WasteAid has announced a new partnership that will build on learnings taken from previous work in Cameroon and will expand its current programme.
Its new partner, Partners Group Impact (Verein) (“PG Impact”), supports entrepreneurial projects and organisations 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 marginalised youths will be trained to collect, sort, clean and process plastic waste, and the project will support them to link with off takers to derive 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.
Together we will work to support communities to tackle the waste crisis as well as improving livelihoods, through waste recovery and circular economy innovation.
The environmental impact of this project can be measured by an estimated minimum of 72 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 says it is pleased to welcome more partners to join them in tackling the waste crisis through circular models, local innovation and improved waste management systems.
