The second phase of the project, which will now run until 2026, will see new partners who will amplify the impact of the project. Examples include Sparsha, which focuses on supporting children of waste pickers, and the Udhyam Learning Foundation, which will support over 200 micro-entrepreneurs created in the first phase.
In addition, BBC Media Action will continue to work to raise awareness about the value of waste collection and enhance dignity and professional pride in India.
Phase two will expand the focus to textile waste, with plans to train waste pickers to become textile entrepreneurs or sorters, creating formal jobs and increasing income opportunities. By working with Circular Apparel Innovation Factory and Enviu, Saamuhika Shakti hopes to divert hundreds of thousands of tonnes of textile waste from landfills, while improving hundreds of lives.
Saamuhika Shakti’s focus on collaboration is central to the project’s expansion. Partners have integrated shared key performance indicators into the design to ensure the initiative continues to scale.
The project aims to support the fashion industry in the transition from a linear to a circular economy by using recycled materials collected by waste pickers in Bengaluru, such as PET and aluminium. These materials are already being processed into jewellery and clothing buttons for global brands.
“H&M Foundation expands India’s waste collection initiative with $11 million boost” was originally created and published by Just Stylea brand of GlobalData.
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