In the Press

2025

**Cleaning up plastic pollution on East Africa’s coast**
IFAW

**The Flipflopi Project: Women Recycling Programs in Kenya**
The Borgen Project

**The not-so-visible cost of ‘waste’ export to Africa**
Newspaper Africa

**Riding the Waves of Change: Sailing with the Flipflopi Project**
Critical Stages

**Commonwealth Clean Oceans Plastics Campaign in Kenya**
Royal Commonwealth Society

**From Waste to Resource - Boatbuilding with recycled plastic**
SNAME - Marine Technology Magazine

**Flipflopi launches toolkit to tackle plastic recycling challenges in remote communities**
SMEP

**Experts warn of mounting threats to Kenya’s marine ecosystem**
The Star Kenya

**Toolkit shares real lessons from the frontlines of plastic recovery**
Northumbria University Newcastle

**Innovating Sustainability: The role of research and development in the Flipflopi Project**
SMEP

2024

**Donkeys in Kenya are dying with stomachs full of plastic – and other animals are at risk.**
The Guardian

**Plastic waste finds new life in restaurants**
Nation

**Davina Ngei on reducing plastic waste in Kenya**
Packaging Gateway

**A throne fit for a King?**
Marine Litter Watch

**Highlighting the socio-economic impact of grant spending in underserved geographies**
SMEP

**Kenya: Islanders upcycle washed up plastic waste into boats**
Africa News

**Setting Sail for Change: The Inspiring Journey of the FlipFlopi Project**
Nomad

**The Flipflopi Project: Plastic Waste in Kenya's Lamu Turned Into Furniture, Boats**
Firstpost Africa

**Lake Victoria is silently dying, putting over 40 million people at risk**
The Citizen

2023

**Plastics are in the fish you eat; Lobby groups now push for regional ban**
Newspaper Africa

Click to watch **DW’S report** on our heritage boat-building training centre in Lamu

**How a boat made of plastic put the spotlight on pollution**
UNEP

**“Hemos construido un buen barco a base de miles de chanclas”**
La Vanguardia

**Pictures of King Charles and Queen Camilla’s Kenya tour**
Express

**Authors Linda Lodding & *Dipesh Pabari* answer our questions about their new book**
The Children’s Book Council

**A Plastic Revolution Sets Sail**
WT Media Group

**Fit for a king: Nyali recyclers gift 'plastic' throne to Charles**
The Nation

**King Charles looks delighted as campaigners gift him a chair made from recycled plastics during his visit to Mombasa's Nyali Beach in Kenya**
Mail Online

**Flip-flop boats, ‘trashion’ and the Bag Monster: the art of discarded plastic – in pictures**
The Guardian

**Plastics: A losing battle?**
Mazingira Yetu

**The News Hour with Mark Austin**
Sky News

**Baby elephants and a plastic throne: Here are the standout moments from King Charles' trip to Kenya**
CTV News

**Taka-taka Hatari Baharini**
Citizen TV

**‘Flipflopi’ sibling ‘Dau’ on voyage to save oceans from plastic**
The East African

2022

**World Sailing 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award finalists announced**
All about shipping

**Plastikmüll vor Kenias Traumstrand**
3sat

**The Flipflopi boat explores the impact of waste in the western Indian Ocean**
Afrik21

**Flipflopi sets sail on expedition to map impact of marine litter in the Western Indian Ocean**
Maritimafrica

**Meet the ‘Plastic Revolutionaries’ of Kenya and Uganda**
What design can do

**Flipflopi sets sail on expedition to map impact of marine litter in the Western Indian Ocean**
African Business

**Pollution au Kenya : "Tout le monde est surpris de voir qu'un sac plastique puisse devenir un verre ou quelque chose qui va servir"**
France 3 Occitanie

**How scientific research can enable stricter plastic pollution laws**
World Economic Forum

2021

VOA Indonesia, 30th March 2021 — **VOA Indonesia**

Anadolu, 4th March 2021 — **UN launches anti-plastic pollution mission in E. Africa**
Anadolu

**Over 10,000 East Africans call for regional action to ban unnecessary single-use plastics**
The Star

Africa Science Focus, April 2021 — **Giving plastic waste a new life**
Africa Science Focus

UNEP, 19th April 2021 — **After a month under sail, the Flipflopi ends its voyage on Lake Victoria**
**UNEP**

Mwananchi, 12th April 2021 — **Ujasiriamali kupambana na taka za plastiki Ziwa Victoria**
Mwananchi

Euro News, 31st March 2021 — **This is the world’s first sailing ship made out of flip-flops**
Euro News

Daily Monitor, 14th March 2021 — **Sailing across Lake Victoria to create plastic waste awareness**
Daily Monitor

**Flipflopi arrives in Uganda**
UK Government

Baba Television Uganda, 14th March 2021 — **Baba Television Uganda**

Ocean Matters Podcast, January 2021 — **Flipflopi Greater and Greater**
Ocean Matters Podcast

