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 Solid Waste Management

Year formed: 2003
Formally registered: No
Number of members: 6
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, Slums
Membership: Yes
Organization Structure: Members are elected according to experience and active participation and influence. The management committee is made up of 6 members.
Objectives: Recycling, job creation, contribute to cleaning the environment
Education and training: Waste management
Partnering organizations: Students from Sweden visit Manyatta. They are planning to have a five year partnership with Manyatta on a project for households, urban agriculture and water management.
Affiliations: University
Funding: Self funded
Internal elections: Every 2 years
Women composition: 16,7%

Types of materials: Biodegradable waste, Household items, Plastics
Are they selling to middlemen?: Yes
Activities: Collecting waste, New items made from collected materials, Selling materials, Sorting waste
Challenges to access waste: Negative attitude towards waste, Transportation