TAKA NI PATO

Garbage can be a resource in Kibera and slum communities like it that suffer from a lack of proper waste disposal.  Taka ni Pato (Trash is Cash) promotes a mission of building capacity for effective, community-run solid waste management systems in select Nairobi slums.  Funded by the Ford Foundation’s East Africa Environmental Program since 2004, Taka ni Pato (TNP) is a collaborative endeavor between CFK and three other NGOs in Nairobi.  TNP creates jobs for several youth groups that collect trash from homes in the community, recycle and compost what they can, and then combine trash heaps for reusable materials to make crafts.  Over time the efficiency of these groups continues to increase, as do their business skills.