About UsABOUT US The Solid Waste Management Association of the Philippines (SWAPP) is a non-profit membership organization composed of solid waste practitioners from Local Government Units, National Government Agencies, Non government organizations, and the Academe. The Association was established May 22, 2000 under SEC Registration No. A200006764. VISION, MISSION & OBJECTIVES Vision: A leading non-profit multi-sectoral network of solid waste management (SWM) volunteers and practitioners whose aim is to empower local governments, communities, and private sector towards a clean, safe and sustainable environment. Mission: To build the capacity of LGUs, communities, and private sector to manage solid waste problems in their respective areas through research, trainings, technical assistance, information exchanges, and network building. Objectives:
SERVICES OFFERED Technical Assistance Trainings and Conferences: SWAPP designs and implements customized SWM trainings, facilitates SWM study tours and convenes annual national SWM conferences, seminars, and roundtable discussions. Information Services: SWAPP maintains a website (www.swapp.org.ph), develops SWM multimedia trainings and information materials, and publishes SWM training and instruction manuals. SWM Advocacy: SWAPP raises awareness on SWM policy issues and enhances the capacity of LGUs to address local SWM policy issues through training and information. NETWORK AND LINKAGES SWAPP has an extensive network of SWM professionals from LGUs, government agencies, other NGOs and the academe. It has been the recipient of various grants from respectable donor agencies like United States Agency for International Development (USAID), World Bank, German Technical Group (GTZ), and others. Locally, SWAPP has affiliations with Local Government Academy (LGA), PLAN-Philippines, Solid Waste Contractors of the Philippines (SWACAP), Earth Day Network, and Philippine EcoSan Network. SWAPP is also allied with international organizations such as Collaborative Working Group (CWG) for Low and Middle Income Countries (Switzerland) and Southeast Asia Urban Environment Management Network (AIT, Thailand). Currently, SWAPP training courses are accredited by the Philippine Women's University (PWU) under the Masters Program in Environmental Science, Major in Waste Management. |
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