WasteAid announces grant from Partners Group’s employee foundation to reach more marginalised communities in Cameroon through sustainable solutions.

 

• WasteAid has confirmed a new partnership with Partners Group Impact (Verein) (“PG Impact”), to expand its Cameroon programme, enabling more marginalised communities to recover the value of waste through recycling and waste management in Douala, Cameroon.

• The programme will divert more waste from landfills and improve waste management in low-income communities through circular economy solutions and entrepreneurship.
• This partnership will give more programme participants the opportunity of long-term employment in the waste sector and supports people and planet through sustainable solutions to the waste crisis.

 

WasteAid is delighted to announce a grant from the employee foundation of Partners Group, a leading global private markets firm. The foundation, named Partners Group Impact (Verein) (“PG Impact”) supports entrepreneurial projects and organizations that create positive, high-impact and measurable social and/or environmental benefits. PG Impact is managed entirely by Partners Group employees, who contribute their time and expertise to identify, evaluate and invest in high-impact projects.

This partnership will build on learnings taken from previous work that WasteAid has carried out in Cameroon and will expand their current programme. A Plastic Recycling Facility (“PRF”) will be built in the local area and 30 marginalized youths will be trained to collect, sort, clean and process plastic waste, and the project will support them to link with off takers to drive income while at the same time increasing the plastic feedstock available locally. The benefits of the PRF will far outlive the life of the project; it will create sustainable opportunities and improved livelihoods for youths in the area and will also generate positive impact for the broader community and the environment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The environmental impact of this project can be measured by an estimated minimum of 180 MT of plastic waste per year that will be removed from the community and processed through the PRF. The PRF will divert plastic from landfills, reduce the need to burn plastic waste and contribute to reducing pollution of the Douala Estuary, which contains extensive mangrove forests, which are being damaged by pollution and population pressures.

Ceris Turner-Bailes, CEO of WasteAid says, “We’re so pleased to announce this further element within our Cameroon Programme that has been made possible through the support received from Partners Group. We hope that this will be just the start of a fantastic partnership which we know will have such a positive impact in the countries and communities where we work. Together we will work to support communities to tackle the waste crisis as well as improving livelihoods, through waste recovery and circular economy innovation.”

Partnership is a key component of every WasteAid project, from funding to technical partners as well as implementing partners in the countries where WasteAid works. Each relationship is critical to project success. WasteAid is pleased to welcome more partners to join them in tackling the waste crisis through circular models, local innovation and improved waste management systems.

If you are interested in partnering with WasteAid, to be part of their work and reach more communities please get in touch.

 

 

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NOTES TO EDITORS

About WasteAid

• WasteAid is a leading international development organisation on a mission to tackle the global waste crisis. 2 billion people do not have their waste collected and 3 billion lack a decent disposal site, leading to the spread of disease and polluting the air, land, rivers and oceans.
• WasteAid works with governments and communities in low-income countries to address the root causes of climate change and marine plastic pollution.
• WasteAid shares waste management knowledge and skills; trains people to become self-employed recycling entrepreneurs; and influences decision-makers and the donor community to increase investment in waste management.

About Partners Group Impact (Verein)

• Partners Group employee foundation PG Impact (Verein) supports entrepreneurial non-profit organizations and social enterprises that create positive, high-impact and measurable social and environmental benefits.
• Founded in 2006, it is run entirely by Partners Group employees who contribute their time and expertise to identifying, evaluating and investing in high-impact projects benefitting disadvantaged populations and the environment.
• Partners Group is a leading global private markets firm with USD 131 billion in AuM and more than 1,600 professionals across 20 offices worldwide.

 

Contact:

Rose Bradbury

Senior Fundraising & Communications Officer

WasteAid

media@wasteaid.org

www.wasteaid.org