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.

Clean Up Kisumu Group

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%

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