INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF
WASTE PICKERS
The International Alliance of Waste Pickers is a union of waste picker organizations representing more than 460,000 workers across 34 countries
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Primary information
- Year formed
- 1992
- Number of members
- 14
- Type of members
- Waste picker support organization
- Occupation of members
- Waste collectors
- Type of Organization
- Community based organization
- Organizational Reach
- Local
- Workplace of members
- Slums
- Organization Structure
- The group has a management committee. New members join voluntarily but they pay a membership fee. Records kept by the group include registration records, financial and proposals records.
- Objectives
- Keep local area clean, improve waste picker living conditions, invest in technology, achieve efficient sustainable solid waste management in the city
- Partnering organizations
- Municipality, CIPAC, Kenya Nile Discourse Forum, BAMATO, Ministry of Youth Affairs
- Affiliations
- Civil society organization, Government, Ngo, Waste picker organization
- Internal elections
- Every 3 years
- Women composition
- 42,9%
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Benefits
- Member benefits
- Job creation & source of income
- Safety & Technology
- Gloves
Services
- How is the relationship with the municipality?
- Excellent and/or friendly
- Types of materials
- Biodegradable waste, Metals, Paper and cardboard, Plastics
- Activities
- Sensitization of locals, Tree planting, Waste collection
- Challenges to access waste
- Foul smell & contamination from waste, Lack of education & training, Lack of infrastructure & resources
Complementary Information
- Information source
- Africa 2009
Comments / Narrative
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