An informal Economic capacity strengthening program that will train over 50 persons across four states including the FCT has kicked off.
The project seeks to empower the informal waste sector by equipping participants with the skills, knowledge, and resources needed.
For countries classified by unstable waste management systems, like Nigeria, the informal sector plays a critical role in the recycling processes, especially for plastic waste.
Due to this, the Idu Karimo community in the federal capital territory is now playing host to donors, partners and a selection of the informal waste sector at the start of the first phase of a capacity building training session to address the challenges in the plastic waste management system.
35 women and 11 men have been selected for this first phase in the FCT and will also be implemented across three other states.
The project aims to create a platform to improve economic opportunities for women, widows, internally displaced persons, and youths engaged in the sector.
In a 2021 report, Nigeria was identified as the seventh-largest country in the world generating plastic waste–amounting to about 5.96 million tons of plastic waste every year.
The informal sector plays a key role in collecting, sorting, and recycling plastic waste, making them the pillar of the waste management sector.
