Empowering people to transform lives, institutions, and societies.
Winrock International strengthens the capacity of women, children, youth, and civil society organizations to actively participate in local and national
development and to transform their societies. Interrelated programs in Children and Youth Leadership, Education, and Training; Civil Society Strengthening;
and Women's Empowerment provide solutions to the most pressing problems, including equitable access to goods and services, employment, civic participation,
prevention of human trafficking and child labor and others.
Read our latest solution story: Soaring with WINGSPAN - Leadership for Change.
Winrock Advantage
| Promoting Children and Youth Participation |
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- Equipping youth with personal, social and workplace skills and supporting job placement and youth enterprises
- Providing educational opportunities and scholarships for girls at the primary and secondary level
- Offering mentoring programs that provide positive life models, support and build confidence
- Preventing child labor by creating public awareness, educating employers and families, providing alternative schooling for children, and creating economic opportunities.
- Reducing the occurrence and impact of HIV/AIDS through education programs and initiatives that target the income needs of devastated families
- Providing volunteer and local development opportunities for youth
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| Empowering Women for Leadership and Economic Advancement |
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- Advancing women, particularly rural women, through scholarship programs, primarily in agriculture and environment, at the university and post-graduate levels and through Leadership for Change training
- Mainstreaming gender within government agencies and nongovernmental organizations to change attitudes and actions
- Equipping women to become elected leaders to address local development issues
- Preventing trafficking through public awareness programs, community initiatives, and job training and retraining for at-risk populations
- Promoting women's advocacy, networks, and organizational strengthening to produce gender sensitive policies and programs and to expand local services to more women and girls
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| Furthering the Work of Nongovernmental Organizations and Local Governments |
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- Building the capacity and long-term sustainability of organizations through training in governance, management, financial, and program development
- Connecting individuals and organizations through networks and alliances to share information, ideas, and opportunities
- Promoting collaboration, partnership, and participation among communities, organizations, businesses, and government entities
- Supporting issues-based advocacy to ensure effective policies and programs, especially for poor and disadvantaged populations
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