Waste Picker Exchange in Kenya
Waste Pickers hold skill exchange in Kenya From social stigmatization to exploitation from the private sector, Waste Pickers face many challenges in their line of work. Determined to prevail over these challenges, Waste Pickers from Kenya and South Africa gathered at...
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Our Care for Waste Workers
Contributed by Iwut Wulandari, YPBB - Indonesia Who makes sure your home's waste is managed, so you don't have to litter or burn trash that can produce toxic gases that are harmful to you? It is the waste workers. They make sure that our waste is collected and, even...
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Thanking our waste pickers and workers in time of COVID-19 pandemic
By Edel S. Garingan, GAIA Resource Mobilization Associate for Asia and the Pacific On December 20, 2019, amid the festivities and preparation for the holiday season, when people were already lining up in the malls to buy gifts and are musing about their...
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COVID heroes from India
Videos by Chintan Environmental Research and Action Group At the onset of the COVID-19 crisis, Chintan responded by raising funds to help waste pickers in Delhi, India. They distributed over 2000+ ration kits in 23 worst hit areas of Delhi, reaching...
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GAIA Asia Pacific in the time of COVID-19
GAIA AP in the time of Covid-19 The COVID-19 pandemic while revealing the ugly truth about social structures and injustices has also revealed the kindness in many people's hearts and the sense of community to extend help to those in need. Once again we are reminded...
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Contributed by Suchismita Pai, SWaCH Outreach Quit your work or move, when faced with this tough option, Anjana Ghorke chose to move rather than quit. In these times of the Corona Virus when most of us are afraid to move outside our homes and have work-from-home...
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PANDEMIC HIGHLIGHTS SOCIETY’S HISTORICAL DEBT TO WASTE PICKERS – IT’S TIME TO MAKE IT UP TO THEM.
By Magdalena Donoso, Regional Coordinator for Latin America and The Caribbean The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the way we handle our waste, bringing with it a host of environmental, social and cultural challenges. For millions of people...
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LA PANDEMIA ACENTÚA LA DEUDA HISTÓRICA CON LOS RECICLADORES DE BASE – ES HORA DE DEVOLVERLES LA MANO
por Magdalena Donoso, Coordinador de GAIA América Latina y El Caribe La pandemia Covid-19 ha tenido un profundo impacto en la forma en la que manejamos los residuos trayendo consigo desafíos ambientales, sociales y culturales. Para millones de personas que...
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FONDO SOLIDARIO DE EMERGENCIA A medida que el COVID-19 se propaga a través de nuestras comunidades, se hace más evidente que los peligros que este virus representa no nos impactarán a todas/os por igual Algunas y algunos de nosotros podemos quedarnos en casa sin...
read moreA message of solidarity for our GAIA members in Asia Pacific
Dear GAIA AP Members, We hope that the message of solidarity from the GAIA Coordination Team gave you a sense of comfort and community amid this growing COVID-19 pandemic. We take this opportunity to highlight a few reminders stated in the initial message: We hope you...
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Earth Day Zero Waste Meme Competition!
Earth Day Meme Contest Guidelines This Earth Day, we want to turn to all the zero waste and social media gurus in our community to crowdsource ways to mainstream the concept of zero waste. That’s why GAIA and PLAN are hosting an Earth Day Meme Contest! We’re...
read moreSolidarity and care in the middle of this pandemic
Solidarity and care in the middle of this pandemic Dear GAIA members, Given the rapidly evolving situation with COVID-19 pandemic, the GAIA coordination team wants to let you know that we care greatly about your safety and we are monitoring the situation as best we...
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