"Towards Zero Waste: Embedding Excellence and Sustainability in TVET's Building and Construction Sector"

Project Summary

TVET training provides skills to various groups of people in Kenya and across the globe. The curriculum is designed to provide skills for the job market requirements. During such training, a substantial amount of waste is generated, which has an enormous impact on the environment. The wastes are discharged to landfills and decompose, producing harmful substances. Due to increased government support, enrollment has improved drastically in TVET Institutions, translating to more waste generation. A viable solution is therefore necessary for lowering and managing waste in these Institutions. Different categories of institutions according to the area of focus produce diverse waste types. 

Zero-waste in TVET may be a step towards achieving environmental conservation, and the initiative adopted to identify inefficiencies in using resources/processes. The project objectives are to develop institutional waste management systems, a training manual on waste management for TVET Institutions, create a network of Institutions and other organizations dealing with waste, and establish a Web application to link stakeholders