CODAF Begins Zero-Waste Initiative, Targets Better Lives for Ughelli Waste Pickers

 The Community Development Advocacy Foundation (CODAF) has commenced the implementation of a new community-led waste management initiative aimed at improving the working conditions, safety and livelihoods of informal waste pickers in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. The initiative, tagged “Voices to Power: A Community-Led Zero Waste Model for Ughelli North,” kicked off with an engagement at the Isiokolo dumpsite in Ughelli, where CODAF officials met with waste pickers and other key stakeholders to understand the challenges confronting workers at the dumpsite. During the engagement, the organisation said…

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