Empowering Gambian Waste Innovators Through Bespoke Training
At WasteAid, we believe that hands-on training can help build a thriving circular economy. Through the Dennakuwo Circular Economy Network (CEN) and in collaboration with the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM), we are empowering entrepreneurs and small businesses to turn waste into opportunity. Our commitment to skills development...
How Zanele is Turning a Setback into a Thriving Recycling Business
Our project, “Supporting the Economic Empowerment of Youth in the Waste Value Chain in Rural South Africa,” aims to help create dignified and safe livelihoods for young people working as informal waste pickers in rural Mpumalanga. Funded by the John Lewis Partnership Foundation, the project is a groundbreaking initiative...
Our project, “Supporting the Economic Empowerment of Youth in the Waste Value Chain in Rural South Africa,” aims to help create dignified and safe livelihoods for young people working as informal waste collectors in rural Mpumalanga. Funded by the John Lewis Partnership Foundation, the project is a groundbreaking initiative...
From beats to business: Meet One Dream Africa
One Dream Africa started as a record company (Siyabonga and Mxolisi are both Hip Hop artists) but the lack of traction in the local music industry drove them to waste, which they have made their passion and livelihood. Their registered company covers waste management and cleaning. They have agreements...
One woman’s mission to eliminate plastic while finding value in waste
Amie is one of hundreds of waste collectors who have benefited from WasteAid’s programmes. She tells a familiar story of working hard every day collecting plastic waste from the beach and river in her fishing village, a short drive from Gambia’s capital city, Banjul. Before becoming part of a...
How a simple investment in skills and equipment transformed a waste collector’s future
As the only person able to earn an income in his family of nine, Tevelon works tirelessly. Collecting, sorting, and selling waste in his township of Rieger Park in Johannesburg. As a waste collector, who also has a physical and mental disability, life is challenging for Tevelon who feels...
