The Zabaleen: Cairo's Garbage Collectors (Part 1)

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7 жыл бұрын

An unseen army of 50,000 Coptic Christians collects Cairo's trash at 2AM and take it home to Garbage City.
• Why are only Christians recycling Cairo’s garbage - in a country that is 90% Muslim?
• Why do you want to avoid hospital waste at all costs - especially in Egypt?
• What can you learn about a city from its garbage?
The Zabaleen have created one of the most efficient recycling systems in the world. They re-use 85% of Cairo's waste from over 12 million people.
Until recently Garbage City - their home - had no water, sewage, or electricity.
The men collect, the women sort, and the children start helping as soon as they can walk.
Everything they need to live is found in the garbage - from toys to food for their livestock.
The garbage gets separated into hundreds of categories - from forks to dolls.
They’ve weathered many crises - during the swine flu epidemic the government ordered every pig in Egypt to be slaughtered. The Garbage People almost starved. Waste piled up on Cairo’s streets.
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@chill-import Жыл бұрын

I was there a few days ago and it was just amazing! Such a unique place. A bit smelly for sure, but I felt safe to walk around by myself, all the people was super friendly.

@cherokee592 Жыл бұрын

I have been there and I walked the are for one day. It is completely depressing .... but the people of garbage city are among the friendliest I met, worldwide.

@itsalicechapman Жыл бұрын

so inspired by your films. Thank you x

@OurHumanPlanet Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, Alice!

@416t.o5 3 жыл бұрын

This breaks my heart as a Christian .

@alfiemandella2258 Жыл бұрын

أنا أحب مسيحي من مسر

@cephalopods07 Жыл бұрын

realy ? i mean why the fuk u talk aobut religion dont get me wrong sure i empathize with them but i empathize as people it have nothing to do with them religion its not like egyptian gov forcing all christian to be like this they are just 6k out of 25m christians in egypt its not some sort of religious persecution

@hanyhon-gg2tu Жыл бұрын

@@alfiemandella2258 وانا من مصر واحبك ايضا صديقي

@hanyhon-gg2tu Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I live in this city

@amrabd_alaziz9703 Жыл бұрын

Break your heart? Why? They choose to do that. It's their job through tens of years. They inherited from their fathers. You make me feel that someone torture them

@Miros90 4 жыл бұрын

Is there anyway we can send them supplies and immunization?

@OurHumanPlanet 4 жыл бұрын

There are several nonprofits that work with them - if you Google "zabaleen" and "nonprofit" you will almost certainly find them. Thank you for the kind thought!

@peterbahy7868 4 жыл бұрын

This channel is amazing!

@OurHumanPlanet 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Peter!

@miriforpeace1420 3 жыл бұрын

Thank You Samaan...for teaching these people... GOD'S LOVE IS GREAT

@miketgl4543 2 жыл бұрын

This is incredible.

@damonchase4771 9 ай бұрын

Do they have showers? Could they use a community hygiene bank that provides them with showers, reliable clean water for drinking, sanitation products and housing as well?

@j.r.a5387 4 жыл бұрын

Gd bless you in all ways and thank you for being respectful to these hard working brothers and sisters. Some people make video's to degrade and mock Egyptians. They really do try their best.

@OurHumanPlanet 4 жыл бұрын

They do better than we would in their shoes...

@curtissharpe5775 4 жыл бұрын

As a Garbage man much respect to these people they work hard for a living!

@xytkhi 3 жыл бұрын

im a Garbage man too

@JiangHongrie 2 жыл бұрын

Highly interesting indeed

@OurHumanPlanet 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Jiang!

@marileneskitchen8027 3 жыл бұрын

I wish the people would separate their trash for them before putting it out

@eymenkolus2456 Жыл бұрын

We took Uber to visit the cave church and could not continue reaching there, our Uber opens the window to ask pedestrians directions and if we’re correct, I could not bare the smell, had to return back worrying thatno Uber or taxi will come pick us up, later I heard u have to go with a tourist guide. Really felt unsafe

@jezoleum6948 Жыл бұрын

Just because they were born as Egyptian Christians in the 21st century they suffered this curse. Had they been born elsewhere, even in a 3rd world country like India or Greece, they would have had a better fate. Sad to see citizens seperated on the basis of their faith. What else they can do but convert? They will get a better life. There's no other way out. Thats why i guess, the copts and people of other faiths in the Arab world and in Central Asia are disappearing, the same way muslims dissappeared from Al Andalusia, and are dissappearing now from China and former Jugoslavia.

@anajandirabertoline322 2 жыл бұрын

Queria em portugues

@sillererika7544 3 жыл бұрын

How they can say at 0:43 no electricity and water there?! Can see very well there is and it is in the middle of the city, how come no electricity there :/

@OurHumanPlanet 3 жыл бұрын

The narration says: "Until recently, Garbage city had no water, sewage, or electricity."

@josephinedongliyen1802 Жыл бұрын

😥😥😥

@cch3083 Жыл бұрын

You forgot to mention -- they just have to live that way, as Christians (they are Copts)

@ronlovestravel 5 жыл бұрын

So sad.😟

@imwatchingyousleep4636 2 жыл бұрын

I hope they can practice wearing gloves

@alfiemandella2258 Жыл бұрын

أنا أحب مسر 😘😘.

@lillianbryant1364 4 жыл бұрын

Mashallah ana yooni alb😊💗

@andy4b767 3 жыл бұрын

So these people are poor yet they have a lot of children. I don't understand the concept

@mechanoid2k 2 жыл бұрын

Basically it stems from the desire not to see their people shrivel up and die and just become another group of people who were snuffed out throughout history.

@mohamed01025 2 жыл бұрын

its not poor man ..put him loved this work i work adoctor in cairo and there have money more than my

@05ioio Жыл бұрын

Having children is like having wealth. You think that way because you do not understand their culture.

@elpidioespinoza302 3 жыл бұрын

That's where the pork comes from and fed to the tourist???👀👀👀 That can't be good.

@Cheximus Жыл бұрын

And people still think a god exists. Alway the most religious who live in the worst squalor. Absolutely disgusting conditions. Really made me feel physically ill.

@05ioio Жыл бұрын

Indeed, God does exist because you exist & I exist & all beauties & garbage exist. We forget that we're living on earth not in paradise & one who believes will be in paradise & nonbelievers in hell.

@tamourt938 Жыл бұрын

God exist and this life IS vert few compare toi thé hereafter

@MargaritaMagdalena 11 ай бұрын

Why do I see so many edgy atheist guitar men on KZfaq lately? Feels like a recurring deja vu.