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Eco Fashion Week Africa (EFWA) is building Africa’s leading circular fashion platform, bringing together organisations, brands, designers, policymakers, producers, educators, communities and individuals to address one of fashion’s biggest challenges: overconsumption and textile waste.
Volunteer led and partnership driven, EFWA uses the power of fashion to turn awareness into collective action. Through collaboration, education and impactful experiences, the platform creates opportunities for different sectors to come together, exchange knowledge, test ideas and work towards tangible solutions for a more responsible fashion future.
At the heart of EFWA is the belief that everyone who wears clothes is part of the conversation.
The week long programme includes environmental clean ups, eco education workshops, industry forums, community conversations, clothing swaps, creative showcases and the signature No New Clothes Runway, which challenges traditional ideas of consumption by celebrating existing garments, repurposed materials, creativity and conscious design.
EFWA also uses fashion as an accessible way to educate and engage communities around the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, with particular focus on SDGs 1, 5, 12, 13, 14 and 17.
SDG 17, Partnerships for the Goals, sits at the centre of the EFWA model. By bringing together organisations, businesses, policymakers, designers, producers, creatives, communities and individuals across generations, EFWA creates a shared platform where collaboration can move beyond conversation towards practical action.
Our goal is to build a strong African ecosystem where fashion becomes a tool for environmental action, education, innovation, economic opportunity and collaboration, while demonstrating that meaningful change in the fashion industry can begin with how we produce, purchase, use, reuse and value the clothes we already have.
Sustainable Development Goals ALIGNMENT
Eco Fashion Week Africa aligns its work with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, particularly SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth, SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities, SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production, SDG 13 Climate Action, and SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals.
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PAST & ONGOING PARTNERS
Over the years, Eco Fashion Week Africa has proudly collaborated with a growing network of partners, sponsors, institutions, hospitality brands, creatives, media platforms, and community led organisations that share our vision for a more conscious and sustainable future. Their support has helped bring our workshops, clean ups, educational forums, ‘No New Clothes’ runway experiences, youth engagement activities, and circular fashion conversations to life across different communities. We are deeply grateful for every partnership that has walked this journey with us and remain open to building meaningful collaborations with organisations equally passionate about impact, creativity, culture, and sustainability.”
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- Our work spans designers, artisans, youth, and communities across Africa, creating platforms for circular fashion, education, and collaboration while influencing local and global conversations on sustainability.
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- Forbes Africa supported Eco Fashion Week Africa Season 2 as a media partner, providing sponsorship in kind through a dedicated feature that amplified the event to its continental audience.
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- Centre for Multiparty Democracy They champion a vibrant, collaborative, and inclusive democracy in Kenya. As a unifying platform for political parties, civic actors, and strategic partners, CMD-Kenya fosters dialogue and cooperation to strengthen Kenya’s multiparty system.
