The organizations listed in this WAW database were the result of the effort to merge in one place multiple waste picker related organizations data bases in 2014. Visit the current list of affiliates to the International Alliance of Waste Pickers.

Zulu Youth Group

Year formed: 1996
Language: English
Number of members: 22
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, Fixed
Membership: No
Organization Structure: Management Committee inclusive of a Chairman, Vice chairman, Secretary, Treasurer and Operations chairperson. Records kept include minutes book, accounts books, receipts book, income and expenditure.
Objectives: Source of income, job creation, contribute to cleaning the environment
Education and training: Waste management
Partnering organizations: Nairobi Municipal council, Carolina For Kibera
Funding: Local population pay fee, Self funded
Internal elections: Annually
Women composition: 0,0%

Member benefits: Clean & healthy environment, Job creation & source of income

How is the relationship with the municipality?: Excellent and/or friendly
Types of materials: Biodegradable waste, Glass, Metals, Paper and cardboard, Plastics
Are they selling to middlemen?: Yes
Activities: Selling materials, Waste collection, Waste sorting
Challenges to access waste: Lack of infrastructure & resources, Transportation