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U.S. Department of Labor Awards $8M in Grants to Engage Cocoa Cooperatives to Combat Child Labor in Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana
February 15, 2021
WASHINGTON, DC – Under a hot sun, a child wields a machete at work in the fields, forced to inhale pesticides sprayed by adults eager to maintain their cocoa crop. Sadly, it is a reality for too many children, particularly those at work in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana’s cocoa industries. A recent report by NORC, an independent […]
How Chocolate Can Help Save the Planet
February 12, 2021
You can count on the fact that chocolate will, as always, be a mainstay of Valentine’s Day. You can also count on the fact that cocoa bean cultivation is bad for the environment—especially for the rain forests of West Africa. That, along with concerns over child labor on cacao plantations is enough to make the conscientious consumer […]
Winrock’s Pearson is Guest Editor of the Journal Forests
February 8, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. — February 8, 2021 — Winrock Ecosystem Services Director Dr. Timothy Pearson is the guest editor of a recently published special issue of the journal Forests titled “REDD+: Protecting Climate, Forests and Livelihoods.” The issue includes 12 articles by leading practitioners in the field addressing the efforts taken under REDD+, with topics including […]
SWP Facilitates Transboundary Water Governance Webinar Series
January 28, 2021
The Sustainable Water Partnership and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Global Water Programme collaborated recently for a seven-part webinar series on transboundary water governance. The series, which took place in August and September, is part of the SWP contribution to the Big Data Analytics and Transboundary Water Collaboration for Southern Africa. […]
Collaborating to Fight Human Trafficking
January 26, 2021
Many of the world’s most vexing challenges span national borders and jurisdictions and are best solved collaboratively. As a result, many leaders are concluding that partnerships between government, nonprofit, private-sector and other stakeholders are the key to lasting solutions. Winrock International recently hosted an online panel discussion to mark an ongoing three-year partnership between Mars […]
SWP to Hold Discussion about Mara River Basin Project
January 25, 2021
Join the USAID Sustainable Water Partnership (SWP) and its partners in Kenya and Tanzania for a discussion about the project’s achievements, lessons learned, and the future of transboundary water governance in the Mara River Basin. To attend the event, click here. Beginning in 2018, SWP worked with transboundary, national, regional, and local institutions and community organizations […]
In Mali, Girls Thrive Despite the Challenges
January 14, 2021
Growing up in rural Mali, Sali Kassogue had never been to school. That all changed in 2018 when then 11-year-old Sali started attending an accelerated schooling center (ASC) through the USAID-funded Mali Girls Leadership and Empowerment Through Education (GLEE) program. Implemented by Winrock International, Mali GLEE operates more than 300 ASCs that provide a specialized, […]
United States Awards Additional Agricultural Development Assistance in Lao PDR
January 14, 2021
This press release originally appeared on the website of the U.S. Embassy in Laos. VIENTIANE, LAO PDR — A grant of more than USD73,000 was awarded to the Lao Cassava Association (LCA) on December 10, 2020, by the United States through the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Creating Linkages for Expanded Agricultural Networks (CLEAN) […]
Building a House — and a Future — in Malawi
January 11, 2021
When he joined the Model Farm School as part of the Achieving Reduction of Child Labor in Support of Education (ARISE) program in Malawi at age 17, Besta Fesitala had no idea that it would change his future, that he would apply what he learned in such a direct and tangible way. ARISE, funded by […]
Thoughts on January 6th
January 7, 2021
President and CEO Rodney Ferguson recently addressed Winrock staff about the events of January 6, 2021. Here are his remarks: Yesterday was one of the darkest, most troubling days in American history. To see what is perhaps the most iconic symbol of American democracy desecrated, and public servants terrorized, and a vital moment in the […]