Debraj MitraTanveer Khan of iVolunteer speaks with ragpickers and other participants at the meet. "Dine N Dialogue with Rag Pickers" was hosted by iVolunteer, an association of volunteers that partners with NGOs, and Tiljala SHED, an NGO that works with ragpickers across Park circus, Tiljala, Topsia and Rajabazar. Waste management is alien to most city houses, including upscale housing estates, Shafkat Alam, secretary of Tiljala SHED, said. In 2000, the NGO set up an association of ragpickers. "We have realised the importance of education and vowed not to have our children in this profession," Manowara Bibi, secretary of the association, said.

Source: The Telegraph May 12, 2018 21:00 UTC