Waste for Value, Ethiopia
Colleagues
Kedija Sefa/Kirkens Nødhjelp
Kirkens Nødhjelp (Norwegian Church Aid) is one of Norway’s largest humanitarian organisations. From 2021 to 2024, Kavli Trust is supporting their Waste for Value project in Ethiopia. The project creates jobs for women by establishing cooperatives for collecting and managing plastic and paper waste in environmentally and climate-friendly ways.
Allocated grants
5 500 000
NOKRecipient
Kirkens Nødhjelp
Project
Waste for Value
Project period
2021
2024
Allocated grants
5 500 000
NOKAbout the collaboration
The Waste for Value project has created new jobs for women in Ethiopia through the collection and recycling of plastic and paper. At the same time, it has shown that empowering women and increasing their income opportunities can benefit entire families.
Kavli Trust supports Waste for Value and the expansion of the project to additional cities in Ethiopia, with a total contribution of NOK 5.5 million for the period 2021–2024.
Read more about the partnership in the articles below.
Articles and news
Empowering Women Strengthens the Whole Family
Misrach Anjole, a mother of seven and grandmother to four, supports her entire family while also doing important work for the environment. She is one of several skilled women participating in Kirkens Nødhjelp’s recycling project Waste for Value in Hawassa, Ethiopia.
Women at work for the climate and environment in Ethiopia
The Waste for Value project to collect and recycle plastics and paper has provided new jobs for women in Ethiopia.