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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

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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: 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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