Together we can build an inclusive circular economy.

1 in 3 people worldwide do not have access to waste management services or infrastructure, leading to environmental degradation and detrimental impacts to public health.

Materials are being wasted, and value lost.

By making a small, regular donation you can join others in the CIWM community to provide WasteAid with a reliable source of funding. With your help we can commit to delivering sustainable solutions for more communities impacted by little or no waste management.

If 100 people from the CIWM community give £10 per month, this would raise £15,000 (with gift aid) in one year.

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£15,000 could train 30 waste-pickers in the collection of high-value plastics, creating a local supply for a new Plastics Recycling Facility in The Gambia, the first of it’s kind in the country. This will create higher incomes and better livelihood opportunities for people living locally.

We know the CIWM community understand the importance of building a restorative circular economy by regenerating materials. WasteAid has been working hard to advance locally appropriate circular economy solutions in low and middle income countries, supporting local people to recover the value of materials and improve their livelihoods.

WasteAid needs you!

WasteAid’s work is expanding to reach more communities lacking the necessary systems, infrastructure and finance to deal with the growing consumption of materials. Regular support from the CIWM community will enable us to advance the professionalisation of the informal sector by training local entrepreneurs to keep materials in the loop and generate income from end markets. By giving regularly to WasteAid, you will be contributing to programmes that support sustainable solutions for people within their own communities.

Meet Mama Pasto

Julienne, better known to most as Mama Pasto, was struggling to pay school fees for her five children before she joined WasteAid’s programme in Cameroon.

The WasteAid training taught her collection techniques and how to manufacture paving tiles. From there Mama Pasto was given a paid internship with a local waste collection company where she collected waste from rivers and businesses. These two experiences gave her the skills and confidence she needed to become an independent collector with an income that has allowed her to support her family.

“Thanks to the training I received, this is the first year that none of my children have had to be taken out of school – I’ve been able to pay all the school fees for the whole year,” she said

Her commitment to sharing the benefits of WasteAid’s programme has seen her launch her own paid summer internship for young people to help them earn money for notebooks. She is also committed to training members of her community.

“What makes me proud is to see that people I worked with understand the work and the necessity to work – not only for money but to help the community to cope with their waste. I love how people’s understanding and behaviour evolves when they see how the things that I have done have changed people’s lives,” she said.

With regular funding WasteAid is able to help others transform from informal collectors to circular economy innovators.

Click here to watch WasteAid programmes in action

At WasteAid, we are:

Restorative

Restoring nature back to health

Regenerative

We keep valuable materials in the loop

Resilient

Our work is sustainable and improves livelihoods

Together we can:

Improve public health

By introducing sustainable waste and recycling practices.

Reduce pollution

By supporting livelihoods and innovation

Support circular economy innovation

By fostering regional and cross-sector cooperation

For every £1 donated to WasteAid, 86p goes directly to funding our projects, and just 14p is used for governance, administration and raising the next £1.

We are so grateful for whatever you choose to give. Regularly giving even a small amount will help us to plan and scale our impact, supporting more people in low and middle income countries to improve their livelihoods and prevent environmental pollution.

Click below and give £10 a month to empower people in poverty to recover valuable materials and keep them in the loop.

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Why monthly donations have a bigger impact

Regular gifts by direct debit give us a predictable income so WasteAid can commit to reaching more people around the world.