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.

Year formed: 1998
Number of members: 25
Type of members: Waste picker support organization
Occupation of members: Waste collectors, Waste pickers
Type of Organization: Community based organization
Organizational Reach: Regional
Organization Structure: Bamato has a management committee inclusive of a chairman, secretary and treasurer.
Objectives: Contribute to cleaning the environment, job creation, keep local area clean, improve quality of life, recycling, capacity building, social protection, skills upgrading, awareness raising, social equity, encourage sustainable practices, information sharing, fight against discrimination and poverty, improve water and sanitation facilities, strengthen unity and cohesion among waste pickers, eradicate gender disparity, against privatization, independence, to become a resource and research centre for Solid Waste Management
Education and training: Risks & health, Waste management
Partnering organizations: Shelter Forum, Municipality, KOEE/SECODE, NEMA, SANA International, C-MEDA, WIFIK, KUAP, Practical Action, Friends of Lake Victoria, KBC
Affiliations: Government, Media, Ngo
Funding: Membership fees, Partners, Self funded
Internal elections: Annually
Women composition: 64,0%

Types of materials: Biodegradable waste, Metals, Paper and cardboard, Plastics
Are they selling to middlemen?: Yes
Activities: Training and capacity building
Challenges to access waste: Foul smell & contamination from waste, Negative attitude towards waste, Transportation

BAMATO Environmental & Sanitation Project