The Salvation Army exports about 99% of the clothes received. That is why the largest export product from the United States of America to Africa is secondhand clothing. The Africans make the most money in the exporting business. Africans don't manufacture their own clothing because they do not need to, plus they cannot afford to do so.
The Zambians think that Americans are very wasteful. They think that they are pretty clever because "they talk only in terms of cash and not physical". Lastly they think of them as bossy because they think that every country should be like theirs.
Going to school to get an education is one of the main ambitions of the Citizens of Zambia. Another one of their ambitions is to travel to America. I think that the main message of this movie is that our wasting selves and secondhand clothing contributes to their country and economy.
