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Associação dos Catadores de Papel, Papelão e Material Reaproveitável de Belo Horizonte (ASMARE)

Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Website: asmare.org.br

Primary information

Language: Portuguese
Number of members: 380
Type of members: Members are waste pickers
Occupation of members: Waste pickers
Type of Organization: Association, Cooperative
Organizational Reach: Local
Workplace of members: Street
Organization Structure: Has a coordinating group elected by members in an assembly every 4 years. Receives technical support from INSEA (NGO) and from Local government.
Objectives: Promote citizenship, promote the rights of waste pickers
Women composition: 55,0%

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Information source: WORD 26/08/2011

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