stella sigana
Nairobi (KEN)
Role(s):
Founder/Owner/Principal
Alternative waste technologies
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Location:
Nairobi
Industry:
Energy
Year Founded:
2015
Number Employees:
10-50 people
Business Stage:
Growth (profitable)
Entity Type:
Limited Partnership
Description:
Alternative Waste Technologies (AWT) was established in the year 2015. Alternative Waste Technologies is a mission-driven social enterprise, whose mission is to guarantee safety while cooking by providing clean biomass briquettes to mitigate against climate change and deforestation while creating employment opportunities for out –of –school youths in urban slums so that they can unlock their potential, develop their skills and create successful futures for themselves and their families. We source organic wastes from farmlands and markets which we carbonize and compact through hydraulic compact forces using an extruder machine to make charcoal blocks which work as a suitable alternative to traditional charcoal. When we recruit youths, we offer them training and support, employ them as sales agents for the company products, offer them mentorship, training and capacity building to become managers and finally franchise owners so empowering them to create employment for others.