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At Taka Taka Zero, our vision is to provide the best sustainable solution for low-income communities to cope with and make use of the abundance of non-recyclable waste, while creating food and job security for their most vulnerable young people. We envision a future that is led by educated, environmentally-conscious individuals which have experienced these challenges first-hand, but have received the needed support to transform their experience into positive change in their communities and beyond.
VISION STATEMENT
Mathare, Kenya
September - November 2022
Employed 30 youths and fed 300 children daily
In partnership with the Community Cooker Foundation, Nestle, One Chuom Youth Reform Group, and Mathare Community School, we ran a 2 month pilot. We repaired an existing Community Cooker to provide breakfast and lunch for 300 children of the local primary school and sold bread to the community.
Students of Mathare Community School and 100 local families were encouraged to bring their daily domestic waste to school to fuel the Community Cooker.
The purpose of the pilot project was to get statistics and feedback on the business model. The aim was to create a sustainable solution for household waste, youth unemployment and food insecurity.
We partnered with OneChoum youth reform group to train their members, as well as local youths from Mathare. 30 youths worked on a weekly rotation. At one time, the team working on the pilot consisted of 1 cook and 2 waste managers.
We baked and sold an average of 60 loaves of bread a day for the community.
Hunger and malnutrition is rampant in Mathare slum. We prepared breakfast and lunch for 314 school children daily culminating in 3140 meals per week. Through our provision of ‘Milo’, a Nestle milk powder, through our partnership with Nestle Kenya, school attendance was at an all time high.
Youth unemployment at Mathare slum is set at a staggering 35%. During the pilot we trained and employed 30 youths (18-23 years old). The goal is to educate and up-skill the youths with waste management knowledge to leverage in future careers.
We aim to dramatically alter the attitude towards waste and waste management. Through education and by including young people in the project we made steps towards remove taboo notions surrounding waste in Mathare. We hope to create environment-conscious future leaders.