Garbage idea? How the University of Victoria teamed with waste pickers in Brazil to build a university

The Canadian university is now issuing micro-credentials in Brazil based on the workers' gained knowledge and expertise.

Why It Matters

Empowering global learning goes beyond supporting institutions with funds. This is a prime example of building knowledge across cultures, languages and even continents while helping solve the climate crisis.

The “university for and with waste pickers” is rooted in a research and community outreach project launched in its early stages in 2006.

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