In communities across the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), women play essential roles in keeping households and local food systems moving. They contribute to food production, manage household resources, build livelihoods, participate in cooperatives, and respond to changing conditions brought by climate and economic pressures. Yet much of this work remains underrecognized. Women are often described as beneficiaries or supporters of agricultural and dev

From March 24 to 26, 2026, we gathered at the Mall of Alnor in Cotabato City for a transformative three-day Validation Workshop on Intersectional Gender Analysis and Planning on Gender-Transformative Community Engagement Strategies. This gathering brought together 36 participants from diverse partner agencies including women-led cooperatives, Municipal GAD Focal Persons, Bangsamoro Women's Commission staff, and representatives from the academe united under the partnership of

From vision to action: this is what building a circular economy looks like on the ground. It is not found in policy documents alone or in high-level conferences, but in the hands of community members who choose to reimagine waste as resource, who turn discarded materials into opportunities, and who prove that sustainability can be a source of income, pride, and long-term resilience. Every eco-friendly bag crafted, every reused material given new life, and every mindful choice