Achenyo Idachaba: How I turned a deadly plant into a thriving business
아첸요 이다차바 (Achenyo Idachaba): 치명적인 식물로 번창하는 사업을 만든 방법
Achenyo Idachaba is the head of MitiMeth, a Nigeria-based company that makes handicrafts from aquatic weeds and other agro-waste. Full bio
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오신 걸 환영합니다.
riverine communities across Nigeria,
대표적으로 선명하게 보여주는 마을이죠.
have been infested
have been hampered:
have diminished;
are unable to go to school
며칠이나 가끔은 몇 주 동안 계속
and showy, lavender flowers
in these communities.
것을 누가 상상이나 했을까요.
Eichhornia crassipes.
크라시페스입니다.
the plant is also known by other names,
the plant is called Babangida.
바방기다라고 부릅니다.
the military and military coups.
군대와 군사 쿠데타가 기억나고
the plant is also known as Abiola.
이 식물을 아비올라라고 부릅니다.
you remember annulled elections
무효화된 선거가 기억나고
or "talebearer."
라는 뜻입니다.
rapid reproduction, destruction.
파괴가 떠오르니까요.
you think of death.
to "death to mother and child."
이라는 뜻이거든요.
with this plant in the year 2009.
부레옥잠을 보게 되었습니다.
from the US to Nigeria.
얼마 되지 않았을 때였죠.
사직서를 내고
this big leap of faith,
내딛었습니다.
out of a deep sense of conviction
to do in Nigeria
있었습니다.
and saw this very arresting image.
그 광경이 저의 시선을 사로잡았습니다.
by dense mats of water hyacinth.
모습이었습니다.
to go about their daily activities
"There's got to be a better way."
"분명 더 좋은 방법이 있을거야."
the environment is taken care of
into an economic benefit
가져다 줄 수 있는 방식으로
whose lives are impacted the most
순간이었습니다.
to find out more
유용한 용도를 더 알아내기 위해
one struck me the most.
그 중 이게 제일 마음에 들었습니다.
for handicrafts.
사용하는 것이었습니다.
생각했습니다.
that are woven around a story.
수공예품을 좋아합니다.
easily deployed within the communities
지역사회 내에서 쉽게
of technical skills."
이 거대한 해결책에 이르려면
"Three simple steps to a mega solution."
거쳐야 한다고 생각했습니다.
and harvest the water hyacinth.
부레옥잠을 거둬들인다.
the water hyacinth stems.
the water hyacinth into products.
물건을 만든다.
by background
to a community in Ibadan, where I lived,
사보라 불리는 이바단의 한 마을로
predominantly made up of people
나이지리아의 북쪽에서 온
my dried weeds in hand,
to find out who could teach me
꼬는 방법을 가르쳐 줄 수 있는
water hyacinth stems into ropes.
집집마다 문을 두드렸습니다.
to the shed of Malam Yahaya.
안내되었습니다.
is that Malam Yahaya doesn't speak English
영어를 할 줄 모르는데
것이었습니다.
of learning how to weave
dried water hyacinth stems
방법을 배우는 제 여정은
of partnerships.
to come up with products.
제품을 구상하면서 말이죠.
to take this knowledge
their adversity into prosperity.
있을거라 확신했습니다.
and actually weaving them
in a different light.
있도록 도왔죠.
being durable, tough, resilient.
탄력있는 것으로 말입니다.
바꾸는 겁니다.
which is "killer of mother and child,"
아피에포마에서
음식을 주는 자"를 뜻하는
with a quote by Michael Margolis.
인용하면서 마치려 합니다.
about a culture, listen to the stories.
배우고 싶다면, 이야기를 듣고
change the stories."
바꿔라"라고 했습니다.
to Abobiri, to Ewoi,
아보비리, 에워이,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Achenyo Idachaba - Green entrepreneurAchenyo Idachaba is the head of MitiMeth, a Nigeria-based company that makes handicrafts from aquatic weeds and other agro-waste.
Why you should listen
In 2009, Achenyo Idachaba bid her corporate career in the United States goodbye and relocated to Nigeria to start a new chapter as a social entrepreneur. She founded Greennovative Chain, which provided research and advocacy services in climate change mitigation, and later founded MitiMeth, a for-profit social enterprise based in Ibadan, Nigeria, which she considers a tangible expression of her research advice.
MitiMeth creates eco-friendly handicrafts like home décor and personal accessories from weeds prevalent on Nigeria’s waterways. The company also conducts training workshops for locals on river handicraft product development.
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