Upcycle Juba City Trash: From Waste to Wow

Introduction

Waste is continuously piling up in Juba City, daily. The nature of individual and institutional disposal is absurd and risks public health. Juba is a city drowning in waste! Millions of people rely on imports, creating mountains of plastic, cans, and more. SSGID designed this project to add value to the piling up Juba waste into valuable products, creating a cleaner, healthier city. We sought and still commit to making Juba a safer, cleaner, and healthier city. And will create thousands of jobs in this project.

Achievement in the period 16^th May to 15^th August 2024

Over this period, SSGID has achieved the following:

1. Trained 144 Volunteers to carry out community sustainable waste management sessions in Juba City.
2. Created some community awareness through 12 sessions in Konyo Konyo, Gudele, Gumbo, and New Site Markets.
3. Conducted assessment in the four hot-spot markets, leading to the dumping sites.
4. Continue to learn from other successful best practices
5. Created a community forum, and committees in each of four hot-spot communities to discuss the dangers and solutions to waste management.

ChallengesThe major challenge is changing the attitudes of individuals in communities to understand the dangers of bad waste disposal. SSGID is further constrained by a lack of funding to fully implement this project.