circular economy. At every level their initiatives are founded on the belief that Justice within the violent yet beautiful world we share begins with Reckoning, Recovery and Reparations.With a background in Fashion Design, Chloe sees the negative impact of fast fashion’s thoughtless overproduction and she is on a mission to do something about it. Chloe’s work with The OR Foundation builds on her personal advocacy and gives her the space to have a tangible impact on the people working within the Kantamanto ecosystem, specifically the kayayei (female head porters).Learn more about the work of The OR FoundationSupport their work: https://theor.org/donateFind Chloe: @chloe_asaamFind The OR Foundation: @TheORisPresentFind me: @venetialamannaFind the show: @atstpodcast This episode was produced by Venetia La Manna and edited by Nada Smiljanic. The music was composed by William Haxworth and the artwork was designed by Alex Sedano. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chloe Asaam is a designer, researcher, community organiser and Program/Operations Manager for The OR Foundation.The OR Foundation is an incredible charity and campaign who are raising awareness about the fashion waste crisis, specifically in Ghana’s capital Accra, where 15 million used garments pour into the area every week from the UK, Europe, North America and Australia, flooding the city’s sprawling clothing market.The OR (which stands for choice) work at the intersection of environmental justice, education and fashion development, our mission is to identify and manifest alternatives to the dominant model of fashion – alternatives that bring forth ecological prosperity, as opposed to destruction, and that inspire citizens to form a relationship with fashion that extends beyond their role as consumer. They want to catalyse a justice-led circular economy. At every level their initiatives are founded on the belief that Justice within the violent yet beautiful world we share begins with Reckoning, Recovery and Reparations.With a background in Fashion Design, Chloe sees the negative impact of fast fashion’s thoughtless overproduction and she is on a mission to do something about it. Chloe’s work with The OR Foundation builds on her personal advocacy and gives her the space to have a tangible impact on the people working within the Kantamanto ecosystem, specifically the kayayei (female head porters).Learn more about the work of <a href="https://theor.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">The OR Foundation</a>Support their work: <a href="https://theor.org/donate" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://theor.org/donate</a>Find Chloe: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/chloe_asaam/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@chloe_asaam</a>Find The OR Foundation: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theorispresent/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@TheORisPresent</a>Find me:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/venetialamanna/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"> @venetialamanna</a>Find the show:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/atstpodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"> @atstpodcast</a> This episode was produced by Venetia La Manna and edited by Nada Smiljanic. The music was composed by William Haxworth and the artwork was designed by Alex Sedano. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Chloe Asaam on Fashion' Waste Crisis