The EU-funded project, which is in its second year, is being jointly implemented by Practical Action, Centre for Integrated Urban Development, Solid Waste Management and Resource Mobilization Centre of the Nepal Government and the Lalitpur Submetropolitan city with the goals of addressing many cross cutting issues such as health, education, skills development directly linked with the informal workers in the four major cities – Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur and Kirtipur and aiming at benefitting five thousand waste pickers in the Kathmandu valley. Amrita Shakya, Director General of the Solid Waste Management and Resource Mobilization Centre, Praveen Shrestha, Acting CEO of Lalitpur Sub Metropolitan City and Mr. Achyut Lunitel, Regional Director, of the Practical Action, South Asia Office were also present during the function.