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Winrock International Welcomes Two New Board Members
March 10, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. — March 10, 2021 — Winrock International, the U.S.-based national and international economic development organization, today announces the appointment of two new members to its Board of Directors: Dr. Ruth Oniang’o, the long-time chair of the Sasakawa Africa Association and recipient of the Africa Food Prize, and John R. Tyson, the chief sustainability […]
Plan Approved to Address Water Security in Key Cambodian Watershed
March 9, 2021
A committee of stakeholders representing the government, private sector and private citizens recently announced a groundbreaking strategic action plan (SAP) to guide efforts to improve water security for sustainable development of the Stung Chinit River Basin in central Cambodia. The Stung Chinit River Basin Management Committee (RBMC), with support from the USAID-funded Sustainable Water Partnership […]
Winrock International Announces New Small Business E-commerce Support Program
March 9, 2021
Little Rock, Ark. – March 10, 2021 – As fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic continues to challenge small businesses, Winrock International is pleased to announce the Small Business E-commerce Local Learning (SELL) project to support small businesses in Northwest Arkansas. Funded by the Walton Family Foundation, SELL leverages Winrock’s proven entrepreneurial programming support, coaching and […]
Women Leading the Fight Against Human Trafficking in Nepal
March 4, 2021
As part of the counter-trafficking efforts of the Hamro Samman project in Nepal, women are leading community engagement, awareness and advocacy efforts at the local level. Hamro Samman, supported by USAID and UK aid and implemented by Winrock International, aims to reduce human trafficking in Nepal. The project’s Leadership for Change (LfC) training equips at-risk […]
National and Local Community Lenders Announce Multi-Million Dollar Fund to Support Small Business and Nonprofit Recovery Across the South
March 3, 2021
March 3, 2021 – A diverse group of community finance organizations today announced the Southern Opportunity and Resilience (SOAR) Fund, which aims to raise $150 million to provide affordable capital and free business support to small businesses and nonprofits in 15 southern and southeastern states to help them navigate and rebuild from the COVID-19 health […]
First Best Buy Teen Tech Center in Arkansas Launches Phase I Soft Opening
March 2, 2021
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — February 22, 2021 — Dr. Chris Jones, Executive Director of Winrock International’s Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub, announced today that the Innovation Hub is partnering with Best Buy to create the first Best Buy Teen Tech Center in Arkansas — a place where Arkansas teens can develop critical skills through hands-on […]
Guest Speaker Educates and Inspires Winrock Staff
March 1, 2021
On Thursday, February 25, Janis F. Kearney, author, lecturer and diarist of former President Bill Clinton, addressed Winrock staff as a featured speaker for Black History Month. Kearney, a native of Gould, Arkansas, grew up poor in a family of 19 children, the daughter of sharecroppers Thomas James (“T.J.”) and Ethel Kearney. From these humble […]
SWP Hosts Closeout Webinar for Pilot Activity in Mara River Basin
March 1, 2021
The Sustainable Water Partnership (SWP) recently held a webinar to detail the achievements and lessons learned during the three-year Sustainable Water for the Mara (SWM) pilot activity in the transboundary Mara River Basin. Home to more than a million people and world-famous wildlife in Kenya and Tanzania, the basin faces multiple risks to water security […]
Celebrating the U.S. Return to the Paris Climate Agreement
February 25, 2021
On February 19, the United States officially became part of the Paris Agreement on climate change again, flowing from actions President Biden set in motion on his first day in office. President Trump announced he would remove the U.S. from the Agreement in 2017 and formally notified the United Nations of this decision in 2019. […]
Partners Work to Reduce Worker Vulnerability to Unfair Labor in Thailand’s Seafood Supply Chain
February 22, 2021
Led by Winrock International and supported by the corporate sustainability and global development consultancy Resonance, the USAID Asia Counter-Trafficking in Persons (USAID Asia CTIP) and the USAID Thailand Counter-Trafficking in Persons (USAID Thailand CTIP) programs are driving positive change in the oft-maligned Thai seafood and fishing industry by partnering with Mars Petcare to support sustainable […]