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  • Audiovisual Materials

    VIDEO: Claudia from Recicla Ourinhos (São Paulo), Gender and Waste

    Claudia from Recicla Ourinhos (São Paulo) cooperative talks about her participation at the workshop on women waste pickers, some of the topics...

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    Nohra Padilla (ARB) en la Embajada de Brasil en Paris. 9 dic. 2015. París

    Intervención de Nohra Padilla, Directora de la Asociación de Recicladores de Bogotá (ARB), en un panel organizado por la Embajada de Brasil...

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    No hay fronteras para los que luchan, junio – octubre 2015

    Boletín de la Alianza Global de Recicladores, junio – octobre 2015   Read the newsletter in English.   Leer el boletín en español.   Leia...

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    Ferramenta No 3: Árvore da Autonomia

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

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  • Presentations

    Structural Integration of the Informal Sector in the Municipal Solid Waste Management in Tunisia – Expert Meeting

    A summary of this meeting is available and more information about the project is available on the Sweep-Net website.

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    VIDEO: Poliana Inacio do MNCR Brazil fala sobre o Madalena do MNCR fala sobre o empoderamento das mulheres

    Poliana Inacio, um líder no Movimento Nacional de Catadores de Materiais Recicláveis (MNCR) do Brasil fala sobre o empoderamento das mulheres.   Saiba...

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  • Project Reports

    Technology and the Future of Work: Experiences of informal waste workers and street vendors in Dhaka, Lima, and Nairobi

    “Through  a  year-long  project  supported  by  the  Rockefeller  Foundation, Practical  Action  and  WIEGO  (Women  in  Informal ...

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  • Presentations

    Formalising the Informal: Door to Door Collection at Rampir no Tekro, Vadaj, Ahmedabad

    “SEWA has organized around 49,240 waste pickers and cleaners in Ahmedabad. SEWA is constantly trying modes to inclusively link our...

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    VIDEO: Just Recycling: The Social, Economic and Environmental Benefits of Working with Waste Pickers (Zulu)

    VIDEO: This 7-minute animated film shows how cities on different continents have taken diverse approaches to integrating waste pickers in...

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  • Presentations

    Solid Waste Management: Addressing the Challenge, Tackling Informality

    Presentation made by Dr. Sonia Diaz as part of the ITCs 5-day workshop on Opportunities for Green Jobs in the waste sector.

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