June 2015

Winrock-implemented project celebrates successes in support of Balochistan farmers

June 29, 2015

When the Pakistan Agriculture and Cold Chain Development (PACCD) project officially closed out activities with a ceremony in May, project staff and beneficiaries alike had many reasons to celebrate the substantial gains the last four and a half years have brought to the horticulture sector of Balochistan. Chief of Party Farrukh Baig Mirza and U.S. […]

Community-engagement activities help identify schooling gaps in South Sudan

June 29, 2015

At the start of the 2015 school year, the Room to Learn South Sudan (RtL) project began community activities for the first time in three states and four counties to empower community members improve school conditions and identify gaps that the project can help address. Using a participatory approach, RtL county teams work with community […]

A Village Strongly Commits to Providing Availability of Rice to All

June 4, 2015

Thanks in part to a Winrock-implemented project in Cambodia, a rice bank is benefiting — and, indeed, helping to nourish — rural households in the Southeast Asian country at times when food is scarce. The Cambodian Center for the Protection of Children’s Rights (CCPCR), a local partner of the Counter Trafficking in Persons (CTIP) program, […]

Dr. Do Tu Lan

June 4, 2015

This portrait is part of the Vietnam Clean Energy Program’s series on ‘women champions’ in the Vietnamese construction sector, featuring women who have made strides in this male-dominated field, coming from diverse backgrounds and with different interests, but bound together by the common themes of a strong work ethic, love of country, a strong belief […]