Supporting women in the informal waste sector
This year’s International Women’s Day theme of ‘Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow’, recognises the contribution of women and girls around the world, who are leading the charge on climate change adaptation, mitigation, and response, to build a more sustainable future for all. For the past decade BVRio has worked to develop and promote […]
«Co-operative is a space to promote sorority»
Iara Meiri de Melo Moura Silva, 40, mother of two, began working in the recycling market over 20 years ago with her mother, who came to Rio de Janeiro from the Northeast at 17 years old. Iara is one of the female leaders in waste collector cooperatives in the State of Rio de Janeiro, in […]
«We are an eternal start-up. We evolve constantly»
The recycling market in Rio de Janeiro is not for “amateurs”. And those in charge of the management of many of the existing cooperatives are female entrepreneurs. In the context of the COVID pandemic, in particular, it is necessary to adapt, try out new processes, and take risks to generate more business. Read below one […]
Inspirational women led recycling cooperatives: ACERJ
Born into a traditional family of waste pickers in Rio de Janeiro, Glória de Souza dos Santos, 45, has worked for over three decades in the recycling market. She was brought up in Laureano, a neighbourhood of Jardim Gramacho, the largest «recycling centre of the State of Rio de Janeiro», where together with her mother […]