INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF
WASTE PICKERS
WASTE PICKERS
The International Alliance of Waste Pickers is a union of waste picker organizations representing more than 460,000 workers across 34 countries
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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.
Otu Obi Organization
Aba, Abia State, Nigeria
Primary information
- Year formed
- 2007
- Formally registered
- No
- Language
- English, Igbo
- Number of members
- 50
- Type of members
- Waste picker support organization
- Occupation of members
- Waste pickers
- Type of Organization
- Self-help group
- Organizational Reach
- Local
- Workplace of members
- Door to door, Sorting center, Street
- Organization Structure
- Women leaders, Secretary
- Objectives
- Keep local area clean, improve quality of life, work security
- Funding
- Self funded
- Internal elections
- Every 2 years
- Women composition
- 80,0%
Social networking sites
Benefits
- Member benefits
- Clean & healthy environment, Training & advocacy
- Safety & Technology
- No
Services
- Types of materials
- Biodegradable waste, Paper and cardboard, Plastics
- Activities
- Street sweeping
Complementary Information
- Information source
- Africa 2012 11/01/2012