September 2020 Innovations
In This Issue:
A TASTE OF LAOS: The cupping was virtual … but the coffee was real
In one of the more creative COVID-19 responses, packets of Lao coffee beans were sent to tasters around the world, who ground, brewed and sipped the coffee as part of the first-ever virtual cupping of Lao specialty beans. Organized by the Coffee Quality Institute and Winrock’s Creating Linkages for Expanded Agriculture Networks (CLEAN) project, the event connected small farmers in Laos with the high-value U.S. coffee market.
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WINROCK EXPERTS SHARE INSIGHTS AT CONCORDIA 2020
This annual gathering brings together decision-makers from the public, private and nonprofit sectors. This year, it also featured the premiere of a new Winrock video on telemedicine solutions to coronavirus challenges.
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POWERING TOWARD A BRIGHT FUTURE IN NEPAL
In 1998, less than 20 percent of Nepali citizens had access to electricity; in 2020, 95 percent do. Learn how Winrock catalyzed a private-sector hydropower industry in Nepal.
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PLAYING FOR KEEPS IN CAMBODIA
Farmers in the Stung Chinit River Watershed gain a new appreciation of the nation’s irrigation schemes through an innovative training game created by the Sustainable Water Partnership, implemented by Winrock International.
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INVESTING IN ENERGY IN NIGERIA
Winrock catalyzed over $1 billion in renewable energy investment worldwide in the last 25 years, according to the Guardian Nigeria, which covered the launch of the Sustainable Use of Natural Resources and Energy Finance Project.
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