About Us

Our Purpose

Ocean Sole Africa was born from an impossible idea: creating social and economic opportunities out of the millions of tons of plastic waste collected from the Indian Ocean and Kenya’s waterways. Over the years, we have done this through multiple fronts: making up-cycled art for financial support, creating employment opportunities in high impact areas, hosting educational workshops, and cleaning beaches. In turn, the profits from our art sales go directly to marine and wildlife conservation programs.

Mission

Our mission is to rid the Indian Ocean of plastic. Ocean Sole Arica, Inc. is a registered non-profit 501c3 that is part of the global fight to keep our oceans clean. We operate offices and projects out of Kenya and Florida.

We were established to achieve the following:

To improve the living conditions for people in high-impact areas by providing basic training, employment and business opportunities in waste collection and recycling/up-cycling initiatives.
To inspire and engage communities about plastic waste and inspire communities to contribute towards the circular economy.
To collaborate with universities, governments, social enterprises and other academic institutions to raise awareness about plastic pollution.
To forge strategic partnerships to increase our impact across other coastal communities by establishing more impact factories and creating more employment.
To partner with marine conservationists to research science-based solutions for a healthier ocean and the wildlife and communities that depend on it.