The key element of this programme is to promote local community (RA/RTs) participation in river and water resource protection and sustainable use through proven and successful approach; Civic Science Approach. The project works closely with all stakeholders in solid waste management and water and river management, and believes that everyone can contribute.

Civic Science is an approach towards educating people about caring for their own environment. Many projects emphasize on the awareness and knowledge, but what is lacking is the skill to take action on the issues that matter the most. By ensuring that people have the awareness, knowledge and skill, only then can they take action to fix the problems at hand. The concept is as follows: