Voices from the Ground in Turkey
This article is part of the series “Scenes from the Heart of Recycling”. “We have been collecting waste in the streets since our childhood. We are an indispensable part o...
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Posts by Sonia Maria Dias
30 years as a canner in New York
Eugene Gadsden has been a canner for nearly 30 years. Eugene wanted to earn his own living instead of depending on the soup kitchen. Thus, together with Sister Ana Martinez de Luco...
Portraits of ‘Gender and Waste’ in Belo Horizonte
Brittany Ayana Thomas is an American student who came to Belo Horizonte in August 2015 to work with Dr. Sonia Maria Dias in the “Gender and Waste” Project, an empowerme...
Waste pickers in Turkey – an Overview
Serter Oran provides an overview of the waste pickers’ situation in Turkey. This video is part of the series “Scenes from the Heart of Recycling” at globalrec.org. You ...
Gender and waste project – capacity building for better communication
In May 2015, a workshop on communication and leadership skills with women waste pickers took place as part of the Gender & Waste Project in a partnership of WIEGO/MNCR with the International Coaching Federation (ICF).
Scenes from the fight for inclusion in Buenos Aires, through the eyes of women waste pickers
In March of 2015, Sonia Dias, waste specialist with WIEGO, documented the struggles and conquests of women waste pickers in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In the videos below, Tania Alfo...
Scenes from the heart of recycling: a series
In his book Invisible Cities, Itálo Calvino writes of the imaginary city of Ândria and the character virtues of its inhabitants that are worth mentioning: “…self-confiden...
waste pickers send greetings from Brazil
Waste pickers from the MNCR send greetings from Belo Horizonte. Eliana, from ASMARE saw what is a blog from the first time by visiting the Waste Pickers and Climate Change. She sai...
life testimony – Madalena Duarte -Brazil
Last Friday I spoke with Madalena Duarte about her life and struggles and this is her message to the Cancun delegation: “I am a waste picker since the age of 7. At that time ...
environmental agents
Waste pickers of the world and their allies are fighting to save our planet in Cancun. Working most often without public support these informal workers are responsible for high rat...