Dignity for Those Who Keep Our Cities Clean

Waste Pickers Welfare Foundation (WWF) is a national-level voluntary organization dedicated to improving the lives of waste pickers and their families across Delhi NCR since 2014.

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2014 Founded

4000+ Served Annually

9600+ Families Supported

500+ Children Educated

Who We Are

Waste Pickers Welfare Foundation (WWF) is a national-level voluntary organization founded in 2014 under the Trust Registration Act 1860, dedicated to improving the lives of waste pickers and their families across Delhi NCR.

Our journey began informally in 2008 when a group of dedicated social workers and professionals in Delhi NCR started reaching out to waste picker communities to understand their challenges.

At WWF, we believe that true change comes from within communities. That's why we work alongside waste picker families, empowering them to become agents of their own transformation.

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Our Founder

Late Shri Bali Charan (1969 – 2024)

My father, Late Shri Bali Charan, dedicated his entire life to uplifting the most marginalized communities in our society. From his early days working with CRY Foundation to establishing the Waste Pickers Welfare Foundation in 2014, he believed deeply that every waste picker deserves dignity, every child deserves education, and every woman deserves empowerment.

He walked into the darkest slums with a lantern of hope, touching thousands of lives across Delhi NCR — organizing health camps, building learning centres for children, and fighting for the rights of those whom society had forgotten.

"He started this journey with nothing but compassion. Today, I walk in his footsteps — carrying forward his dream of a world where no family is left behind."

— Virender Kumar, Secretary, WWF

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Our Vision & Mission

Guiding principles that drive our work

Our Vision

"Formation of an equitable society where children, women, and other marginalized people can live with self-esteem and dignity."

Our Mission

"A dignified and inclusive environment for all waste workers, with access to basic services, fair livelihoods, and institutional recognition."

Our Programs

Six comprehensive programs transforming lives across Delhi NCR

500+ Children

Child Education

Our Community Learning Centres provide non-formal education to out-of-school children, preparing them for admission into formal schools.

4000+ Served

Healthcare

We organize monthly health camps in partnership with Max Foundation and CII, providing free medical consultations and medicines.

200+ Women

Women Empowerment

Our women empowerment program focuses on forming Self-Help Groups (SHGs) and providing vocational training in stitching and tailoring.

1000+ Families

Drug Abuse Prevention

Recognizing the devastating impact of substance abuse, we run comprehensive prevention programs including school awareness campaigns.

Community

Community Development

We work on advocacy for waste picker rights, helping community members obtain identity cards and access government schemes.

Skills

Skill Development

Our vocational training programs equip youth and adults with marketable skills in trades such as tailoring and computer basics.

Voices of Change

Real stories from the families we've touched

WWF changed my children's future. Before they joined the learning center, my kids had no hope of education. Now my eldest daughter wants to become a teacher. This organization gave my family dignity and a path forward.

Meera

Mother of 3

My daughter is now in school because of WWF. The team helped us get her admission and provided books and uniform. She studies in a proper school now and dreams of becoming a doctor. Our lives have changed completely.

Ramesh

Waste Picker

The health camp saved my family during the pandemic. When we had no way to get medicine or doctor consultations, WWF was there. They provided ration kits, medicines, and most importantly, hope. I will forever be grateful.