Pimp My Carroça
São Paulo, SP, Brazil
About
Pimp My Carroça is a non-governmental organisation based in São Paulo, Brazil working on employment & skills, environment & climate, community development +2 more.
Pimp My Carroça is a Brazilian non-profit organisation working for visibility, dignity and fair income for waste pickers (catadoras e catadores) of recyclable materials across Brazil. It began in São Paulo in 2007 with a graffiti intervention on a cart and has since developed programmes combining art, technology, education, collaboration and social innovation. Its main activities include refurbishing and decorating carts, supporting recycling cooperatives, running a recycling logistics app, developing new cart prototypes, conducting advocacy with public authorities, and offering corporate volunteering and talks. The organisation also distributed food baskets and hygiene kits during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is funded through individual donations, corporate partnerships and crowdfunding.
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Pimpex
Employment & Skills · Brazil
Lets individuals and companies fund a new or refurbished cart for an individual waste picker.
Pimp Nossa Cooperativa
Employment & Skills · Brazil
Revitalises recycling cooperative workspaces through murals, workplace safety improvements and health activities.
Cataki
Employment & Skills · Brazil
App connecting waste pickers with households and businesses that generate recyclable materials.
Pimp Lab
Environment & Climate · Brazil
Laboratory for socio-environmental and artivist projects, including innovation in waste pickers' tools and transport.
Carroças do Futuro
Employment & Skills · Brazil
Develops and tests prototype vehicles, such as bamboo, electric and recycled-plastic carts, to reduce physical strain on waste pickers.
Pimp Estoque
Environment & Climate · Brazil
Adds value to collected materials through upcycling with waste pickers, artists and collectives.
Pimp Educa
Education · Brazil
Invites waste pickers to give talks in schools and institutions, presenting them as environmental educators.
Desafio Pimp
Employment & Skills · Brazil
Immersive volunteering experience for corporate staff, who join waste pickers in collection, sorting and sales.
Programa de Embaixadores
Community development · Brazil
Supports activists in various locations through the organisation's network and expertise.
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Pimpex, tecnologia social certificada
Awards
Prêmio Santo Dias de Direitos Humanos
Grand Prix Netexplo de Inovação Digital
Prêmio Lixo Zero
Prêmio Empreendedor Social Folha em Resposta à Covid
International Awards for Public Art
Prêmio Água e Saneamento para América Latina e Caribe
Escolha Popular
Prêmio Brasil Criativo de Artes Visuais
Partnerships
Votorantim, Habbot, Rede Globo, Catarse
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