The organizations listed in this WAW database were the result of the effort to merge in one place multiple waste picker related organizations data bases in 2014. Visit the current list of affiliates to the International Alliance of Waste Pickers.

Chaani Street Workers Youth Groups

Year formed: 2006
Language: English
Number of members: 26
Type of members: Waste picker support organization
Occupation of members: Waste collectors
Type of Organization: Self-help group
Organizational Reach: Local
Membership: Yes
Organization Structure: Managment Committee (9 in total) inclusive of a chairman, secretary, treasurer, vice chairman, vice secretary and assistant organizer. Records kept include tree seedlings records, minute’s book, buying and selling records, attendance records, cash in and out and activities records.
Education and training: Waste management
Partnering organizations: Destiny Africa, CDTF
Funding: Membership fees, Self funded
Internal elections: Annually
Women composition: 0,0%

Member benefits: Clean & healthy environment, Job creation & source of income
Safety & Technology: No

How is the relationship with the municipality?: Poor and/or non existent
Types of materials: Biodegradable waste, Glass, Paper and cardboard, Plastics
Are they selling to middlemen?: Yes
Activities: Composting, New items made from collected materials, Selling materials, Tree planting, Waste collection
Treatmet of organic materials: Composting
Challenges to access waste: Foul smell & contamination from waste, Lack of infrastructure & resources, Lack of unity between organizations, Transportation