The Trash Punx have partnered with Sabore Ole Oyie, Maasai elder and warrior, of Kenya, to clean up the town of Ewaso Ngiro, outside of Nairobi. Ewaso Ngiro is a small town approximately 60 miles from the famous Maasai Mara National Reserve and is the lifeblood for thousands of people who attend the weekly livestock and produce market where they buy their food. the challenge this town faces is they have no trash service, no trash bins and no means of trash disposal. The trash is thrown on the ground and the town is filthy. Follow along with The Trash Punx as they travel 10,000 miles from the San Francisco Bay Area to Kenya!

Project Pick Up is our global program that is dedicated to assist and aid under-resourced communities across the World

 PROJECT PICK UP (Ewaso Ngiro, Kenya):

The Trash Punx is partnering with Sabore Ole Oyie, Maasai Elder and Warrior, of Kenya, to clean up the town of Ewaso Ngiro, outside of Nairobi. Ewaso Ngiro is a small town approximately 60 miles from the famous Maasai Mara National Reserve and is the lifeblood for thousands of people who attend the weekly livestock and produce market where they buy their food. The challenge this town faces is they have no trash service, no trash bins and no means of trash disposal. The trash is thrown on the ground and the town is filthy.

 2023 Ewaso Ngiro, Kenya Highlights:

  • 900 bags of trash in two days

  • 250 participants the day of the first cleaning

  • 31,500 pounds of trash collected

  • Installation of 26 permanent trash cans

  • Meeting with Chief Officer Environment, Energy, Water, Natural Resources & Climate Change for the County Government of Narok

  • Sabore Ole Oyie will continue leading the efforts to get more trash cans made and partnering with the local community and government

  • We have connected with Ewaso NGiro High School and have found our trash steward Sharon (who dreams to be a journalist) to take the lead on doing more trash events

  • We connected with WildlifeDirect, a Nairobi based conservation NGO and are looking at future programs together

THE TRASH PUNX and Sabore have developed a plan to clean up the town and protect the people, environment and animals

The plan includes:

  • Creating a high school stewardship team

  • Trash pickup incentive programs

  • Town garbage cans

  • Dumpsters

  • Dumpster hauling service to the larger city of Narok for proper disposal

This is an unprecedented opportunity to start a ripple effect of change in this community.

Multiple benefits include:

  • Changing the way the town manages their trash

  • Discarded plastics, metals and other types of trash not only degrade the aesthetic beauty of an area, they can leach harmful chemicals into the environment

  • Health benefits - trash contributes to disease transmission

  • Resolve safety issues for the livestock and the wild animals which inadvertently eat the plastic and other garbage

  • Beautification of the town

  • Resurgence of tourists to the area - the market can be a popular tourist destination, but the filthiness has been a deterrent. It is on the route to the wildlife preserve and would be a financial incentive for the people to keep the town clean as tourism creates resources.

We need your continued support as we continue to build!

Please consider supporting this amazing global cause and making a difference not only for the community and wildlife but for our World, one piece of trash at a time!