Winrock International
Statement from ACR and ART on Mary Grady’s appointment to the ICVCM board
October 23, 2023
Mary Grady, the Executive Director of ACR and the Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART), has been appointed to the governing board of the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM). ICVCM is an independent body setting thresholds for the voluntary carbon market, which is working to promote positive, scalable climate impact. The ICVCM board […]
“It’s time to give back:” Winrock’s Volunteer of the Year supports locally-driven farming solutions in West Africa
October 19, 2023
How does an information technology auditor with a law degree and a doctorate in developmental studies become an expert on using maggots to transform organic waste into food-boosting compost? For the answer to that question, you must meet Winrock’s 2023 Farmer to Farmer Volunteer of the Year, Dr. Isaac Zama of Fairfax, Virginia. He […]
American Carbon Registry is Now ACR Underscoring Promise to Deliver Ambitious Climate Results
October 9, 2023
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — American Carbon Registry is now ACR. The new name underscores the organization’s longstanding promise to deliver Ambitious Climate Results, and better reflects the work being done by ACR’s team of experts across different sectors, geographies, markets, and services. Known as ACR by partners and clients for over a decade, the American […]
Perfect Storm: Winrock International’s USDA Thai RAIN Project scales up
October 5, 2023
Who’ll stop the rain? During the annual monsoons in Southeast Asia, the answer is: Nobody. And a new U.S. Department of Agriculture-funded project run by Winrock called Thai RAIN likes it that way. The one-year-old project has all the elements – including critical partnerships with local and regional researchers, farmers and innovators – to sustain […]
Winrock International and partners launch USAID’s Improved Access to Safe Drinking Water in Liberia Activity
October 5, 2023
Community members, Liberian government officials, USAID representatives and other stakeholders met in Monrovia to launch the Improved Access to Safe Drinking Water in Liberia Activity at an event organized by Winrock with support from project partner, WaterAid. The activity launch event included local and national government leaders, private sector representatives, U.S. Embassy officials and others […]
Winrock’s Innovation Hub to host Make48 Season 7 National Competition
October 4, 2023
Eight teams from across the country are getting ready to face each other at Make48’s season 7 national championship. The competition is set to happen at the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub at Winrock International in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The event will unfold over three days starting on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023, and ending on […]
Joyjit Deb Roy Named Acting President and CEO of Winrock International
October 2, 2023
Veteran Chief Global Programs and Development Officer Joyjit Deb Roy has been named Acting President and Chief Executive Officer of Winrock International, the organization’s Board of Directors announced. Deb Roy, who oversees a broad portfolio of programs across Winrock’s Agriculture, Resilience & Water, Human Rights, Education & Empowerment, Clean Energy & Environment, U.S. Programs and other groups, […]
Five ways USAID’s Reducing Pollution project and partners collaborate for clean air in Vietnam
September 11, 2023
Air pollution is rising in Vietnam at an alarming rate, threatening both the national economy and people’s health. In 2017, alone, 71,365 Vietnamese people died prematurely due to pollution-related causes, including 50,232 deaths from air pollution, according to a report by Global Alliance on Health and Pollution. A news report citing research by Vietnam’s own […]
Translating Events Into Action
October 26, 2016
Winrock’s very existence can be traced back to a big idea: that delivering knowledge, training and opportunity to the world’s most disadvantaged people is key to improving lives. New ideas and innovation continue to propel our day-to-day work and guide our efforts to make an even greater impact. The need to generate and share bold […]
Incubating an Arkansas Tech Boom
October 25, 2016
On the surface, it would be easy to assume that a small farmer in Bangladesh has little or nothing in common with a tech entrepreneur in Arkansas. But each requires many of the same resources and opportunities to succeed: training, access to technology and markets, and support and guidance from those who have already started […]