Student collects used clothes to sell in Ghana ■ >— ■ SCOTT MIlfcR. NORT* TfcXA$ ; A L v U Of NORTH XA Akwasi Botang collected 16.000 articles of used clothing to sell in Ghana. West Africa. By Leslie Huehoit ■ The North Texas Daily U. of North Texas A L of North 'Texas graduate student has purchased 16,000 articles of used clothing to sell in Africa Akwasi Botang will he on his wav home to Ghana, West Africa, to accom plish his mission of selling clothing in an impoverished country. For more than a year. Botang visited garage sales and searched for unclaimed clothes m laundromats Botang’s find ings have left him with enough clothing to make a difference in a place that is close to his heart "I've been thinking about doing this for a long time because when 1 first came here an 1983), I noticed an abundance of waste I grew up in a society where there was so much poverty Here, people throw away usable stuff on a daily basis “Incomes are low m Africa and mans people can't afford to pay even $15 for a pair of jeans," Botang said "I saw what Goodwill stores were doing Goodw ill is a multimilhon dollar industry and it survives on used cloth ing 1 figured inexpensive jeans would make it big m the African market,' Botang said. Botang's clothing collection consists primarily of blue jeans, he said “I think there’s a market for jeans everywhere. A friend of mine goes all over Texas and gathers large amounts of jeans (3,000 pairs) for me.” Botang said he hopes to return to West Africa this summer with five or It) times as many articles of clothing as he has right now He said his luck m finding inexpensive deals and contributions should improve during the summer “Spring and summer are the best times to go to garage sales because the weather is good and people like to clean and get rid of old clothes during these times," HoLang said Hotting has received several loans that help him maintain his business and transport the cargo to Africa, he said “I borrow here and there and my stu dent loan helps 1 don't even know how I’m going to pay my rent next month because I put everything into the busi ness I'm a student and I have little sav mgs.” Transportation of the clothing is the most expensive part of Botang's busi ness. "It costs about $4,000 to ship the clothes to Africa I’m paying an average of 22 cents to ship each pair of jeans " THIS IS NOT MARKER. Work Abroad Continued from page 12 Britian" program is co-sponsored by British Universities North America Club and the exchange. Northern Arizona U freshman Kerry Ann Chapely discovered the BUNAC program when she was searching for a job overseas. She was primarily interested in living and working in England “1 looked into a lot of different oppor tunities before I decided on the BUNAC program." she said After working in Northern England from July to December 1988, Chapely said, “You experience a whole different perspective by actually living and work mg there than vou do iust travel’ in Lii^milU, w pt/tii as ii^i much as a British worker would for per forming the same task A former Michigan State geography major, Ann Callanan, went to London last June for six months through the Council on International Educational Exchange and found a job in two days Students should obtain passports in advance because they sometimes take as long as eight weeks to process. Council Travel, a travel division of the exchange, helps students obtain 1 I), cards, airline tickets and reservations Student 1.1) cards provide additional discounts. "My I D card came in handy,” Callanan said “Especially in Ireland and Italy. I used it for discounts on my ll rm' • 1 ticket 11 .lent and fens Chapley worked in Northern England, a depressed area. Most people who worked in London made two to three times more money To apply for work in countries where English is not the primary language, proof of language proficiency must be demonstrated before students are admitted to the program The process usually takes three weeks Each country has specific time periods in which work visas may be issued: West Germany, Costa Rica and Jamaica begin June 1. New Zealand begins its program in the spring All four coun tries’ work visas expire October 1 In Great Britain, students can work for six months at any time during the year. But It Applies Vivid Color. Cowpatties Continued from page 12 run lights, milking machines and motors costs $400 to $500 per month. Lehman estimated the process will save Mason approximately $30 per month. While the biogas helps shrink energy bills, another product of the process helps grow plants. 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