List – International Alliance of Waste Pickers

List « Waste pickers Around the World (WAW)

This is the list of all the organizations listed in the WAW database:

#	Name	Web	Scope	Type of Organization	Type of Member	Number of members (Number of groups)	Location	Year formed (registration year)	Member occupation
1	Aakar		local	non governmental organization	members are waste pickers	1,098 (78)	Mumbai, India	1997 (1997)	waste pickers
2	Aasra Welfare Association		local	non governmental organization, non profit organization	members are waste pickers, waste picker support organization			2015 (2015)	solid waste managers, waste pickers
3	All India Kachra Sramik Mahasangh, Bareilly				members are waste pickers		Bareilly, India		waste pickers
4	All India Kachra Sramik Mahasangh, Delhi				members are waste pickers		New Delhi, India		waste pickers
5	Avani	avanisansthan.org	regional	alliance, community based organization, non governmental organization, non profit organization, self-help group	members are multi sector, members are waste picker organizations, members are waste pickers, members employ waste pickers, potential supporters, waste picker support organization	946 (14)	Kolhapur, India	1994 (1994)	itinerant buyers, itinerant workers, scrap dealers, solid waste managers, street sweepers, waste collectors, waste pickers
6	Bangladesh Waste Pickers Union (Formerly named as “Association of Waste Pickers of Bangladesh”)		local, national	alliance, association, self-help group	members are waste pickers	519 (7)	Dhaka, Bangladesh	2015	waste collectors, waste pickers
7	Ekati Samajik, Saikshanik, Vaidyakiy, Bahu-uddeshiy Sevabhavi Sanstha		local	non governmental organization, self-help group, women´s group	members are multi sector, members are waste pickers	320 (9)	Kolhapur, India	2012 (2012)	solid waste managers, waste collectors, waste pickers
8	Gaddikhana Ajivika Swayam Sahayta Samuh		local	self-help group	members are waste pickers	10	India	2021 (2021)	waste pickers
9	Hasirudala	hasirudala.in	local	association	members are waste pickers	6,000	Karnataka, India	2011	waste pickers
10	Iainehskhem Self Help Group		local	self-help group	members are waste pickers	16 (1)	Shillong, India	2014 (2014)	waste pickers
11	Ikatan Pemulung Indonesia (Indonesia Waste-pickers Union- IPI)	si-ipi.com	local, national	association, community based organization, membership based organization, movement	members are waste pickers, members employ waste pickers, waste picker support organization	3,700,000 (25)	Jakarta Timur, Indonesia	1991 (1991)	itinerant buyers, scrap dealers, solid waste managers, waste collectors, waste pickers
12	Jan Vikas Society	janvikassociety.com	local, national	association, church organization, community based organization, network of cooperatives, self-help group	members are waste picker organizations, members are waste pickers	700	Indore, India	2001 (2003)	waste pickers
13	Kachra Kamgar Union (KKU)		local	trade union	members are waste pickers	2,000	New Delhi, India	2007 (2008)	waste pickers
14	Kagad Kach Patra Kashtakari Panchayat (KKPKP)	kkpkp-pune.org	local	trade union	members are waste pickers	10,256	Pune, India	1993	itinerant buyers, solid waste managers, waste collectors, waste pickers
15	Kagad, Kach, Patra Kamgar Sanghatana				members are waste pickers		Aurangabad, India		waste pickers
16	KKPKP Ahmednagar		local		members are waste pickers	127	Ahmednagar, India		waste pickers
17	KKPKP Sangli				members are waste pickers		Sangli, India		waste pickers
18	Nari Pragati Mahila Mandal		local	cooperative, self-help group	members are waste pickers	62	Surat, India		waste pickers
19	Parisar Bhagini Vikas Sangh (PBVS)	streemuktisanghatana...	local, national	community based organization, cooperative, federation, federation of cooperatives, network of cooperatives, self-help group, women´s group	members are waste picker organizations, members are waste pickers	3,000 (200)	Mumbai, India	1999 (2004)	solid waste managers, waste collectors, waste pickers
20	Parisar Sakhi Vikas Sanstha (PSVS)	streemuktisanghatana...	local	federation, federation of cooperatives, self-help group, women´s group	members are waste picker organizations, members are waste pickers	500 (42)	Navi Mumbai, India	2009 (2009)	solid waste managers, waste collectors, waste pickers
21	Safai Sena	safaisena.net	local, national	membership based organization, non governmental organization, non profit organization	members are waste pickers		New Delhi, India	2001 (2009)	itinerant buyers, itinerant workers, scrap dealers, waste pickers
22	Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA)	sewa.org	national	cooperative, trade union	members are multi sector, members are waste pickers	72,718	Ahmedabad, India	1972	waste pickers
23	SEWA Bharat, Self Employed Womens’ AssociationSEWA (all India)	sewabharat.org	national	association	members are multi sector, members are waste pickers	274	New Delhi, India	1984	waste pickers
24	Stree Mukti Sanghatana	streemuktisanghatana...	local, national	cooperative, federation of cooperatives, network of cooperatives, non governmental organization, self-help group, women´s group	members are multi sector, members are waste pickers	3,000	Mumbai, India	1975 (1985)	solid waste managers, waste collectors, waste pickers
25	SWaCH Pune Seva Cooperative Society	swachcoop.com	local	cooperative	members are waste pickers, members employ waste pickers	3,800	Pune, India	2007 (2007)	itinerant buyers, solid waste managers, waste collectors, waste pickers
26	The Alliance of Indian Wastepickers (AIW)	aiw.globalrec.org	national	alliance	members are waste picker organizations	(35)	Mumbai, India	2005	itinerant workers, scrap dealers, solid waste managers, waste collectors, waste pickers
27	The Association of Ragpickers		local	community based organization	members are waste pickers	408 (11)	Kolkata, India	1999 (2000)	scrap dealers, waste collectors, waste pickers