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%

Social networking sites

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