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  • Audiovisual Materials

    VIDEO: The Recognition, Promotion and Remuneration of Informal Waste Pickers

    This video, by WIEGO’s Federico Parra, describes the situation of informal waste pickers in Bogota, Colombia.

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  • External Blog Posts/Op Eds

    Inclusive Cities – Shrinking Inequalities in Latin America — A Response to the Economist’s “Securing Livelihoods” Edition

    A blog post by WIEGO’s Waste Sector Specialist, Sonia Dias.

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  • Databases

    Recicladores En el Mundo

    La base de datos REM es la suma de distintas base de datos con información sobre organizaciones de recicladores en Africa, Asia y America...

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  • Legal Instruments

    Ley General No 27314

    Ley General de Residuos Sólidos en Perú

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  • External Blog Posts/Op Eds

    Urb.im – Bangalore’s domestic workers have paved new pathways in gaining recognition and rights

    This blog post about Bangalore’s domestic workers was written by WIEGO’s writer/editor, Carlin Carr.

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  • Presentations

    PROJETO GÊNERO & LIXO WORKSHOP DE COMUNICAÇÃO E LIDERANÇA

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    Garbage

    (Turkish with English subtitles)A documentary about the lives of waste pickers in  a garbage dump in Turkey. 

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    Gender and Waste Recycling Toolkit: Exercise 5 – Workshop Evaluation

    Exercise 5 – Closing Session: Evaluating the Workshop This workshop exercise was pulled from the Gender and Waste Toolkit, a publication...

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    Notas Ferramenta No 1: Quebra-Gelo

    Da Teoria à Ação: Gênero e Reciclagem de Resíduos Um Kit de Ferramentas para Professores, Pesquisadores e Profissionais

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  • Presentations

    Habitat III Thematic Meeting: Informal Settlements

    Presentation by Victoria Okoye of WIEGO for Habitat III.

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