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Crónicas de una lucha por la inclusión Recicladores Bogotá

“Chronicle of a Fight for Inclusion: The December 2012 garbage crisis of Bogota” now with English subtitles

March 26, 2013

Image from Cronicas de Una Lucha Por Inclusion - Parte 2

Part 2: “Chronicles of a Fight for Inclusion: The December 2012 Garbage Crisis of Bogotá”

March 24, 2013

After going through security protocols, each received a PIN to claim their payment in any teller machine. Once they introduced their PIN in the teller machine, they received their payment. People burst into applause, jubilant shouts and even tears. “No more speeches! No more announcements!”—They shouted.

A time to celebrate! Dreams come true for the organized waste pickers of Bogotá

March 20, 2013

Many of them, still in shock, could not do anything other than repeat their thanks. However, the work that remains will be a challenge —the promise is to have all the 14,400 waste pickers in Bogota included into this system. The idea is also that in a few years waste pickers will be organized to provide collection and transportation services of recyclable materials, and that they will also receive (why not?) remuneration for the other environmental services they provide. Photo credit: Federico Parra.

“Miracle in Bogota”: Waste pickers in Colombia paid for the first time for their services

March 12, 2013

photo of pig raising project in kenya

Raising pigs in Kenya: Dandora waste pickers have a pig project

February 14, 2013

Kenyan Pickers Doing it For Themselves

December 19, 2012

Petition for inclusive recycling in Bogotá, Colombia

December 5, 2012

Pune2012: Sharing experiences of integration and inclusion in municipal solid waste management systems

September 28, 2012

Global Waste Pickers’ Day Celebrated in Bhopal, India

March 1, 2012