Sustainable Waste Employment and Environmental Progress

Green jobs. Sustainable future. Environmental progress.

About SWEEP Partnership

SWEEP, the partnership for Sustainable Waste Employment and Environmental Progress is aimed at scaling up waste management in humanitarian settings while also creating green and decent jobs for people living in these areas.

In Collaboration with

Three globally recognized organizations.

WASTE

Technical Lead Partner: Pioneering in sustainable waste management solutions. 

Danish Refugee Council (DRC)

Humanitarian Lead, experts in humanitarian aid and refugee protection. 

Last Mile Climate

Partnership Lead: Specialists in building and coordinating multi-stakeholder climate action partnerships.

Uniting our expertise

We aim to create a scalable, globally applicable model for sustainable waste management, starting in Kenya’s Kakuma and Dadaab refugee camps.

Latest Updates

UNHCR Joins the SWEEP Partnership to Scale Sustainable Waste Management in Refugee Settings.

10 July 2025, Geneva and Nairobi UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency has officially joined the SWEEP (Sustainable Waste Employment and Environmental Progress) Partnership, a global public-private...

Solid Waste Management in Kakuma Refugee Camp and Kalobeyei Integrated Settlement, Kenya. A Scoping Study

This report offers a deep dive into the state of solid waste management in Kakuma Refugee Camp and Kalobeyei Settlement—two of Kenya’s largest refugee-hosting areas. Commissioned by Last Mile Climate...

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Whether you’re a donor, government agency, company, investor, or community-based organization, your engagement can help transform waste management in refugee settings and beyond.

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Address:

SWEEP Partnership
Kakuma, Kenya

Tel: +254 719 773448

Email: info@lastmileclimate.org