Building the waste-based enterprise and technical skills of 1000 low-income women and men (target 80 percent women, 40 percent youth) while supporting and scaling local waste management will support better livelihoods within the waste-based enterprise sector and contribute to environmental protection.

Project intended outcomes

1. Increased profitability and resilience of waste-based enterprises.
2. Increased social capital and financial resilience of SHG members.
3. Increased women’s economic empowerment.
4. A strengthened waste value chain.

Training structure:

• Bottom of Pyramid Training

1. Group dynamics,
2. Savings and resource mobilization,
3. Entrepreneurship,
4. Financial management,
5. Access to credit
6. Environmental conservation

• Acceleration Training

1. Business model canvas
2. Financial management
3. Customer development
4. Product development
5. Business branding and digitization
6. Sales and marketing
7. Startup logistics