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Winrock’s Arkansas Women’s Business Center celebrates 14 years of inclusive support to women-owned small businesses
October 4, 2023
At 15 years old, Chauncey Holloman Pettis launched her greeting card company and called it Harlem Lyrics. She was looking to buy a birthday card for her friend, but found nothing representing her or her friend’s age, gender or race. Pettis is a fourth-generation entrepreneur, and, like the generations before her, she saw a need […]
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, […]
Winrock awarded five-year USAID Climate Resilient Agriculture in the Mekong Delta project in Vietnam
September 11, 2023
The U.S. Agency for International Development has selected Winrock International to implement a new, $48 million project that will showcase USAID’s support for transformative development in the Mekong Delta. The project aims to support the Government of Vietnam’s commitments to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, and to promote increased climate resilience of […]
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 […]
The keys to inclusive small business success in the South: Affordable finance and pro advice
August 29, 2023
For small business owners in the U.S. South like Tandra Jordan, Darius Walker and Jerrell Simpson, failure was never an option. But it was always looming. Jordan is a single mom with two kids working full-time as a claims adjuster while trying to keep up with a fast-growing cleaning business in Little Rock, Ark. Walker […]
Central Asian governments boost efforts to combat trafficking in persons
August 21, 2023
Just before World Day Against Trafficking in Persons 2023, representatives of Central Asian governments and civil society partners gathered at a conference in Astana, Kazakhstan, to share their experiences, knowledge and successes combating trafficking in persons. Winrock President and CEO Rodney Ferguson joined a panel to discuss Winrock-implemented counter-trafficking projects in the region, including the […]
Research into Action: U.S. Counter-Trafficking Leaders Discuss 2023 TIP Report
August 10, 2023
The 2023 U.S. Department of State (USDOS) Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, now in its 23rd year, is an annual global reference point for governments, civil society and citizens leading the fight against trafficking in persons. It is also a guide for the diverse programming that the U.S. government supports annually to combat TIP through […]
Helping others return home
August 1, 2023
Salam, 26, used to work in the textile industry in Bangladesh. However, as the main financial provider for his family of seven, it was hard for them to survive on his salary. So, in 2022, after hearing about a great job opportunity from a friend’s uncle, he pursued the position as a computer operator in […]
American Carbon Registry (ACR) incentivizes plugging orphaned oil and gas wells for climate action
July 17, 2023
They’re hiding in plain sight: a broken old pumpjack in the distance off the highway, an ancient rusty valve head in the middle of a barren field. Unplugged, inactive, ownerless and leaking, tens of thousands of orphaned oil and gas wells dot landscapes across the U.S. and Canada. They’re so common, it’s easy not to […]
Transforming youth trajectories through Skills to Launch
July 17, 2023
After graduating high school, 18-year-old Joseph Flores of Bryant, Arkansas, was at a crossroads. He wanted to advance from his position as a general laborer at U.S. Vanadium Holding Company but couldn’t see a path forward. He was helping out at the Hot Springs-based chemical manufacturer wherever needed, whether shoveling leftover milled material or operating […]