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The International Alliance of Waste Pickers is a networking process supported by WIEGO, among thousands of waste picker organizations with groups in more than 32 countries covering mainly Latin America, Asia and Africa.
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Dandora 5 Welfare Association
Dandora 5 Welfare Association
Nairobi
,
Kenya
Primary information
Year formed
2008
Language
English
Number of members
22
Type of members
Waste picker support organization
Occupation of members
Waste collectors
Type of Organization
Self-help group
Organizational Reach
Local
Workplace of members
Door to door
Membership
Yes
Organization Structure
The group has a committee chairman, secretary, treasurer (3 men and 1 woman). Records kept are minutes and receipts.
Objectives
Contribute to cleaning the environment, recycling, job creation
Partnering organizations
None
Funding
Membership fees
,
Self funded
Internal elections
No
Women composition
27,3%
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Benefits
Member benefits
Clean & healthy environment
,
Job creation & source of income
Services
How is the relationship with the municipality?
Poor and/or non existent
Types of materials
Biodegradable waste
,
Metals
,
Paper and cardboard
,
Plastics
Activities
New items made from collected materials
,
Selling materials
,
Waste collection
Challenges to access waste
Foul smell & contamination from waste
,
Lack of infrastructure & resources
,
Transportation
Complementary Information
Information source
Africa 2010
Comments / Narrative
Make briquettes to sell to the local community
Contact information
Available information upon request.
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