Hannah Butler
Winrock’s Multicultural Business Xcellerator to hold Demo Day, launch first cohort of founders
July 24, 2024
The Multicultural Business Xcellerator, led by Winrock International and funded by the Walton Family Foundation and the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, is designed to support scalable ventures led by multicultural founders. Through personalized mentoring, access to capital, and a robust network of investors and customers, MBX accelerates the growth of these promising startups. The project’s goal […]
Podcast series amplifies Winrock’s work advancing organic agriculture in the U.S.
July 24, 2024
Joseph Schafer, a Winrock International program manager overseeing a USDA-funded project that is collaborating with universities, regional and local partners to explore the agronomic and market potential of organic row crops in the Mid-South, is candid in his assessment of how things have gone, so far. “The goal is to make organic farming economically viable […]
JDR3 supports research study into migrant children’s access to social services in Russia
July 23, 2024
Winrock International created the John D. Rockefeller 3rd Scholars Program (JDR3) in 2004 to continue the legacy of the Agricultural Development Council, which helped strengthen the capacity of influential academics, scholars, policymakers, and farmers. JDR3 promotes independent social science research and strengthens analytic and policy engagement skills in junior and mid-level professionals by providing grants […]
The solar advantage: empowering returnee migrants in Nepal
July 23, 2024
This post was originally published on www.nrepnepal.com In the rural landscapes of Nepal, where farming heavily depends on erratic monsoon rains, the introduction of solar irrigation pumps is revolutionizing agricultural practices. This transformation is particularly impactful for returnee migrant workers like Mr. Ram Pratap Sahani and Mrs. Binita Kumari Sahani, residents of Ishworpur in Sarlahi. Their […]
Strengthening small farm viability and food security in the U.S.
July 18, 2024
Over the past several years, there has been a tremendous growth of programs across the United States that aim to strengthen small farm viability and food security by connecting local farms to food assistance distribution partners such as food banks, food pantries and other grassroots efforts to end hunger. These Farm to Food Assistance (F2FA) […]
United against child labor: How local child protection committees and cocoa co-ops are collaborating to combat child labor in Ghana’s Ashanti Region
June 7, 2024
Adansi South District is one of the 43 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. It’s a hilly district with a semi-equatorial climate. The capital, New Edubiase, lies upon the Kumasi-Cape Coast Highway, and agriculture dominates the local economy. Cocoa is the main crop, with rice, oil palm, cassava, plantain, coconut […]
Remarks by Ambassador Nick Perry at the Supporting Victims of Violence (SVOV) project launch
May 29, 2024
These remarks were originally published on the website of the U.S. Embassy in Jamaica here. AS PREPARED Remarks by Ambassador Nick Perry at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/Winrock International’s Supporting Victims of Violence (SVOV) Project Launch The Jamaica Pegasus Hotel Kingston April 10, 2024 Good afternoon! It is a pleasure for me […]
From data collector to project officer: A journey of self-discovery in Vietnam
May 13, 2024
Graduating from university with a major in international business in 2020, Nguyen Vu Nam is one of the young people in Vietnam yearning to explore new things and express themselves. His career started as a data collector and real estate market analyst. Although that job held some challenges, it mostly comprised monotonous computer tasks. “After […]
UNICEF cites Winrock International’s work on girls’ education in South Sudan
May 7, 2024
UNICEF, the U.N. agency that works to protect the rights of children around the world, cited the work of a former Winrock project, the USAID-funded Gender Equity through Education (GEE) program in South Sudan, in a recent story on its website. The UNICEF article, published on April 30, 2024, features four women drivers in South […]
Farmer Conservation Leader Subaward Program: Supporting changemakers in the Mississippi River Basin
April 30, 2024
The Wallace Center at Winrock International is pleased to announce the nine recipients of its Farmer Conservation Leader Subaward Program, an initiative of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Gulf of Mexico Division. This program addresses the needs of historically underserved farming communities in the Mississippi River Region by providing funding and technical support to organizations […]