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
Vijana Youth Cleaners
Nairobi, Kenya
Primary information
- Year formed
- 2003
- Language
- English
- Number of members
- 200
- Type of members
- Waste picker support organization
- Occupation of members
- Waste collectors
- Type of Organization
- Self-help group
- Organizational Reach
- Local
- Workplace of members
- Door to door
- Membership
- Yes
- Organization Structure
- Management Committee.Chairman, secretary, treasurer and organizing secretary (3 men and 1 woman). Records kept include finance books and client records.
- Objectives
- Contribute to cleaning the environment, job creation
- Partnering organizations
- Nairobi City Council
- Funding
- Membership fees, Self funded
- Internal elections
- Annually
- Women composition
- less women than men
Social networking sites
Benefits
- Member benefits
- Clean & healthy environment, Job creation & source of income
- Safety & Technology
- Dust coats, Gloves, Masks
Services
- How is the relationship with the municipality?
- Excellent and/or friendly
- Types of materials
- Household items, Paper and cardboard
- Are they selling to middlemen?
- Yes
- Activities
- Selling materials, Waste collection, Waste sorting
- Challenges to access waste
- Foul smell & contamination from waste, Lack of education & training, Lack of infrastructure & resources, Lack of unity between organizations, Negative attitude towards waste, Transportation
Complementary Information
- Information source
- Africa 2010