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Women mint money by turning used wigs into carpets, doormats

Sarah Adero and Linet Akoth weave waste weave hair into door mats in Kisumu. [Michael Mute, Standard]

Every morning, Sarah Adero, a mother of two, leads a group of women to raid dustbins in salons that dot Kisumu city to collect waste synthetic human hair.

The trip starts with visiting various dumpsites where they scavenge for wigs and braids discarded by women.

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