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FoodTank: Winrock’s Wallace Center Among ‘101 Organizations to Watch in 2014’

January 17, 2014

(January 10, 2014) — FoodTank, a food think tank, named The Wallace Center at Winrock International as one of its 101 organizations to watch in 2014. These organizations, they wrote, are “playing a vital part in creating a better food system” and are “showing the world that solutions to alleviating hunger, poverty, obesity, food waste, and […]
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Fostering Local Ownership and Empowering Leaders

January 13, 2014

Note: The region of Southern Sudan referenced here is now the Republic of South Sudan, since gaining independence in 2011. BRIDGE activities such as these provided valuable support to communities as they made the transition to independence. Alikhook Arieu Akec cares for her family of nine, tends to her small farm and serves her community […]
Governor Paul Malong displays a joint communiqué between the Dinka Malual and Rezeigat to a crowd gathered in Aweil.

Grassroots Conference Opens Doors for Peace in Southern Sudan

January 9, 2014

Note: The region of Southern Sudan referenced here is now the Republic of South Sudan, since gaining independence in 2011. BRIDGE activities such as these provided valuable support to communities as they made the transition to independence. For decades, the disputed and oil-rich border regions between Northern and Southern Sudan have witnessed scenes of violence as […]
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Remarks by US Secretary of State Kerry on Climate Change and the Environment

December 31, 2013

Visiting the Mekong River Delta in Vietnam on Dec. 15, U.S. State Secretary John Kerry, spoke of the cooperation of the United States and Vietnam to “strengthen Vietnam’s resilience to the effects” of climate change. In his remarks, Kerry announced “an initial commitment of $17 million for USAID’s Vietnam Forest and Deltas Program” — a […]
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Winrock’s Wallace Center Releases Healthy Urban Food Enterprise Innovation Report

December 10, 2013

(December 10, 2013) — The Wallace Center at Winrock International released a report this month that addresses one of the most complex issues facing food access and regional food system development allies today: how can consumer price and producer cost meet in ways that transition healthy, local food from a privilege to a right? Innovations in […]
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2014 National Food Hub Conference Registration Now Open

December 2, 2013

The Wallace Center at Winrock International is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 2014 National Food Hub Conference to take place March 26-28 in Raleigh, N.C. This event will bring together food hub managers and their staff, technical assistance providers, public agency staff, community organizations, funders, and investors over two and […]
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Winrock-Implemented Room to Learn Project Approved for Microsoft’s #YouthSpark Initiative on #GivingTuesday

November 22, 2013

(November 22, 2013) — Winrock International is excited that the Room to Learn – Education for Youth in South Sudan project has been approved for Microsoft’s #YouthSpark initiative, meaning it is eligible for #YouthSpark’s #GivingTuesday campaign this year. Microsoft will provide a 100-percent match for every donation to Room to Learn up to $1,000 until […]
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Has the Idea of ‘Zero Deforestation’ Lost Its Meaning?

November 14, 2013

Separate targets for gross deforestation and reforestation would increase progress toward forest conservation, climate change mitigation goals ARLINGTON, Va. (November 14, 2013) — What exactly does “zero deforestation” mean? In an article published in the journal Science, authors Dr. Sandra Brown, of Winrock International, and Dr. Daniel Zarin, of the Climate and Land Use Alliance, […]
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Suzanne Siskel, Rick Leach Join Winrock International’s Board of Directors, Accept 5-Year Appointments

October 14, 2013

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (October 14, 2013) — Winrock International is pleased to announce the elections of Suzanne Siskel and Richard “Rick” Leach to its board of directors. Siskel and Leach both accepted five-year appointments. Siskel, executive vice president and chief operating officer of The Asia Foundation, and Leach, president and chief executive officer of the […]
Community Action Group members vote by lining up behind their candidate of choice.

Building a Culture of Democracy

September 12, 2013

Note: The region of Southern Sudan referenced here is now the Republic of South Sudan, since gaining independence in 2011. BRIDGE activities such as these provided valuable support to communities as they made the transition to independence. As the members of a newly formed Community Action Group in Abyei Village in Southern Sudan lined up behind […]
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