Press Release
USAID Improves the Livelihoods of Rural Women in Northern Ghana
May 24, 2017
On May 9, 2017, the USAID-funded Feed the Future Ghana Agriculture and Natural Resource Management Project (AgNRM) welcomed the USAID/Ghana Mission Director, Andrew Karas, to Dorimon, in the Wa West District of the Upper West Region. The paramount chief of Dorimon, Naa Sohimwininye Danaa Gori II received Mr. Karas on behalf of the people and […]
Chile Accesses Millions for Emissions Reduction
April 27, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 25, 2017 – Chile became the first country to be fully accepted by the Carbon Fund and can now access millions of dollars for its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from forestlands through the implementation of its Emission Reductions Program. “Chile is leading the world and Winrock is thrilled to […]
A Guidebook Highlighting the Beautiful Birds of Cambodia’s Sandan Ecotourism Site
April 21, 2017
Phnom Penh, Cambodia – 21 April 2017 – In celebration of International Earth Day, the USAID Supporting Forests and Biodiversity Project (USAID SFB) is offering a free, easy-to-use guidebook about the birds at Kampong Thom’s Sandan community-based ecotourism site. The guidebook, which can be downloaded free, has high-definition pictures and detailed information about 50 significant bird […]
Winrock Scientists Pinpoint Source of Carbon Emissions Greater than Global Aviation
February 21, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. – FEB. 21, 2017 – Scientists from Winrock International have published the first consistent and complete analysis of emissions from forest degradation across the tropics. Forest degradation consists of logging, harvesting woodfuels and other human impacts on forests that fall short of deforestation. The new study, published in the journal Carbon Balance and […]
Winrock International and USAID to Host Discussion on Solar Water Pump Benefits & Financing
February 9, 2017
NAIROBI, KENYA – FEB. 8, 2017 – Winrock International, the U.S.-based national and international economic development organization, Fintrac, and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), will host a one-day meeting to discuss the potential for solar water pumps, their benefit to farmers and expanding credit access to help farmers purchase the pumps. The […]
Winrock to Implement Landmark Asia Counter Trafficking Effort
January 11, 2017
WASHINGTON – January 11, 2017 – Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced a new regional program to combat human trafficking in Asia. USAID’s Regional Development Mission for Asia awarded the five-year, $21.5 million USAID Asia Counter Trafficking in Persons (USAID Asia CTIP) program to Winrock International, a U.S.-based development organization. “This new […]
Vicki Walker, Lead Technical Adviser, to Retire from Winrock After 26 Years
December 22, 2016
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS – DEC. 22, 2016 – Winrock International announces the retirement of Vicki Walker, lead technical adviser, child labor and social inclusion. Since joining Winrock in 1990, Walker has built a multi-faceted career fostering social science research networks, empowering women, pioneering public-private partnerships, and preventing and eradicating child labor around the world. “Winrock […]
Winrock International Announces New Board Members
September 22, 2016
LITTLE ROCK, AR – SEPTEMBER 22, 2016 – Winrock International, the U.S.-based national and international economic development organization, today announced the appointments of Samar Ali and William Rockefeller to its Board of Directors. Ali, the first Arab-American board member in the organization’s history, brings a wealth of experience from both the public and private sectors, […]
Winrock International & Concordia Join Forces In Campaign Against Labor Trafficking
September 14, 2016
NEW YORK, September 20th, 2016 – Winrock International, the U.S.-based international development organization, together with Concordia, a nonprofit that enables effective public-private partnerships, today announced a new partnership as part of the Concordia Campaign Against Labor Trafficking. The groundbreaking partnership will work toward the development of a collaborative, standards-based, industry-wide approach to address human rights […]
Winrock’s Dep. Director, U.S. Programs, Testifies on Rural Development Models
September 8, 2016
On September 8, Winrock International’s Deputy Director of U.S. Programs Linsley Kinkade will testify about rural economic development in Arkansas and the region before the Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access of the Committee on Small Business. Ranking Member Rep. Judy Chu, D-Ca., invited Kinkade to testify about Winrock’s innovative and sustainable economic […]