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Samson Mwakio & Denpaul Samuel Ogada

Nakuru, Kenya

Primary information

Year formed: 2004
Formally registered: No
Language: English
Number of members: 2
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: Door to door
Membership: No
Organization Structure: Records kept include buying & selling records and cask book.
Objectives: Waste collection, job creation
Partnering organizations: Equity Bank
Funding: Loans, Self funded
Women composition: 0,0%

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Benefits

Member benefits: Job creation & source of income

Services

How is the relationship with the municipality?: Poor and/or non existent
Types of materials: Metals, Plastics
Activities: Selling materials, Waste collection
Challenges to access waste: Harassment from authorities, Lack of unity between organizations, Price fluctuations of waste, Transportation

Complementary Information

Information source: Africa 2009

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