Climate Curve

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Project Summary / Description:

CiCi Recycling App is a smart digital platform that connects households, riders, and recycling hubs to streamline waste collection and recycling in Nigeria. The app rewards users instantly for recyclables, empowers riders as green earners, and supplies recycling facilities with sorted materials — promoting a circular, low-carbon economy.

How Project Affects Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions:

['Reduces GHGs (e.g., projects that reduce sources of GHGs, such as through efficiency or other changes in consumption)', 'Removes/stores GHGs (e.g., projects that capture, sequester, or otherwise enhance the "sinks" that accumulate and store GHGs)']

Impact on Underrepresented Groups:

CiCi Recycling is designed to empower groups that are often underrepresented in the climate movement, particularly low-income youth, women, and vulnerable urban communities. By providing a platform that rewards households and riders for collecting and recycling waste, we create income-generating opportunities for youth and women, enabling financial inclusion while promoting environmental stewardship. Many riders and participants are from marginalized communities, ensuring that the economic and environmental benefits reach those most in need.

Within our organization, we prioritize inclusive representation in decision-making and operations. Our early-stage team includes women in leadership and technical roles, and we actively involve youth advisors to guide platform features and outreach strategies. By centering the voices of the communities we serve, we ensure that the app addresses real challenges and creates tangible benefits for underrepresented groups.

Beyond income, CiCi Recycling fosters climate awareness and education, equipping participants with knowledge about sustainable waste management and the impact of plastic pollution. In this way, our initiative empowers underrepresented groups both economically and environmentally, building a more equitable, inclusive, and climate-conscious society.