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.

Primary information

Year formed: 2001
Registered in: 2006
Formally registered: On
Language: English
Number of members: 169
Type of members: Members are waste pickers
Occupation of members: Waste pickers
Type of Organization: Alliance, Non profit organization
Organizational Reach: National
Workplace of members: Dumpsite, Street
Membership: Yes
Organization Structure: WPAU is led by a board. The Board is comprised of the President, two executive members/founders, a Board Secretary and treasurer and a director of Advocacy (Female - also staff member). The two founders are referred to as Executive members. One of the Executive members chairs the annual general meeting and the two are mandated to scrutinize elected personnel.
Objectives: The WPAU aims to develop the social welfare and human rights of waste pickers and to develop substantial strategies for the realization of waste pickers sustainable livelihoods.
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Complementary Information

Information source: WORD 11/9/2011, Lucia Fernandez 26/11/2014

Comments / Narrative

The Waste Pickers Alliance Uganda (WPAU) is a grassroots organization that aims to develop the human rights and social welfare of waste pickers through advocating for policies that improve the working conditions and rights of garbage collectors and people who work on dump sites in Uganda.

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Available information upon request.

Waste Pickers Alliance Uganda (APAU)

Kampala, Uganda