Kantamanto fire – Or Foundation pledges $1m

By Simon Glover
3 January 2025

The Or Foundation pledges $1 million after the world’s largest secondhand clothing market is destroyed by fire

Shop owners work to clear their stalls following the huge fire at Kantamanto Market. Photo: Julius Tornyi,_The Or Foundation

The Or Foundation has committed $1 million to emergency relief efforts after a fire destroyed the Kantamanto used clothes market in Ghana - the world’s largest secondhand market.

The environmental organisation, which campaigns against exports of used clothing from the 'Global North' to Ghana and other African nations, is also calling on the fashion industry to help revitalise the market.

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