First Mile

Our implementation partner, @doWorkorg is celebrating Bright Futures all week virtually! Check out the video on Earthquake Response to learn about the support our teams provided to our collection network in #Haiti following the earthquake in August. dowork.org/annualgala

🌊 This year’s #Waste360SustainabilityTalks featured a session presented by @dave__ford, co-founder, Ocean Plastics Leadership Network & @IanRosenberger, founder & CEO, @FirstMileImpact and @hellodayowls. Here are key takeaways from the discussion: ow.ly/jNjP50GQSfY

Thanks, @usbank for featuring the impact we are having via @CPICardGroup ’s Second Wave cards - usbank.com/financialiq/ma… #oceanboundplastic #responsiblesourcing #haiti @doWorkorg

At First Mile - this is why we exist. To support brands in solving these problems, drive investment and opportunity into informal waste collection communities, and connect brands with the material supply they need - while ensuring human rights are respected at every level.

Informal waste collection networks - despite containing some of the best expertise around waste management in the world, can also often contain human rights issues - child labor, forced labor, predatory lending, making these sources “high risk” and therefor avoided.

“The used plastic bottles best known for clogging the world’s oceans are in surprisingly short supply as consumer brands compete to meet recycling targets.” - wsj.com/articles/empty… Let’s be clear. There’s no shortage of plastic waste in the world.

Informal waste collectors are responsible for 60% of global recycling. We imagine a world where they have safe working conditions, inclusion, & dignified livelihoods. @nxtwaveplastics has released a #socialresponsibility framework for Ocean Bound Plastics: bit.ly/2Xv9nQa

Daha güçlü insanlar, daha temiz bir dünya. PUMA x @FirstMileImpact ile ileriye doğru atılan ilk adım. ♻️ go.puma.com/PUMAXFirstMile

It's been a long week filled with emotions. After our local Haitian team touched down on the ground in Les Cayes, the epicenter of the Haiti earthquake, they have been able to locate more than 500 collectors and their family members and counting. ⁣ ⁣

An update on Les Cayes and the work being done by our impact manager, @Richardsoncycle - mailchi.mp/dowork.org/tog… via @doWorkorg #earthquake #HaitiEarthquake #fromthefirstmile

Meal delivery in La Creole, Les Cayes 🇭🇹 This community in southern Haiti was impacted by the 7.2 earthquake nearly a week ago. Many houses have sustained damage—some families have since been staying outside. We brought fresh meals with our partners @doWorkorg & @FirstMileImpact.

An update on Haiti and the work that’s been taking place in the week since the earthquake: mailchi.mp/6b2e8897ea92/t… @doWorkorg #earthquake #EarthquakeHaiti

@doWorkorg Nearly everyone we met with has seen their homes destroyed, so temporary shelter, treatment of injuries, and access to food/hot meals are priorities. dowork.org/donate - funds will drive the work on these efforts led by our Haitian team. #haitiearthquake

Yesterday, our team set out on foot, tracking down collectors we haven’t been able to reach yet to assess their needs after the #earthquake Our team has been the first point of help/aid for many of the people we meet with. Support efforts here: dowork.org/donate @doWorkorg

Please share with your networks! The OPLN is asking you to help our partners at @FirstMileImpact and @doWorkorg with securing supplies to assist their teams and families in the response to #Haitiearthquake2021.

Despite “sleeping” under a tarp through tropical storm Grace last night, our team has ginger tea & is already up and at work today delivering earthquake response to our collection network in Les Cayes. dowork.org/donate @doWorkorg @Richardsoncycle #Haiti #haitiearthquake

Heavy rain and strong winds from Tropical Storm Grace whipped through Haiti — just 2 days after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake battered the country, leaving tens of thousands homeless. n.pr/3AJjBdw

This afternoon we sent a team with @doWorkorg from Port-au-Prince to Les Cayes to manage earthquake response efforts. We are beyond proud to call these men and women our colleagues. Support their efforts here: dowork.org/donate #Haiti #earthquake #Haitiearthquake2021

Lots of people saying lots of stuff about where to donate, who to trust, who not to trust, to help the response to the Haitian earthquake. The comments conversation tends to turn into a discussion on who’s corrupt and who’s not, which is probably satisfying…