LEAVING NO ONE BEHIND – Mantona Khoele
A video compilation by Jacob Kirkegaard focusing on the voices and real-life stories of waste reclaimers highlighting their journeys, challenges and aspirations.
All films were made by Jacob Kirkegaard and produced by UN-Habitat, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and The Circulate Initiative. South Africa, Nigeria, Vietnam and India, 2023
The videos were premiered in November 2023 for an event focused on the voices of waste reclaimers. It was co-hosted by The Circulate Initiative and UN-Habitat in Nairobi during the third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-3) to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment.
Watch the full compilation on the following links::
- Patrick Sphiwo
- Papi Spekheng
- Nomsa Zozi
- Adelina Nkopane
- Andrew Msomi
- Yahaya Umar (Nigeria)
- Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy (Vietnam)
- Kumuda (India)
- Joy Ujah (Nigeria)
- Iya Fausat Olatunbosun (Nigeria)
- Abdul Rahaman Habib (Nigeria)
Credits:
Idea and concept Jacob Kirkegaard with Nao Takeuchi (UN-Habitat)
Interviews in South Africa by Jacob Kirkegaard UN-Habitat’s Mercy Achieng Odhiambo.
Interviews and video in Nigeria by Derinola TooTek Segbeji
Interview and video in Vietnam by Khuong Duy Do
Interview and video in India by Vaishali Bhatia
All videos edited by Jacob Kirkegaard
For more info: www.fonik.dk
