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Trafficked Bride Rebuilds Her Life with Help from Counter Trafficking in Persons program
November 25, 2014
Money was scarce in Kanya’s family (not her real name). Her father had died and her mother was sick, leaving her as the sole provider. When her aunt suggested marriage to a wealthy Chinese man and the opportunity to send money home, she agreed. At age 20, Kanya had never heard about trafficked brides. She […]
Pioneering Standards Support Ranchers While Reducing Greenhouse Gases
November 16, 2014
New offset protocol allows credits for sequestering carbon on rangelands SAN FRANCISCO (October 16, 2014) – The American Carbon Registry (ACR), a nonprofit that oversees the creation of rigorous carbon offset protocols as well as the independent registration of carbon offset projects, approved standards today that are designed to enlist ranchers in the fight against […]
Farmers’ Profits Increase in Balochistan with Improved Packaging
October 22, 2014
Balochistan is the top-producing cherry region in Pakistan, and demand for cherries has been increasing for several years. However, cherries are difficult to grow and are highly perishable — often with a shelf life of less than 15 days. Up to 30 percent of the fruit is spoiled before it ever reaches market because of […]
Improved vegetable production practices increase incomes of smallholder farmers in Nepal
October 21, 2014
Shanta B.K., 33, lives in the Narpani, Arghakhanchi district in western Nepal with her husband and four children. She is a member of the Dalit community, a disadvantaged group in Nepal, but despite the challenges she faces, Shanta has been determined to improve her livelihood by becoming a commercial farmer. By participating in KISAN trainings […]
Emerging From Tragedy: Tree Nursery Gives Woman New Hope, Income Source
October 9, 2014
Community Patrolling Groups (CPGs) in Bangladesh are at the frontlines of forest protection, confronting illegal logging and poachers in an effort to save forests and biodiversity in protected areas. There are 75 CPGs working to protect 43,974 hectares of bio-diverse forest areas in Bangladesh. Since CPGs began patrolling in 2006, two CPG members have been […]
Winrock volunteer featured in ‘Roast’ magazine for his work with smallholder coffee farmers in Burma
September 16, 2014
In November 2013, Winrock sent Rick Peyser to Burma on a volunteer assignment through the USAID-funded Farmer-to-Farmer program. A coffee expert with Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Peyser spent two weeks in Burma with smallholder coffee farmers and coffee estates, assessing their needs and opportunities, and providing training. His visit is the subject of a feature […]
Lavina Venance
September 14, 2014
A year ago, Lavina Venance would have been dubious if you had told her she would now have her own vegetable business. But thanks to Winrock International and the USAID-funded Integrated Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (iWASH) Program, this young mother of two in Bwage, Tanzania, is becoming a successful entrepreneur. Before the iWASH Program, gardening […]
Juma Mape
September 14, 2014
After surviving a near-fatal motorbike accident, Juma Mape has reason to believe luck is on his side. But his biggest lucky break was in 2010, when he started working with Winrock International through the USAID-funded Integrated Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (iWASH) Program. Through iWASH, Juma was transformed from a part-time worker in a dead-end job, […]
Trafficking Survivor Returns Home, Reclaims Hope for Future
July 22, 2014
On a bright, sunny morning in March, 19-year-old Soheli (not her real name) is grinning as she sorts through an assortment of fabric spread throughout the small room at her home in Vacutia, Jessore in Bangladesh. A youthful, easy laugh escapes her mouth during a conversation with some of the village women who have stopped […]
Winrock-Implemented Project Featured on USAID Impact Blog
August 6, 2013
(July 17, 2013) — Facing limited educational opportunities in rural Nepal, the Education for Income Generation (EIG) project allowed Sitara to learn how to read and write and get training in agriculture production. Her income has significantly increased and she is even able to put money in savings. Read her full story on the Impact […]