We're excited to announce that the WORM project will be featured at the AidEx 2025 conference! On 22 October 2025, join Virva Tuomala (HUMLOG Institute) and Claire Durham (ICRC) in workshop room 2 from 16:15 to 17:15 for an interactive session entitled 'Waste Management in Humanitarian Operations: Practical Solutions for...
WORM Policy brief on Circularity and innovative waste management business models in humanitarian response
The humanitarian sector faces growing challenges related to waste generation, resource use, and environmental impact. Introducing circular economy principles offers an opportunity to build more efficient, sustainable, and responsible operations in the field. Rethinking waste in humanitarian response Circular economy business models focus on reusing existing resources to reduce the...
WORM Local awareness campaigns in Kenya and Vietnam
One of the key impacts of the WORM project is to increase awareness of the environmental damage caused by medical waste. To tackle this challenge, WORM partners Pamela Steele Associates and the Vietnam Red Cross Society have organized several Local Awareness Campaigns throughout the project. These initiatives aimed to advocate...