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.

Manyatta Gonda Solid Waste Management Group

Year formed: 2009
Formally registered: No
Number of members: 15
Type of members: Waste picker support organization
Occupation of members: Waste collectors, Waste pickers
Type of Organization: Community based organization
Organizational Reach: Local
Workplace of members: Door to door
Membership: Yes
Organization Structure: The organization has a Management Committee. The members pay membership fees of Ksh 200 to join and Ksh 50 per week.
Objectives: Contribute to cleaning the environment, fight against discrimination and poverty, job creation, improve waste picker living conditions
Education and training: Waste management
Partnering organizations: KIWAMA, NEMA, ILO, SIDA
Affiliations: Donor, Ngo, Waste picker organization
Funding: Self funded
Internal elections: Every 2 years
Women composition: 53,3%

How is the relationship with the municipality?: Excellent and/or friendly
Types of materials: Biodegradable waste, Charcoal, Plastics
Are they selling to middlemen?: Yes
Activities: Composting, New items made from collected materials, Waste collection, Waste sorting
Treatmet of organic materials: Composting
Challenges to access waste: Foul smell & contamination from waste, Lack of infrastructure & resources, Transportation