Our Journey
Our History
2007
Our journey begun in 2007 when the Founders of TSAE established a local
NGO called Calvary Empowerment Team (CET). The NGO was actively engaged
in working with children and youths in the areas of health, education, gender,
and youth development. One of the health programs focused on promoting sanitation
and hygiene practices in schools and communities. As students learned proper waste
disposal and hygiene practices, there became a need to have a waste service provider
to handle the removal and disposal of these wastes from the schools and communities.
CET begun cleaning up exercises in communities and at schools, but needed a sustainable
approach to the growing demand for waste collection services. It was at this point
when the Founders of CET, who are also the Founders of TSAE, established Angelavin
Urban Services (AUS) as a for-profit waste management and urban services company in
February 2013.
Upon registration, the Company obtained Operational Permits from the Monrovia City
Corporations as a Community Based Enterprise (CBE) and was restricted to serving
specific communities within Old Road, Zone 900 and Central Monrovia, Zone 500.
In 2021, AUS applied for Small Medium Enterprise (SME) status with the MCC. This move was part
of a strategic plan to expand the scope and geographical coverage of the Company. Both the
MCC and PCC granted the SME status, thus making TSAE a hybrid company that could operate
as a SME and CBE. Then, in 2023, Angelavin Urban Services (AUS) was re-branded to Talwa
Sanitation & Alternative Energy (TSAE),
a strategic decision to enable us operate across a broader spectrum of the waste management sector.
Since 2023, TSAE has been emerging as a leader in the waste sector, influencing policies,
and practices, and contributing to the development of the sector.
In 2025, TSAE obtained permits from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide medical waste services in Liberia.
