A not-for-profit non-governmental organization established in 1994 that acts as the caretaker for Danjugan Island in the Negros Occidental province, the Philippine Reef & Rainforest Conservation Foundation, Inc (PRRCFI), runs several environmental programs that focus on biodiversity conservation, nature tourism, science & research, environmental education, solid waste management, and zero-waste initiatives. As part of their homegrown Wala Usik (“do not waste anything”) movement, the PRRCFI will be conducting a project to address gender and human rights issues for women informal waste workers.

The project with the Incubation Network conducts research, consultation, and prototype innovations to support women informal waste workers to participate in (and benefit from) a circular economy. It also produces a localized version of a three-stage Design Thinking Framework: 1) Empathize and Define 2) Ideate, Prototype, and Test 3) Implement, Communicate & Measure. Finally, it develops a ‘Local Government Unit Guide for Gender-Responsive Waste Management and Circular Economy.