From garbage to gold in Cairo.

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  • Author(s): Faccini, Benedict
  • Source:
    UNESCO Sources. Jan99, Issue 108, p4. 3p. 2 Black and White Photographs.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      UNESCO; ENVIRONMENTAL agencies; SANITATION workers
    • Subject Terms:
      EGYPTReport Available; CAIRO (Egypt)
    • Abstract:
      Provides an overview on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) and the Association for the Protection of the Environment's (APE) partnership with zabbaleen or garbage collectors in Mokattam in Cairo, Egypt for a youth training program. Social and economic living of peasant farmers in the area; Improving physical infrastructures through better waste management.