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
Pius Mutiso
Nakuru, Kenya
Primary information
- Language
- English
- Type of members
- Waste picker support organization
- Occupation of members
- Waste collectors
- Type of Organization
- Sole trader and/or business
- Organizational Reach
- Local
- Workplace of members
- Collection from companies
- Membership
- No
- Organization Structure
- Records kept include employees’ records (pay), sales records & debts records.
- Objectives
- Job creation, recycling
- Funding
- Self funded
- Women composition
Social networking sites
Benefits
- Member benefits
- Job creation & source of income
Services
- How is the relationship with the municipality?
- Excellent and/or friendly
- Types of materials
- Paper and cardboard
- Activities
- Selling materials
- Challenges to access waste
- Lack of infrastructure & resources, Price fluctuations of waste
Complementary Information
- Information source
- Africa 2009