Across the communities where GEHESE works, waste is increasingly being seen not as a problem to dispose of, but as a resource to build on. Community-based waste innovation hubs are at the center of this shift.
Composting and organic waste valorization
Households and market vendors separate organic waste, which is then processed into compost sold to local farmers, closing a loop that used to end at an open dumpsite.
Black Soldier Fly production
BSF larvae convert organic waste into high-protein animal feed, giving waste handlers a second income stream and reducing pressure on more expensive feed sources.
Recycling enterprises
Small recycling groups sort and sell plastics, metals and paper, formalizing work that was previously informal and unsafe.
Green jobs, not just clean streets
The common thread across all of these approaches is that they are designed to create dignified, paying work, not just tidier neighborhoods.
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