CNN, 4th June 2021 — **Innovators and artisans in Kenya are redefining what it means to turn trash into treasure**
CNN

Canal+, 20th May 2021 — **Ils naviguent sur le 1er bateau en plastique recyclé**
Canal+

Independent, 27th April 2021 — **Even in the far reaches of the Indian Ocean we can’t escape plastic waste…**
Independent

IPP Media, 10th April 2021 — **Countries around Lake Victoria uniting to see end of single-use**
IPP Media

DailyXpress, 22nd March 2021 — **DailyXpress**

Insider, 15th March 2021 — **Flipflopi arrives in Uganda, to the source of the River Nile, to tackle plastic pollution in the Lake Victoria and East Africa Region**
Insider

InfoNile Magazine, March 2021 — **The pain that is plastic waste in Lake Victoria and more**
InfoNile Magazine

La Croix, 16th March 2021 — **Sur le lac Victoria, alerte aux dangers de la pollution**
La Croix

The Star, 4th March 2021 — **Boat made of recycled plastic set to sail on Lake Victoria**
The Star

Citizen TV, 8th June 2021 — **Amplifying landlocked voices for our Oceans**
Citizen TV

The Star, 3rd May 2021 — **Flipflopi returns to Lamu after two-month East Africa expedition**
The Star

Swara Magazine, April 2021 — **Ali Skanda: Lamu’s Master Dhow Maker adds Environmentalist to his name**
Swara Magazine

Malunde, 19th April 2021 — **Mashua ya Kwanza Duniani Kutengenezwa Kwa Take za Plastiki yatua Dar**
Malunde 1

ITV, 10th April 2021 — **Uchafuzi wa Ziwa Victoria wahatarisha wa watu wanaozunguka na ziwa hilo**
ITV

NTV Kenya, 6th March 2021 — **Saving Lake Victoria**
NTV Kenya

Geo, 8th March 2021 — **Flipflopi, le bateau en plastique recyclé en expédition sur le lac Victoria**
Geo

Nation, 4th March 2021 — **Naam-Lolwe festival to highlight danger of plastics**
Nation

2020

World Economic Forum, November 2020 — **Reflecting on Kenya’s single-use plastic bag ban three years on**
World Economic Forum

Standard, June 2020 — **It is now illegal to carry single-use plastic to parks, forests**
Standard

YUMPU, March 2020 — **Plastic Revolution**
Yumpu

The World’s Video Wiki, February 2020 — **Groups educating the world about environmental issues**
The World’s Video Wiki

UNEP, September 2020 — **A sailboat made partially from flip-flops, takes on Africa’s biggest lake**
UNEP

DAILY NATION, June 2020 — **He who creates plastic ought to dispose of the pollutant**
Daily Nation

Le Point, June 2020 — **Kenya: le plastique dans le viseur**
Le Point

Xinhuanet, September 2020 — **UNEP calls for joint collaboration to fight plastic waste**
Xinhuanet

Atlas of the Future, August 2020 — **Step aboard this technicolour dreamboat**
Atlas of the Future

The Star, April 2020 — **Creating a sustainable waste management system in Kenya**
The Star

2019

CNN travel, 29th January 2019 — **CNN travel**

The Guardian, 30th January 2019 — **The Guardian**

Screenshot 2019-01-18 at 14.42.54.png — **SA Express**

Screenshot+2019-01-18+at+14.19.34.jpg — **UN Environment**

SAIL + LEISURE, August 2019 — **An anti-plastic pilgrimage**
SAIL + LEISURE

Khuluma magazine, April 2019 — **Flipping the tide**
Khuluma Magazine

UN News, 20th April 2019 — **5 world-changing ideas: our top picks for World Creativity and Innovation Day**
UN News

UNI India, 13th February 2019 — **Boat made of recycled plastic encourages to fight for cleaner seas**
UNI India

Thomson Reuters Foundation, 12th February 2019 — **Thomson Reuters Foundation**

KTV Online, 13th February 2019 - (swahili) — **KTV Online**

World Economic Forum, February 2019 — **World Economic Forum**

Le Monde Afrique, 28th January 2019 - (french) — **Le Monde Afrique**

Aljazeera, 24th January 2019 — **Kenya Recycling: First trail-blazing plastic dhow**
Aljazeera

IPP Media, 13th January 2019 — **Plastic dhow visits Zanzibar as part of beach pollution fight**
IPP Media

Screenshot 2019-01-15 at 12.23.20.png — **The Star**

Times of Oman, 27th January 2019 — **Times of Oman**

Marine Technology, July 2019 — **Cutting-edge tradition in Kenya**
Marine Technology

World Ocean Initiative, 12th March 2019 — **Plastic on the water**
World Ocean Initiative

Macau Business, 13th February 2019 — **Boat made of recycled flip-flops raises flag for cleaner African seas**
Macau Business

