Project Description
The project supports the formalization of the informal waste collection system. The project increases the willingness of informal waste collectors to collaborate with the formal system through improving the volume and quality of recyclables collected. The project envisions full formalization in the future in order to significantly increase the quality and volume of recyclables recovered throughout the value chain of the waste sector.
DIMETRIC’s contribution to the multi-faceted and multi-scalar project is Capacity Development for informal workers. Capacity Development aims to improve the productivity and competitiveness of participants, leading to job creation and increased demand for services. Enterprise planning and innovation supports are key curricula requested by participants.
Major Activities
- Recruiting and fully training three (3) cohorts of participants. Each cohort is gender inclusive and comprises approximately twenty-two (22) trainees.
- Supporting trainees through the full duration of the curriculum, requiring seventy-five (75) total hours of training for certification.
- The curriculum includes the following topics:
- Health and safety, personal and community.
- Relationship building, formal and informal.
- Waste sorting.
- Pricing recyclables.
- Soft skills, such as teamwork and communication.
- Budgeting and financial management for small businesses.
- Market forecasting and contingency planning.
- Peer-to-Peer learning and ongoing exchange.
- Systems thinking and value of waste work within municipal life.
Areas of Expertise
- Capacity Development
- Informal Waste Collection
- Health and Safety
- Planning and Adaptation
- Gender Mainstreaming
- Peer-to-Peer Learning
- Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)
- Legal and Regulatory Compliance
Locations and Beneficiaries
- Informal Waste Collectors
- Municipalities and Residents in Amman, Azraq and Irbid Municipalities
