The Cairo-Log (Clog) is a selection of impressions, inputs, inspirations or thoughts of the everyday life in Cairo from the 6th of october and the 30th of december 2006. This blog was not public but open to a selected audience. The textes, comments and pictures of the following compiled entries are not complete in order to protect the protagonists.
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21.12.2006
Video shooting: Women factory (carpets and paper production)
The Association for the protection of the Environment,(A.P.E), is a non-profit organization serving the communities of garbage collectors in Cairo, Hurghada, Tora and Wadi El Natruun in Egypt.
A.P.E Objective is to improve the lives of the indegenous groups of garbage collectors as individuals and as a community .A.P.E combines its interest in serving the poor with its interest in protecting the environment specifically with regards to man-made household waste. It seeks to support the garbage collectors in their private activities of waste collection, disposal and recycling as well as devise its own schemes within this grand scheme of things.
A.P.E improves lives through hands-on implementation of projects in the area of income generation, revolving around recycling, primary health care, literacy, leadership training, mobilization of community resources, advocacy for women and girls, as well as networking with non-profit groups in the area of environmnet and developmnet while fostering strong partnership with government and private sector.
Mokattam neighborhood collects around 700 tons of household garbage on daily basis, men and children go out on the collection route, while girls and women sort it manually and recover many components of solid waste, such as plastic , aluminum, tin, glass, batteries, cloth, animal bones and food. The food is fed to animals which the garbage collectors breed in the backs of their homes. The waste generated by the animals is handled by the composting plant run by A.P.E. The other components are processed and cleaned then manufactured in the homes of the resident. The remaining 10% non-recyclable component is trucked to the municipal dump outside of the neighborhood
