Kamau Kariuki

Nakuru, Kenya

Primary information

Year formed

1990

Formally registered

Yes

Type of members

Members employ waste pickers

Occupation of members

Scrap dealers

Type of Organization

Sole trader and/or business

Organizational Reach

Local

Workplace of members

Fixed

Membership

No

Organization Structure

Kamau works alone at his business. He engages the Municipal Council in his work, he acquires scrap license from them. Kamau does not keep any records.

Objectives

Improve livelihoods, build enterprises, income security

Funding

Self funded

Internal elections

No

Women composition

Social networking sites

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

Metals

Are they selling to middlemen?

Yes

Activities

Buying materials, Selling materials

Challenges to access waste

Lack of infrastructure & resources, Price fluctuations of waste, Transportation

Complementary Information

Information source

Africa 2009

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