Giving to Ourselves a Just Transition for Waste Pickers

by Nalini Shekar and Ina Bahuguna 26 January, 2023 Introduction: Just Transition Sustainable living has taken a huge centre stage in global discourse, especially in the context of climate change. While reducing individual consumption is the key, the focus is more on systemic change to achieve a faster result. Tony Mazzocchi, a labour and environmental … Continue reading Giving to Ourselves a Just Transition for Waste Pickers

Hasiru Dala – CAIF Partnership: Seat at their TableBy Trina Roy

This was originally posted at The Circular Apparel Blog A bottom up, micro- entrepreneurship led approach to solution designing for post-consumer textile waste Textile waste in India has been a growing problem that has been unfolding in scale and complexity over the past couple of years. While pre-consumer waste from factories and manufacturers is beginning … Continue reading Hasiru Dala – CAIF Partnership: Seat at their TableBy Trina Roy

ಭರವಸೆಯ ಬೆಳಕು

ನಾನುಇಂದಿರಾನಮ್ಮಸಮುದಾಯದಮಕ್ಕಳವಿಧ್ಯಾಬ್ಯಾಸದಬಗ್ಗೆನಾನುಕಂಡಬದಲಾವಣೆಹೇಳಲುನಾನುಬಯಸುತ್ತೇನೆ 2011 ರಿಂದ 2021ರವರೆಗೆ ನಮ್ಮ ಕಾಗದ ಆಯುವವರ ಸಮುದಾಯದ ಮಕ್ಕಳ ವಿಧ್ಯಾಬ್ಯಾಸಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಬಂದಿಸಿದ ಪ್ರಗತಿಯನ್ನು ನಾವು ಈಕೆಳಗಿನ ಪುಟದಲ್ಲಿ ನೋಡಬಹುದು. ಪ್ರಾರಂಭದ ಹಂತದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಗಳು ಈ ಕೆಳಕಂಡಂತಿದ್ದವು. ನಮ್ಮ ಕಾಗದ ಆಯುವವರ ಮಕ್ಕಳು 2011 ರಲ್ಲಿ ಶಾಲೆಗೆ ನಿರಂತರವಾಗಿ ಹೋಗುತ್ತಿರಲಿಲ್ಲ ಕಾರಣ ಹಲವಾರು ನಾವು ತಾಯಂದಿರು ಮುಂಜಾನೆ ಎಲ್ಲರೂ ಏದ್ದೇಳುವ ಮೊದಲೆ ಕಾಗದ ಆಯುಲು ಹೋಗುತ್ತಿದೇವು , ತಂದೆ ಜವಾಬ್ದಾರಿ ರಹಿತನಾಗಿ ಇರುತ್ತಿದ್ದನು. ನಾವು ತಾಯಂದಿರು ತಿರುಗಿ ಮನೆಗೆ ಬರುವಷ್ಟರಲ್ಲಿ ಶಾಲೆಗೆ ಹೋಗುವ ಸಮಯ … Continue reading ಭರವಸೆಯ ಬೆಳಕು

Global Plastic Treaty: Why India Needs to Take a Stand

by Pinky Chandran This article was originally posted on the Waste Frames site, and can be found here. Plastic pollution is all pervasive. It is complex, dynamic and transcends boundaries. Addressing issues of plastic pollution, in a singular lens of either waste management, marine litter or just single use plastics further compounds the problem of … Continue reading Global Plastic Treaty: Why India Needs to Take a Stand