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E-Waste Initiative Kenya - Repairing and Reusing Electronics

E-Waste Initiative Kenya - Repairing and Reusing Electronics

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Circular Entrepreneurship in Kenya

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How do you build a sustainable e-waste management system in Kenya?
In this episode, Jane Muriithi and Thuo Lawrence from E-waste
Initiative Kenya (EWIK) talk about their approach to e-waste
management across Kenya. Jane describes EWIK's collection model
through drop-off points and door-to-door pickups across multiple
cities, their repair and refurbishment process, and the challenges
of managing different materials when items can't be repaired.
You'll also hear about EWIK's skills training programs for youth,
including e-waste handling and ICT repair, with specific support
for young mothers through onsite childcare, entrepreneurship
courses, and mentorship. Thuo explains their research mapping
Kenya's e-waste value chain through stakeholder interviews to
inform Extended Producer Responsibility schemes. Listen to know how
to build environmental and social impact through e-waste
management, and to understand why partnerships necessary to scale
e-waste recycling across East Africa.