Once covering several acres of densely packed shops and market stands. This place looks like a WW I battle zone. Hundreds of thousands of people used this market daily and thousands of people depended on Toi for their income. Market places are the heartbeat of African community. How long will it take to get it back? Today it's completely desolate.
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What happened to the Toi Market?
I go to the University of Texas at Austin. As an international business student, I a writing a paper on the secondhand clothing market in Africa. I need information on this industry in its current state.
Can you tell me about what countries actively import secondhand clothing, and what distributor markets there are for secondhand clothing.
If I get enough information about the distributor centers for secondhand clothing, my professor will pay for a trip for me to go to Africa with a student in Documentary Filming so that I can tape a documentary about this.
Any contacts you have of importers of mitumba would be appreciated as well.
Let's work together to inform people about this market. We need to help others. Mitumba market employs thousands of people, provides discounted and affordable clothing, but impacts the linen and textile manufacturing companies of Africa.
Thanks,
Rahim
please email me at RahimL786@yahoo.com
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