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This Backpack Designed for Poor Kids Does So Much More Than Carry Books

(Quartz) – Sometimes, the best innovation isn’t an app. South Africans Thato Kgatlhanye and Rea Ngwane are co-founders of the business Rethaka. Their brand of Repurposed Schoolbags are made from recycled and reinforced plastic shopping bags. Many of the recipients come from poor families. But it’s so much more than a bag. Because the kids often live in shacks […]