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From Waste to Words: Youth-written children’s book travels from Nicaragua to Kenya
Facilitating learning exchange across continents and countries is part of the work we do in ICDI. In 2024-2025 young people in Nicaragua shared their ideas about sustainable waste management with a group of young waste workers in Kenya through the means of a story. Read how this unique initiative came about. As part of the…
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Participatory Evaluation in the Spotlight at ANDE Conference 2025
On May 8, 2025, during the closing day of the Metrics from the Ground Up conference in Nairobi—focused on climate action and circular economy solutions—Luisa Tesch from ICDI and Jeff Otieno from VSO jointly presented insights from the innovative Waste to Work (W2W) project. The initiative empowers vulnerable youth and women in the informal waste…
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Meet Our New Volunteers – ‘From Waste to Work Project’!
In April, we welcomed Patrick and Hannah as Research and Learning (R&L) volunteers to join the Waste to Work (W2W) project team! They are now working closely with our local consultant, Barret Kamunzu, to document and enhance the learning process of the W2W project. Their roles are dynamic and hands-on. Patrick and Hannah will be…
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Learning what works best for vulnerable youth in the waste sector
On 13th to 16th February 2024, ICDI’s Luisa Tesch, Margaret Kernan and Barret Kamunzu in Mombasa, Kenya together with our partners Voluntary Services Overseas (VSO) and Taka Taka Solutions (TTS) for the second round of Learning Spaces in the Waste to Work Project. This project supports young vulnerable youth in the waste management industry in Kenya…
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From Waste to Work
Vulnerable communities disproportionately bear the brunt of environmental degradation caused by plastic pollution and other waste, and action is urgently needed. Research shows that the waste-picking community is a very entrepreneurial community and is in majority composed by young people and women (15 to 35 years old). In many cases, children as young as 8 years…
