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.

Jua kali Waste Collectors

Year formed: 1999
Formally registered: Yes
Type of members: Members employ waste pickers
Occupation of members: Scrap dealers, Waste collectors, Waste pickers
Type of Organization: Sole trader and/or business
Organizational Reach: Local
Workplace of members: Sorting center
Membership: No
Organization Structure: Jane funds her business activities through her own savings. Records kept include employees’ records (names and their pay), materials purchased and costs, sales & debts records respectively, though not properly done.
Objectives: Income security, improve quality of life, secure funding to grow the business
Partnering organizations: Jane has forged links with 3 Waste Picker consolidators based at the dump in Nakuru. Practical Action facilitated a local exchange learning visit to learn about waste management in 2002.
Affiliations: Ngo, Waste picker organization
Funding: Self funded
Internal elections: No
Women composition

How is the relationship with the municipality?: Excellent and/or friendly
Types of materials: Bones, Glass, Plastics, Shoe soles
Are they selling to middlemen?: Yes
Activities: Buying materials, Selling materials
Challenges to access waste: Availability of waste, Foul smell & contamination from waste, Harassment from authorities, Lack of recognition, Lack of unity between organizations, Transportation