Capacity building in e-waste management

Presented By:

Amb. Peter Gitau

CEO, Digital Pipeline Africa

Introduction

DPA

Ezekiel 33:1-6

Painting a picture of E-waste Management.

Advocacy/E-waste Wangari Mathias/mama Teresa/

political good will/governments.

Ministers of Environment/health/education/ information.

EACO is a good thing and in time to save  Africa.

Deceases have increased in Africa.

Cancer/ Ebola/ Respiratory systems/

Policies/ NEMAS/Regulations/ organizations/?

Media/ museums/television/ Radio/ caravans/

Rwanda model planning with data/ placing the Infrastructures/ HR/ academia/

Waste into Wealth/ not/ death/health/

Ezikiel 33:1-6

And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2"Son of man, speak to the sons of your people and say to them, 'If I bring a sword upon a land, and the people of the land take one man from among them and make him their watchman, 3and he sees the sword coming upon the land and blows on the trumpet and warns the people, 4then he who hears the sound of the trumpet and does not take warning, and a sword comes and takes him away, his blood will be on his own head. 5He heard the sound of the trumpet but did not take warning; his blood will be on himself. But had he taken warning, he would have delivered his life. 6But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet and the people are not warned, and a sword comes and takes a person from them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood I will require from the watchman's hand.'"

Digital Pipeline Africa - DPA

Incepted through partnership between CFSK & Digital Pipeline UK - a Microsoft sponsored program

Headquarters are in Nairobi, Kenya and is the implementing partner for the Microsoft program in African countries.

Partnered with WEEE Centre, Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Centre, to do E-waste management, http://weeecentre.com

Partnered with CFSK institute to offer ICT training offering number of courses to build ICT knowledge. We also offer an E-learning programme to individuals, corporate and institutions. http://cfskinstitute.ac.ke

Partnered with CFSK, Computers for Schools Kenya, to bridge the digital divide in Africa by equipping learning institutions, community centres and other institutions with ICT infrastructure. http://cfsk.org

DPA - Vision and Mission

 DPA's VisionOur Vision is to become the leader in ICT and e-waste Management in Africa.

 MissionTo become the leading supporter of ICT and environment in Africa.

DPA - organogram

Board of Directors

Digital Pipeline Africa

Computers for Schools Kenya

CFSK Institute of ICT WEEE Centre DPA in Africa

Namibia Uganda Botswana Tanzania Burundi South Sudan Zambia

DPA presence in Africa

Uganda Tanzania Burundi Zambia Botswana Namibia South Sudan Kenya

Services and products that we offer;

Supply of high quality refurbished and new computers

Refurbishment E - Waste Management E - Learning Training Management Information Systems

(MIS)

Ewaste Processing Chain

Capacity Building; training and benchmarking

Technical

Infrastructure

Building networks and collaborations

Technical

Sensitization of the disposer of ewaste

Collection

Handling

Pre – processing locally

Storage

Export

First Aid

Firefighting

Work Safety

Personal protective gear

Infrastructure

Necessary basic tools and equipment

Adequate operating space and storage

Networks and Collaborations

Assist in getting local recyclers of some of the fractions that can be local recycled, eg metal.

Link local ewaste recyclers with European recyclers with capacity and capability to handle problematic fraction, eg CRT monitors, fractions containing lead and mercury.

Collaborate with the relevant Government agencies for trans boundary movement of ewaste

Cable Stripper

ABS plastic shredder

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CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) Cutter

Our International Partners include:

Conclusion

E-Waste represents the biggest and fastest growing industrial waste.

E-waste requires a special attention/policy

Formal and regulated management is the solution.

The WEEE Centre is a local initiative showing the opportunities

Awareness is a key factor by all stakeholders

Capacity building both human and infrastructure is key.

Way Forward

Advocacy( DPA Regional Approach) First Lady's, Ministries of Health and Environment

EACOS Coordination Role/CA

Learning from each other( There is great hope listening to all of you for the last three days)

Human Resources/

Media Print/ Electronic/

Data management/Procurement rules/safety/ sensitivity/

Different Model( Safari Come and Rwanda case Study, DPA app)

Engaging stake holders( Government, Cooperates, Civil society, Academia,

DPA – http://dpafrica.com

CFSK – http://cfsk.org

CFSKIICT - http://cfskinstitute.ac.ke

Contacts

Whose E-waste have we handled?