Dandora Youth Multipurpose Self-Help Group (DYMS)

Nairobi, Kenya

Primary information

Year formed: 1999
Registered in: 2011
Language: English
Number of members: 90
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, Open, Street
Membership: Yes
Organization Structure: Management Committee. Chairman, deputy chairman, secretary, assistant secretary and treasurer (5 men & 3 women). Records kept include minutes, income & expenditure and pictures.
Objectives: Contribute to cleaning the environment, recycling, job creation, awareness raising
Education and training: Waste management
Partnering organizations: Uprising, Visions, Mwangaza, Day Dad
Funding: Self funded
Internal elections: Annually
Women composition: 22,2%

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Benefits

Member benefits: Job creation & source of income
Safety & Technology: No

Services

How is the relationship with the municipality?: Excellent and/or friendly
Types of materials: Biodegradable waste, Bones, Metals, Paper and cardboard, Plastics
Are they selling to middlemen?: Yes
Activities: Selling materials, Waste collection
Challenges to access waste: Foul smell & contamination from waste, Lack of infrastructure & resources, Lack of recognition, Transportation

Complementary Information

Information source: Africa 2010

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