Africa Community Group

Nairobi, Kenya

Primary information

Year formed

2000

Language

English

Number of members

20

Type of members

Waste picker support organization

Occupation of members

Waste collectors

Type of Organization

Cooperative

Organizational Reach

Local

Workplace of members

Door to door, Dumpsite

Membership

Yes

Organization Structure

Management Committee, chairman and secretary. Records kept are income and expenditure and bank slips.

Objectives

Improve livelihoods, contribute to cleaning the environment

Partnering organizations

Municipality

Funding

Membership fees, Self funded

Internal elections

Annually

Women composition

40,0%

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Benefits

Member benefits

Clean & healthy environment, Job creation & source of income

Safety & Technology

First aid kits, Gloves, Safety boots

Services

How is the relationship with the municipality?

Excellent and/or friendly

Types of materials

Paper and cardboard, Plastics

Activities

Selling materials, Waste collection, Waste sorting

Challenges to access waste

Foul smell & contamination from waste, Harassment from authorities, Lack of education & training, Lack of infrastructure & resources, Lack of recognition, Lack of unity between organizations

Complementary Information

Information source

Africa 2010

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