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New U.S. Project Links Asian Farmers with Affordable Technology
October 15, 2015
BANGKOK, October 15, 2015 — The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) today announced a new project to share affordable technology and agricultural practices between countries in Asia to increase incomes of poor farmers. USAID awarded its “Feed the Future Asia Innovative Farmers” project to implementing partner Winrock International. With funding from the U.S. […]
Dr. Luong Tú Quyên
September 21, 2015
This portrait is part of the Vietnam Clean Energy Program’s series on female leaders 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 […]
Tran Thi Tuan Anh: Inspiring Generations of Students
September 21, 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 […]
South Sudan Tragedy
September 18, 2015
We send our deepest condolences to friends, colleagues and partners in South Sudan affected by the recent fuel tanker explosion near Maridi in Western Equatoria State. Tragically, Winrock staff members, working on a community-based education project, lost family in the incident. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their families, and all those affected […]
Pham Thuy Loan
September 5, 2015
This portrait is part of the Vietnam Clean Energy Program’s series on female leaders 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 […]
Former Winrock Board Member ‘The Woman Who Could Stop Climate Change’
August 25, 2015
In the August 24, 2015, issue, The New Yorker posits that Christiana Figueres may be “the woman who could stop climate change.” In her role as the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Figueres is tasked with persuading the leaders of 195 countries to reduce carbon emissions. “You know, […]
Winrock Volunteer Shares Organic Farming, Certification Expertise in Cuba
July 30, 2015
Winrock volunteer and organic agriculture expert Charles Mitchell traveled to Cuba last month to participate in the country’s first ever National Conference on Organic Certification, where he shared his expertise as both an organic farmer and organic inspector in the United States and Canada. Building on the initial Winrock-sponsored exchange in March, the Asociacion Cubana […]
Report Provides Guidance to Decision-Makers Seeking to Finance Sustainable Land Use Activities
July 21, 2015
As part of a U.S. Department of State-funded project, Winrock International has published a report – Financing Land Use Mitigation: A Practical Guide for Decision-Makers – that provides guidance to policy-makers to help them understand and facilitate the connection between emission reducing activities that require finance, instruments, and sources of funds. The report also targets […]
Winrock CEO Helps Create New Advisory Organization, The Cuba Consortium
July 11, 2015
Winrock’s CEO, Rodney Ferguson, has joined an advisory board that will guide the newly created Cuba Consortium, a member-based group of companies, nonprofits, investors and entrepreneurs interested in U.S.-Cuba normalization. As relations between the two countries normalize, the Consortium, which is being launched by The Howard Baker Forum, will inform and prepare members for opportunities […]
Winrock International names Joyjit Deb Roy Senior Director of Agriculture and Enterprise
July 10, 2015
Winrock International is pleased to announce that Joyjit Deb Roy has been named Senior Director of Winrock’s Agriculture and Enterprise Group, to support the organization’s work promoting economic opportunities for smallholder farmers, communities and agricultural enterprises. Prior to joining Winrock, Deb Roy was Managing Director for Project Management at ACDI/VOCA, where he supported global projects […]