Spirit of Youth Association for Environmental Service

Spirit of Youth Association for Environmental Service serving a community of Christian trash collectors and recyclers known as Zabaleen in an area of Cairo referred to as “garbage city.” The Zabaleen serve an important function for Cairo’s service economy, collecting and sorting through the heaps of trash that accumulate in the densely-populated city of eighteen million. However, the Zabaleen live on the margins of society and are denied basic public services, suffering from high rates of illiteracy and poverty.