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Winrock Welcomes New Board Member Michaela Edwards
March 15, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. — March 15, 2022 — Winrock International, the U.S.-based national and international economic development organization, today announces the appointment of Michaela Edwards to its board of directors. “Winrock works to empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity and sustain natural resources,” said Michaela Edwards. “I am thrilled to join the board of Winrock International […]
Land, Water, Life: Supporting Communities to Improve Water Security and Resource Management as the Climate Changes
March 14, 2022
The people of Burkina Faso and Niger, two landlocked countries in West Africa, live in one of the hottest regions in the world: the Sahel. These days, it’s getting hotter – and drier – making survival increasingly challenging. In the arid band just below the Sahara Desert, Burkinabe and Nigeriens are coping with crises both […]
Female agribusiness owner sprouts success for other women in Nepal
March 4, 2022
In 2004, Mira DC opened her first agricultural tools store, Janata Agrovet, where she sells vegetables, maize, and rice seeds as well as rice, insecticides, fertilizers and other farming equipment. At first, sales were slow, in part because she had few relationships with farmers, wholesalers, traders, other organizations and the local municipality – and many […]
Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART) 2021: The Year in Review
February 11, 2022
The progress ART achieved in 2021 with collaborators significantly broadened opportunities to unlock inclusive, large-scale solutions from forests that support achievement of the ambitious climate and sustainable development goals of the Paris Agreement. We would like to acknowledge the continued leadership from ART’s independent board of directors, who provide ongoing strategic guidance and help to […]
Winrock-Led USDA Project to Improve Worker Health in Delta Communities
January 31, 2022
North Little Rock, Ark. ─ Jan. 31, 2022 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $974,978 to improve the health and wellness of the rural workforce in four Arkansas counties that currently experience higher rates of chronic diseases, health risk factors and other health disparities. The USDA Supporting Health Advances for Rural Employees […]
Connected, Creative, Central: The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub Serves All
January 26, 2022
In late 2021, as the COVID-19 pandemic dragged on, conspiring to keep us from friends, family, and new opportunities, 26-year-old Melanie Leill bucked the trend. After learning about ceramics classes offered by the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub in North Little Rock, she signed up and set herself on a personal mission: to design and craft […]
USAID Uses a Collective Impact Approach to Help Vietnam Tackle Air Pollution
January 19, 2022
Every winter, northern Vietnam struggles with air pollution, with ten provinces experiencing unhealthy levels of air pollution. To help Vietnam develop effective solutions to improve air quality, on January 7th, USAID’s new Reducing Pollution project and the Vietnam Environment Administration (VEA) held a Scoping Workshop on “Collective Impact for Air Pollution Reduction” for the Northern Region of […]
PULASKI COUNTY AWARDS $289,000 TO INNOVATION HUB, EXPANDING ACCESS TO STEAM LEARNING
January 18, 2022
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Pulaski County announced today that it awarded $289,000 to the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub at Winrock International to bring STEAM (science, technology, engineering and math) hands-on field trips to students. “We are excited about what this grant can do to expose so many youths to STEAM and will continue to fund […]
The United States and Bangladesh Combat Human Trafficking
January 13, 2022
Dhaka, January 12, 2022 – Ambassador Miller and Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Anisul Huq, M.P., inaugurated a counter-human trafficking workshop for tribunal judges in Dhaka. The event was jointly organized by Judicial Administration Training Institute (JATI) and the Fight Slavery and Trafficking In-Persons (FSTIP) project and funded by the United States Agency […]
The Climate Q&A
January 10, 2022
What is an engineered solution for climate change? An engineered solution is a technological intervention to address a specific problem or challenge associated with climate change. Most engineered solutions usually focus on reducing or preventing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions or removing GHGs already in our atmosphere. One good example is the methodology that the American Carbon […]