GLOBAL ALLIANCE OF
WASTE PICKERS
WASTE PICKERS
The Global Alliance of Waste Pickers is a networking process supported by WIEGO, among thousands of waste picker organizations with groups in more than 28 countries covering mainly Latin America, Asia and Africa.
Supported by
Stree Mukti Sanghatana
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Website: streemuktisanghatana.orgPrimary information
- Language
- English
- Number of members
- 3000
- Type of members
- Members are waste pickers
- Occupation of members
- Waste pickers
- Type of Organization
- Cooperative, Non governmental organization, Self-help group
- Organizational Reach
- Local
- Organization Structure
- Trust: Executive committee, Coordinator, Project staff, 10 cooperatives and one Federation of all saving groups registered as NGO.
- Objectives
- Improve leadership, encourage and promote stable and sustainable employment, reduce vulnerability and risk, job creation, savings opportunities, development of educational activities for children and adolescents
- Women composition
- women's organization with women leaders. Men can join
Social networking sites
Benefits
- Member benefits
- Child assistance programmes, Job creation & source of income, Occupational health & safety, Savings or credit scheme
Services
- Sorting Spaces
- Sorting center
- Treatmet of organic materials
- Biogas, Composting
Complementary Information
- Information source
- WORD 9/7/2010, AIW 2013