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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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  • Toolkits and Guides

    KKPKP (Kagad Kach Patra Kashtakari Panchayat) website

    Kagad Kach Kashtakari Panchayat is a trade union. It brings together waste pickers, itinerant waste buyers, waste collectors and other informal...

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    Stree Mukti Sanghatana

    Stree Mukti Sanghatana works with waste pickers within its waste management program.

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    Os Catadores

    Vídeo emPortuguês/Inglês cooperativa de Arujá (Catasampa)English / Portuguese vídeo about a coop in Arujá (Catasampa network)Link: http://vimeo.com/2354118Os...

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    First Congress of Latin American Waste Pickers. Managua, February 2012 (Video)

    The Latin American Wastpicker’s movement has grown from 5 to 17 member countries in the last 5 years. United and strong their demand...

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