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.

Zama Uzuke Youth Group

Year formed: 2009
Language: English
Number of members: 17
Type of members: Waste picker support organization
Occupation of members: Waste collectors
Type of Organization: Self-help group
Organizational Reach: Local
Workplace of members: Door to door
Membership: Yes
Organization Structure: Management Committee consisting of a chairman, vice chairman, secretary, vice secretary and treasurer (2 men and 3 women). Records kept include attendance records which contain names of group members, reports on HIV/AIDs and minute’s book.
Objectives: Source of income, job creation
Education and training: Waste management
Partnering organizations: MIEMO – Mombasa integrated environmental solid waste management organization project has promised to provide tools, equipment, and protective gear. They partnered with MIEMO in 2009. MIEMO has so far given the group members waste T shirts.
Funding: Membership fees, Self funded
Internal elections: Annually
Women composition: 29,4%

Member benefits: Clean & healthy environment, Job creation & source of income
Safety & Technology: First aid kits

How is the relationship with the municipality?: Poor and/or non existent
Types of materials: Biodegradable waste, Bones, Bottles, Metals, Paper and cardboard, Plastics
Are they selling to middlemen?: Yes
Activities: Selling materials, Waste collection, Waste management, Waste sorting
Challenges to access waste: Foul smell & contamination from waste, Lack of infrastructure & resources, Negative attitude towards waste