Jamie is passionate about utilizing design to address textile waste while generating sustainable livelihood for women, particularly in her role in Anthill Fabric Gallery. Anthill is a social and cultural enterprise dedicated to preserving Philippine weaving traditions and creating sustainable livelihoods by celebrating and elevating Filipino culture through contemporary and circular design. She is also the Founder and Chief Toymaker of TenTwenty Kids, an earth-loving and educational toy brand for kids using upcycled textiles with the help of partner artisan nanays (mothers). 

When one of the world’s longest running lockdowns began in the Philippines due to COVID-19, Marlowe’s team was tasked with ensuring the project’s 1,800 participants developed sustainable livelihoods and carved pathways out of extreme poverty when the project ended amidst one of our lifetime’s greatest shocks.

Yukiko Ito promotes the implementation of ADB's social development agenda through her work on community-driven development, social protection, inclusive business, sustainable livelihood, social analysis, and graduation approach for the poor and the vulnerable. She is the co-team leader of Philippine Expanded Social Assistance Project, Philippine Social Protection Support Project AF-II and the Regional Technical Assistance project for Advancing Inclusive and Resilient Urban Development Targeted at the Urban Poor.