Plastic waste Project
Last Updated on Wednesday, 12 October 2011 09:08 Written by Administrator Wednesday, 12 October 2011 08:32
Plastic waste Project is set up a small business of plastic waste recycling product in the target area in order to create as many as job for villagers in poor area. This project is recruit workers from village; they will be train to make the small business running and be sustainable business which can give them income.
The purpose of this project is to empower impoverished women by giving skills training and management training in order to established a small business group and able to create job for themselves, the project also has environmental purpose by turning plastic waste into valuable products and give opportunity to people get income from plastic waste .
This Project is implemented in Canden village,Bantul Regency ,Yogyakarta. There are 17 women selected join the training skills, the selection base on criteria: 1) Women in productive age (20-40 years old or married) 2) Women who have household responsibility expenses, 3) Women who have no income and have no opportunity to work in other place because of low education. After the skills training given, small business group will be formed, 4 women from the training group with best skill will be selected and get bookkeeping training. They are will be responsible for the business group management; the others women will be participate as freelancer and still have opportunity to make income.