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Environment and Urbanization
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The Payatas Environmental Development Programme: microenterprise promotion and involvement in solid waste management in Quezon City

Vincentian Missionaries

This paper describes the development of a federation of scavengers who live close to a major solid waste dump in Quezon City, and the role of the Vincentian Missionaries Foundation and other NGOs that have supported it. A long-term environmental development programme has been initiated which builds on the existing activities of scavenger households and which is also integrated with housing, health and other social initiatives. A successful savings and credit programme has been started that funds micro-enterprises and social needs, including a housing programme. The Federation has also increased the scavengers' capacity to negotiate with local authorities and other government agencies. The paper ends by reflecting on the lessons learnt and their relevance for other communities.

Environment and Urbanization, Vol. 10, No. 2, 55-68 (1998)
DOI: 10.1177/095624789801000216
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