INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF
WASTE PICKERS
WASTE PICKERS
The International Alliance of Waste Pickers is a networking process supported by WIEGO, among thousands of waste picker organizations with groups in more than 32 countries covering mainly Latin America, Asia and Africa.
Supported by
Men for Women (MFW)
Kisumu, Kenya
Primary information
- Type of members
- Waste picker support organization
- Occupation of members
- Waste collectors, Waste pickers
- Type of Organization
- Non governmental organization
- Organizational Reach
- International
- Membership
- No
- Objectives
- achieve efficient sustainable solid waste management in the city
- Education and training
- Waste management
- Partnering organizations
- UN Habitat, ILO, SIDA, VIRED, Municipal Council
- Affiliations
- Donor, Government, Ngo
- Women composition
Social networking sites
Benefits
- Member benefits
- Job creation & source of income, Training & advocacy
Services
- Challenges to access waste
- Lack of infrastructure & resources, Lack of recognition, Lack of unity between organizations
Complementary Information
- Information source
- Africa 2009