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May 2021 Innovations

Agriculture
Human & Social Capital
Economic Development
Environment & Energy
Climate Change
Bangladesh
Kenya
Mali
United States
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In This Issue:

U.S. News Publishes Op-Ed by ACR’s Mary Grady
Growing Climate Solutions Act Could Help Farmers and Forests

The executive director of Winrock’s American Carbon Registry writes that the GCSA, a bill with bipartisan support in the U.S. Congress, must address incentives for both farmers and forest landowners in order to deliver real climate benefits.
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NEW WINROCK BOARD MEMBER ADDRESSES STAFF FROM KENYA
She’s a former Member of Parliament and Africa Food Prize winner who wrote Kenya’s food security and nutrition policy. Meet Dr. Ruth Oniang’o, who changed the way agriculture extension is delivered and empowered thousands of women smallholder farmers in Africa.
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ELIMINATING CHILD LABOR IN BANGLADESH’S DRIED FISH SECTOR
The Government of Bangladesh announced it is prioritizing the elimination of child labor in the country’s Dried Fish Sector, due in part to the advocacy and outreach of the U.S. Department of Labor CLIMB project, implemented by Winrock with local partners.
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WINROCK ANNOUNCES NEW ONLINE HUB FOR OPPORTUNITY ZONE INVESTMENT
Funded by the Delta Regional Authority and Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, Opportunity Arkansas builds the capacity of local leaders to develop investable projects that bolster small businesses and revitalize rural communities.
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WOMEN EMPOWERING GIRLS IN MALI
Mentorship is a big part of the USAID Mali GLEE project implemented by Winrock, but the work also provides valuable training to parents and community members to support access to girls’ education ── and to hold local schools accountable.
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Winrock In The News

  • Khmer Times: Winrock’s USAID Cambodia CTIP Project Launches in Cambodia
  • Agrilinks: Pakistan’s IncREDible Chili Farmers
  • USAID Asia Exposure: Partnership with Mars Petcare Gives Voice to Vulnerable Seafood Workers
  • Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: Senators urged to heed risk to forests
  • UKaid Energy and Economic Growth: Electricity Distribution in Rural Nepal

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