MENTOR’s waste management activities are integrated into broader water, sanitation and hygiene activities. They focus on proper waste disposal to reduce the risk of waterborne and vector-borne diseases caused by waste accumulating around households.
Strong community engagement helps develop appropriate and sustainable mechanisms for waste collection, so solid waste is collected and disposed of safely. By implementing regular waste collection services, the accumulation of waste in households and public spaces is reduced.
This minimises the potential breeding grounds for disease-carrying vectors. Regular community driven waste management activities carried out in Venezuela and northern Mozambique has resulted in reducing the accumulation of waste and subsequently the accumulation of water and vector breeding sites.
