Outcomes that prove the model

Overview

Consultancy Services for the Feasibility Study and Design of E-Waste Infrastructure and Systems for Sustainable Management of Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) in Uganda Under the Uganda Digital Acceleration Project Government Network (UDAP-GOVNET)

Solution

WEEE Centre led a feasibility and design study for Uganda’s national e-waste management infrastructure

Results

• • A situational analysis of Uganda's existing e-waste practices, policies, and institutions
• • A feasibility study covering the technical, financial, and institutional dimensions of the proposed system
• • An Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) across all four regions of Uganda
• • Draft designs for a national e-waste processing facility and regional processing facilities, including collection mechanisms and treatment technologies
• • Stakeholder validation workshops to align the designs with national priorities and community needs
• • A final consolidated report with actionable recommendations for implementation

Overview

Kakuma Kalobeyei Challenge Fund (KKCF), supported by the Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) in partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Solution

A three-year program that turned e-waste into opportunity for refugee and host communities building skills, jobs, and a collection network from the ground up.

Results

• • 2,080 young people trained in hands-on e-waste management skills
• • An extensive e-waste collection network established across the camps and host community
• • New green jobs created locally through the resulting e-waste value chain

Overview

In partnership with GIZ VET Toolbox 2 and Kenya's National Industrial Training Authority (NITA)

Solution

WEEE Centre worked with NITA and other key stakeholders to design a demand-driven vocational training curriculum, institutionalizing e-waste management as a recognized skills pathway in Kenya.

Results

• • A national curriculum for vocational e-waste management training
• • A framework to formally institutionalize the skill within Kenya's vocational training system
• • New job opportunities for youth across both informal and formal e-waste sectors

Overview

A federal agency needed compliant disposal of legacy storage with classified data.

Solution

WEEE Centre assessed the viability of youth engagement in e-waste value chains and translated the findings into real infrastructure, training, and jobs.

Results

• • A market assessment on the viability of youth engagement across e-waste value chains
• • A scoping study mapping e-waste concentration and potential sites for management facilities
• • 1 e-waste pre-processing facility and 3 e-waste collection centres constructed
• • Training for 600 young people in e-waste management and business development, opening the door to green jobs

Overview

GIZ-funded, with WEEE Centre as technical lead alongside SNV

Solution

WEEE Centre led the technical assessment of e-waste management conditions across the Kakuma and Kalobeyei refugee camps, laying the groundwork for safer, more sustainable practices in a complex humanitarian setting.

Results

• • A situation analysis of e-waste flows, disposal practices, and related health and environmental risks
• • A mapping of institutional and technical capacity gaps
• • A community awareness assessment on e-waste handling
• • Action-oriented recommendations for sustainable collection, safe disposal, and resource recovery in refugee settings