5 Hakem Atalla st, Manshit Naser
Cairo
Egypt
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A.P.E Objective is to improve the lives of the indigenous groups of garbage collectors as individuals and as a community, .A.P.E combines its interest in serving the poor with its interest in protecting the environment specifically with regards to man-made household waste. It seeks to support the garbage collectors in their private activities of waste collection, disposal and recycling as well as devise its own schemes within this grand scheme of things.
A.P.E improves lives through hands-on implementation of projects in the area of income generation, revolving around recycling, primary health care, literacy, leadership training, mobilization of community resources, and advocacy for women and girls, as well as networking with non-profit groups in the area of environment and development while fostering strong partnership with government and private sector.
A.P.E benefits the garbage collector, especially women as they are considered the primary beneficiaries of A.P.E's activities. Furthermore, the environment is the second beneficiary because the activities lead to the protection of the earth's non-renewable resources by recycling and remanufacturing solid waste.
A.P.E services and works with about 400 individual: 250 women and girls in the rag recycling project, 90 in the paper recycling project, 30 young women in primary health care team, 50 young men who participate in the composting project and the garbage separation at the source project, administrative and other related staff support activities