Kisumu Urban Apostolate Programme (KUAP)

Kisumu, Kenya

Primary information

Number of groups

3

Number of members

75

Type of members

Waste picker support organization

Occupation of members

Waste pickers

Type of Organization

Church organization

Organizational Reach

Local

Workplace of members

Slums

Membership

No

Objectives

Keep local area clean, job creation

Education and training

Risks & health, Waste management

Partnering organizations

SECODE (Sustainable Environment and Community Development) partners with KUAP in Solid Waste Management, Water and Sanitation. Practical Action partners in Solid Waste Management, Water and Sanitation. Bamato Environmental and Sanitation Project partners with KUAP in Solid Waste Management, Water & Sanitation.

Affiliations

Ngo, Waste picker organization

Women composition

mostly women

Social networking sites

Benefits

Member benefits

Clean & healthy environment, Job creation & source of income

Services

Activities

Training and capacity building

Challenges to access waste

Lack of education & training, Lack of infrastructure & resources, Negative attitude towards waste

Complementary Information

Information source

Africa 2009

Comments / Narrative

KUAP works only in Kenya. It works in the Peri-urban of Kisumu and parts of rural Kisumu & Kitale (informal settlements). It trains & educates the community on Waste management. They first undergo a participatory community hygiene transformation after which the action plan decides on what to do with the various groups. It’s all about hygiene promotion. Specific programme locations include Magadi Gonda (Peri-urban Kisumu/outcast of the town or the slum area), Pandipieri, Bala, Nyalenda Kanyakwal & Manyatta flamingo.