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Empowering Change: WasteAid’s Wastepreneur Programme Transforms Lives in Uganda
On 18th March 2025, the Fairway Hotel Kampala buzzed with energy as 28 determined Wastepreneurs took centre stage at the Uganda Wastepreneur Challenge Pitch...
At WasteAid, we work with communities and policy makers in low and middle-income countries to implement waste management and recycling programmes. Our work improves the livelihoods of some of the poorest and most marginalised, supports grassroots entrepreneurs and promotes circular economy innovation contributing to a cleaner and healthier future for all. Waste management helps address some of the world’s most pressing issues and is critical to achieving sustainable development.
What We Do
WasteAid’s programmes tackle 4 major waste streams that have a significant and detrimental effect on people and planet in the countries where we work. We constantly strive to find new ways of tackling each of these waste streams and new areas of need that would benefit from WasteAid’s support.
Plastics
Organic
Textiles
Electronics (WEEE)
To tackle these issues, we promote and share locally-appropriate, evidence based, and inclusive waste management and recycling practices. We support communities and local structures to take positive action to support themselves.
Our impact at a glance 2021-2024
Human Impact
1,394,458
People positively impacted in 2021-2024
Increased Infrastructure
1
New regional coordination structure convening formal & informal waste sector
76
New & strengthened recycling enterprises & waste management systems
18
Local authorities engaged
Livelihood Opportunities
77%
Of training participant with improved livelihoods
228
Increased Skills & Knowledge
7,862
Hours of Training (not tracked prior to 2024)
556
Entrepreneurs completed business incubation training
2,272
Attended circular economy webinars, networking events & campaigns
Supporting innovation
143
Waste entrepreneurs supported through seed funding
1,247
Circular Economy Network members
£152,755
Invested in waste entrepreneurs
11
Challenge competitions
Environmental Improvements
>1,457
Metric tonnes of CO2 emissions savings.
514,150
Kilos of plastics diverted from dumping or burning.
23,686
Kilos of other waste diverted from dumping or burning.
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