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SWP Publishes Five Studies To Support Evidence-Based Decision-Making in the Mara River Basin
June 25, 2020
As demand for water continues to grow and climate change makes water availability less predictable, water security is an increasing challenge around the world. While many countries would like to adapt their water management strategies to respond to this challenge, a common hurdle is a lack of reliable data to support evidence-based decision-making. This problem […]
Winrock Issues Guidance for Monitoring & Evaluation During COVID-19
June 25, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing development projects to adjust how they collect data from project beneficiaries with little in-person contact. In response, Winrock International’s Analytics, Gender, Inclusion, Learning and Evaluation (AGILE) unit created this guidance document to help Winrock project teams around the world assess the prospects, approaches and considerations for monitoring and evaluation activities […]
Winrock Expands Monitoring and Evaluation Efforts
June 25, 2020
To read a new, open-source Winrock Guidance Document for COVID-19, click here. When Niry Ramasinjatovo was growing up in Madagascar, she saw first-hand the benefits of international development, how “it creates opportunity and resilience and self-reliance.” Now Ramasinjatovo, an award-winning professional on the cutting edge of development practice, is heading up Winrock’s new Analytics, Gender, […]
Innovative Cooperative Project Multiplies USAID Water Security Impact in Nepal
June 24, 2020
This year marked the completion of an innovative USAID project aimed at improving cooperation between USAID projects in Nepal around the shared goal of water security. Facilitated by the Sustainable Water Partnership (SWP), which is implemented by Winrock International, the two-year Integrated Water Management Activity (IWMA) worked with 10 USAID projects to improve water security in two target watersheds in western […]
The People of PIER: Meghan Doherty
June 24, 2020
What is your role within the PIER project? My primary role is acting as the team’s resilience coordinator. I support with research and project design to ensure PIER interventions have a clear tie to climate risk and include activities that enhance resilience. In addition, I lead the monitoring and evaluation work for the project. I […]
Innovative Cooperative Project Multiplies USAID Water Security Impact in Nepal
June 24, 2020
This year marked the completion of an innovative USAID project aimed at improving cooperation between USAID projects in Nepal around the shared goal of water security. Facilitated by the Sustainable Water Partnership (SWP), which is implemented by Winrock International, the two-year Integrated Water Management Activity (IWMA) worked with 10 USAID projects to improve water security in two target watersheds in western Nepal. Though Nepal […]
New Award Continues Winrock Legacy of Creating Clean Energy Markets in Nepal
June 23, 2020
Winrock International has been named to lead a new initiative to accelerate clean cookstove market growth funded by the U.K.’s DFID-funded Modern Energy Cooking Services Challenge Fund at Loughborough University. Winrock has supported Nepal’s clean energy transition since the early 2000s, collaborating with both the public and private sector to create the current enabling environment […]
Serious ‘Games’ That Reduce Real Risks
June 22, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the need for virtual solutions to help organizations continue their operations while maintaining health and safety. A Louisiana company that took part in a startup accelerator implemented by Winrock International is filling this need by working with organizations to craft virtual, immersive compliance training programs that resemble video games. The […]
The opportunities of Big Data for Water Security
June 18, 2020
As coordinator of the Big Data Analytics and Transboundary Water Management Collaboration for Southern Africa, the Sustainable Water Partnership (SWP) works to provide important training sessions for both the teams conducting research for the Collaboration and the broader development sector. These training sessions began in 2019 with an eight-part training series with experts from the United States Geological Survey (USGS). SWP followed these trainings with a second webinar series in the spring of 2020 […]
Screening Tool and National Referral Mechanism Help Jamaica Fight Child Trafficking
June 12, 2020
According to the U.S. Department of State’s (USDOS) 2019 Trafficking in Persons report, Jamaica has made significant progress in fighting human trafficking, including investigating and prosecuting more traffickers and publishing its first annual report on human trafficking in Jamaica. However, Jamaica remains a Tier 2 country within the USDOS ranking system (with 3 being the […]