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- Sustainable food production and improved livelihoods for smallholder farmers
- Increased access to clean energy in remote, rural communities
- Improved access to clean water; forest conservation and biodiversity protection
- Ending human trafficking and child labor
- Educational opportunities in marginalized and at-risk populations
- Rural economic and small enterprise development
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Your giving can make a difference in the lives of teen girls in Africa hoping to stay in school. A community saving to buy solar panels to power a water pump in the desert. For women in desperate need of maternal healthcare. To help farmers continue to grow food in the face of increasingly extreme weather. Your gift can also support our work to stop human trafficking, link survivors of modern-day slavery to critical services and end child labor. Here are some ways you can help:
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How Winrock and Partners Drive Change:
Inspiring women in agriculture: A Havener-Dowswell Scholarship story
November 25, 2024
In the heart of Guinea, recent graduate Mariame Sekou Touré is paving the way for sustainable development and inspiring women in agriculture. At 36, she has already made significant strides as an agricultural engineer, dedicating her career to transforming the lives of farmers through knowledge-sharing and practical support. Her journey into agriculture began at a […]
Podcast series amplifies Winrock’s work advancing organic agriculture in the U.S.
July 24, 2024
Joseph Schafer, a Winrock International program manager overseeing a USDA-funded project that is collaborating with universities, regional and local partners to explore the agronomic and market potential of organic row crops in the Mid-South, is candid in his assessment of how things have gone, so far. “The goal is to make organic farming economically viable […]
Building inclusive economic and community development ecosystems in the rural South
July 8, 2022
With the pandemic beginning to enshroud everything and everyplace, including her hometown of England, Ark., Vickie Woodard, retired music teacher, DIYer and aspiring entrepreneur, wondered how she would make it. “Desperate times call for desperate measures,” she says. “It wasn’t just COVID. It was George Floyd too.” Woodard is a Black woman in her fifties […]
At the Intersection of Business and Human Rights
December 17, 2018
As we enter the holiday season, more and more consumers look for “kind” gifts, checking that the products are made sustainably and that no forced or child labor was involved in their production. This increased consumer scrutiny reflects an expanded awareness of the damage that some business practices may cause. Whether it is the environmental […]
“Be my (socially responsible) Valentine?” How Winrock is reducing child labor in Ghana’s cocoa industry
February 14, 2023
Valentine’s Day wouldn’t be as sweet without chocolate. And though cocoa is native to South America, nowadays, the world’s two largest chocolate producers are in West Africa. In fact, my home country, Ghana, is the world’s second-biggest cocoa producer, just after our next-door neighbors, Ivory Coast. So when a colleague invited me to write about […]
Partnering to protect the Everglades: A unique ecosystem and critical carbon sink
August 22, 2024
Winrock International and The Everglades Foundation have established a lasting partnership focused on evaluating greenhouse gas emissions and carbon storage within various agricultural, freshwater and coastal ecosystems across southern Florida. With the foundation’s focus on ecosystem restoration and resilience, the primary objective of our analyses has been evaluation of the potential climate impacts of the […]
Powering Toward a Bright Future
September 29, 2020
A Winrock Legacy Story As a student in Thailand, Guru Neupane studied renewable energy economics. He came to appreciate the power that can be generated from wind and sun and water. So when he returned to his home country of Nepal, Neupane had an idea. “It seemed to me that Nepal had plenty of free […]
From Maine to Thailand: The power of carbon markets to drive solutions
February 3, 2025
New case study series published by ACR at Winrock International digs into the stories of people and organizations taking climate action by tapping carbon markets. “When ACR was founded in 1996, before the December 1997 adoption of the Kyoto Protocol, we were the first private greenhouse gas registry in the world,” says Mary Grady, executive […]Winrock International’s Nonprofit Registration & Status
Winrock is a tax-exempt 501c(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering the disadvantaged, increasing economic opportunity, and sustaining natural resources through innovative, evidence-based solutions. We work in the U.S. and globally to address challenges in sustainable agriculture, climate resilience, clean energy, human rights, and economic development, partnering with communities, governments and the private sector to create lasting impact.
As a registered nonprofit, we rely on funding from donors, grants and partnerships to drive impact and innovation. The 501c(3) designation applies to organizations that operate for charitable, educational, scientific, or other nonprofit purposes and ensures that donations are tax-deductible for donors. It also means we must follow strict guidelines, including not engaging in partisan political activities and ensuring funds are used for our mission.