October 2020 Innovations
In This Issue:
COLLABORATING FOR NATIVE COMMUNITIES
About 13 percent of Native Americans live in isolated areas without running water — a problem that is even greater in the Navajo Nation, where 40 percent lack running water for drinking, cooking and washing their hands. Learn how the pandemic has spurred a partnership and generated a greater awareness of the systemic disadvantages in Indian Country.
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WINROCK WELCOMES THREE NEW BOARD MEMBERS
Tuan H. Nguyen, Lisa Milton and Thomas C. Green bring experience in e-commerce, finance and the law. “We see in them not only superlative career achievements but also an ability to anticipate and fulfill the needs of our most vulnerable,” said Winrock CEO Rodney Ferguson.
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VOLUNTEER CREATES LASTING CHANGE
Meet Rick Peyser, a Farmer-to-Farmer volunteer who traveled to Myanmar to see if the coffee grown there might have a specialty crop future. His answer changed the way the Arabica bean is cultivated, harvested, processed and marketed in this once-cloistered nation.
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EMPOWERING WOMEN AND STRENGTHENING CO-MANAGEMENT IN BANGLADESH
On International Day for Natural Disaster Risk Reduction, we featured a Q&A with the former head of the Creating Resilience in Ecosystems and Livelihoods (CREL) project.
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IN GUINEA, REMOTE BUT NOT DISTANT
How volunteers in the U.S. provided training to shea butter producers in Africa — from 4,790 miles away — creating unique opportunities and a chance to stay connected even after the event was over.
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