Shanti Tamang

Shanti Tamang, Chairperson of Samyukta Safai Jagaran, first organization of Informal Waste Workers of Nepal. With all struggles in social status and economy as a waste worker, I have always strived for the empowerment of the waste worker’s community. The organization was successful in establishing a first cooperative of Informal Waste Worker’s named Samyukta Safai Jagaran Saving & Credit Cooperative Ltd. I am the chairperson of the cooperative too. I have come this far by learning and doing and being a strong advocate for the recognition and empowerment of informal waste workers. My future plan is to expand the reach of cooperative and organization to all informal waste workers in Nepal.