RFI, 6th February 2019 — **Kenyan-based Flipflopi boat is calling for a plastic revolution**
RFI

Deutsche Welle, 29th January 2019 — **A boat made out of recycled plastic garbage**
Deutsche Welle

Daily Mail, 27th January 2019 — **Daily Mail**

BBC News, 25th January 2019 — **BBC News**

The East African, 23rd January 2019 — **The East African**

**The boat that will try tackling global plastic pollution - Flipflopi**
Times of India

Daily Nation

getaway.co.za magazine, July 2019 — **Voyage of Hope**
Getaway Magazine

White horses magazine, June 2019 — **Flipflopi, building the worlds first recycled dhow**
White Horses Magazine

IPP Media, 14th February 2019 — **Boat made of recycled plastic and flip-flops inspires**
IPP Media

Africa News, 13th February 2019 — **Boat made of recycled plastic and flip-flops inspires fight for cleaner seas along African coast**
Africa News

Make A Change World, 9th February 2019 — **Make A Change World**

Africa News FR, 5th February 2019 - (french) — **Africa News FR**

Spiegel Online, 27th January 2019 - (german) — **Das boot ist einfach nur Mull**
Spiegel Online

Japan Times, 27th January 2019 — **Kenyan boat made from recycled plastic carries message**
Japan Times

China Daily, 24th January 2019 — **World first plastic waste made boat sets sail**
China Daily

All Africa, 22nd January 2019 — **East Africa: World’s first plastic dhow makes maiden Kenya-Zanzibar Trip**
All Africa

New China, 14th January 2019 — **New China**

2018

**Kenyans building dhows from recycled plastic hope to turn tide against pollution**
The Times

**Plastic boat-builder Ali Skanda set for recognition**
Daily Nation

**Islanders in Kenya build recycled plastic boat to highlight pollution**
Reuters

**Surveyor Magazine - A floating vision of plastic-free seas**

the flip flopi — **Using flip-flops to build a boat and clean the ocean**
BBC News

**Kenyans hope recycled plastic boat will inspire progress**
Al Jazeera

**Boote aus recycletern: Plastikmull**
ZDF Heute

**Pulse Live Kenya - the word’s first plastic boat is set to go on water in July**

2017

**Reinventing the recycling business in Kenya**
CNN - Inside Africa

plastic revolution — **Kenya's celebrities launch campaign against plastic pollution in oceans**
Xinhua

Plastic bag manufacturers have two months to declare their stocks before the ban takes effect on august 28th. Environment CS Judy Wakhungu says the move will help the government to monitor the phasing out of plastic packaging ahead of the country's bold step on environmental protection.

A Malindi based plastic waste company is set to build the first ever dhow made with recycled plastic and discarded flip-flops at a cost of 60 million shillings. The 60 feet FlipFlopi Expedition Dhow will sail 5,000 kms from Lamu to Cape Town to create awareness on the impact of plastic waste in the ocean.

plastic revolution on KTN — **The #PlasticRevolution on KTN Business today**

plastic dhow — **The East African - Plastic Dhow sails to save the ocean**

The flipflopi on CNBC Africa — **Flipflopi Project Involved in Plastic Recycling**
CNBC Africa

plastic boar - St. Andrew's Turi — **St Andrew’s Turi**

the flipflopi on coast week — **Coast Week**

Kenya has so many beautiful places to explore! The Lamu Archipelago has always been a favourite destination of Sharon and Susan. In fact, you can check out their experience in Episode 75 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5ncZZRDRdg&t=60s). In this episode, Susan revisits Lamu, but with the Routes Adventure crew, and travels according to their adventuring philosophy.

plastic-only boat.png — **Fair Planet - World’s first: the plastic-only boat to fight pollution**

plastic dhow voyage.jpg — **The Star - Flip-flop dhow to fight plastic waste in historic Lamu-to-Cape Town Voyage**

ship on a mission to save oceans — **DailyNation - Ship on a mission to save oceans**

plastic revolution on standard newspaper.jpg — **The time to champion a plastic revolution is now**
Standard Newspaper

**Beach Clean Ups with Kitty Inn**
Project Aware

Salim Amin of Africa 24 media hosting Ben Morison & James wakibia where they talk about the #PlasticRevolution and the FlipFlopi dhow

Flipflopi boat - Mediamax — **Mediamax**

plastic dhow to set sail.png — **What’s Good Networks - Kenya’s plastic battle and ho a plastic dhow is setting sail to save the ocean**

**A dhow made from plastic?**
Safari Link

recycled plastic boat — **Recycled plastic boat is set for its maiden voyage to SA**
Standard

flipflopi dhow — **Flipflopi Dhow**
Nomad Magazine

The flipflopi boat - People Daily — **People Daily**

Some places absorb you. Some consume your soul. Some places rejuvenate the imagination. And some you call home in your heart. Lamu is a lost lover in a time I'd like to travel back to. Exploring the Lamu Archipelago with Susan Wong was a wonderful experience.