Jessica Kelley
From Endorsement to Action: The Fifth Meeting of the Local Government Forum Demonstrates Active Inter-Local Government coordination
February 13, 2026
The endorsement of an operation guideline is only meaningful when it leads to action. Just four months after seven local governments jointly signed the “Operations Guideline 2082” of the Daram–Badigad Watershed Inter-Local Government Coordination Committee, local governments are already demonstrating strong ownership through, self-led coordination. While the WISIONS Innovation Lab (IL) Project, implemented by Winrock International and its […]
Report from Nepal: Exploring the Potential of Small Businesses for E-Cooking Solutions
January 22, 2026
The potential of e-cooking solutions – both in research and in practice – has been widely recognized. They can improve health, particularly for women, generate cost savings, and create viable business cases for decentralized renewable energy systems such as micro-hydropower. Yet most research and interventions to date have focused on household-level adoption, leaving a substantial […]
Scaling Clean Energy in Nepal’s Highlands: Dissemination Workshop in Pokhara
September 23, 2025
On 2 September 2025, Winrock International hosted a Provincial Dissemination Workshop in Pokhara, bringing together 34 stakeholders from government, civil society, and the private sector to explore integrated renewable energy solutions in Nepal’s Gandaki Province. The event marked a key milestone in the WISIONS Innovation Lab project, implemented by Winrock in partnership with RECOFTC and […]
Impact-Ready Solutions
Impact-Ready Solutions are Winrock’s portfolio of adaptable, funder-ready service offerings designed to address today’s most pressing development challenges. Each solution distills our proven approaches, global expertise and on-the-ground experience into practical models that can be tailored to the needs of any country, sector or partner. From clean energy and water security to human rights, climate […]
Intergovernmental Forum Jointly Adopts New Operation Guideline
August 23, 2025
How can multiple local governments work together to address shared challenges around energy, environment, and disaster resilience in Nepal’s mountain regions? A promising answer emerged last week from western Baglung. On 30 July 2025, a significant milestone was achieved under the WISIONS Innovation Lab Project, as seven local governments from Baglung and Gulmi Districts of […]
Empowering MHP Cooperatives – Building Sustainable, Transparent and Accountable Local Energy Governance
August 11, 2025
As Nepal advances toward sustainable energy solutions, the role of micro hydropower (MHP) cooperatives plays a pivotal role in managing decentralized renewable energy system. These community-led organizations are not just energy providers but keeper of rural development, financial sustainability, and local governance. Yet, many of these cooperatives face persistent challenges in governance, financial management, and […]
Driving Clean Energy Transitions in Nepal’s Mountain Corridors
July 29, 2025
How can locally generated electricity from micro-hydro plants help to transform rural mobility and cooking practices? How can e-cooking for small enterprises and schools boost economic self-reliance in mountain regions? These questions were at the heart of a recent dissemination workshop held in Burtibang, Baglung on 6 July 2025, as part of the our Innovation […]
Winrock International’s top stories of 2024
January 7, 2025
Check out some of the most clicked and shared announcements, stories and blogs from Winrock International in 2024 — an exciting year that included new Winrock President and CEO Maqsoda Maqsodi beginning her tenure; ACR’s announcement of the first issuance of carbon credits from plugging orphaned oil and gas wells in the U.S.; Winrock’s human […]
2024 World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
Winrock International cordially invites you to join a virtual discussion: “World Day Against Trafficking in Persons 2024 – No Child Left Behind: Approaches to Countering Child Trafficking Globally.” In line with the 2024 World Day Against Trafficking in Persons theme of Leaving No Child Behind in the Fight Against Trafficking, the speakers will explore policy […]
Developing climate-responsive agricultural extension and advisory services: lessons and opportunities
January 8, 2024
February 22, 2024GMT-005, 9:00-10:00 am (America, New York) Climate change is affecting the lives of everyone on the planet, with smallholder agricultural producers in low and middle-income countries being disproportionately affected. To mitigate the complex agricultural challenges posed by climate change, there is a need to sustainably increase agricultural productivity and incomes, adapt and build […]