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Confidence Machete: From waste to triumph

Confidence was an informal waste picker, working in dangerous conditions without protective equipment or recognition. Through the Wastepreneur Programme, a partnership between WasteAid and...

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Beyond the Numbers: The Human Impact of WasteAid’s Work

Members of WasteAid’s Gambia team, Lamin Janneh and Jojo Saho, recently investigated what our programmes mean to our individual participants by speaking to members...

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Journey to Uganda: Stories from our projects

Recently, the Programme Management team travelled to Uganda to meet the people at the heart of our waste management programmes, connect with local stakeholders...

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From E-Waste Skills to Sustainable Enterprise: Cosmo City Participants Take the Next Step

What if a broken laptop, television or other electronic appliance wasn’t waste, but an opportunity to repair, reuse and recycle?  For participants in WasteAid’s Waste 2...

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Lufthansa Group and WasteAid Launch Animation Film

WasteAid and Lufthansa Group have launched a new animated training film designed to help cabin crew improve onboard waste segregation, supporting efforts to increase...

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How one community in The Gambia is changing its relationship with plastic

In Bakoteh, a community in the Greater Banjul Area of The Gambia, plastic waste has long been a serious problem. Home to the largest dumpsite in...