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Showing Resilience in Unprecedented Times
November 3, 2020
In January of 2020, Noah Asher was feeling good. Vascugenix, the Little Rock medical device startup where he serves as CEO, had completed its fundraising. It was on track to bring its first product — a medical device called the Speed Torque invented by Vascugenix co-founder Dr. Dwight Chrisman — to market by April. “We […]
SWP Director to Present at UNC Water & Health Conference 2020
October 21, 2020
Rodolfo Camacho, project director for the Sustainable Water Partnership (SWP), will present on Thursday, October 29, at the University of North Carolina’s (UNC) Water and Health Conference. From 3:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, Camacho will discuss lessons learned from SWP’s work on water allocation planning in the Lower Mara Basin, Tanzania. SWP […]
Winrock Welcomes Three New Board Members
October 20, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. — October 20, 2020 — Winrock International, the U.S.-based national and international economic development organization, today announces the appointments of Thomas C. Green, Lisa Milton and Tuan H. Nguyen to its Board of Directors. Green is a nationally recognized trial lawyer and former Assistant U.S. Attorney who has represented members of Congress and […]
USDA Rural Development and Winrock Launch Placemaking Project in Four Arkansas Communities
October 19, 2020
LITTLE ROCK, AR — October 19, 2020 — United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Bette Brand today announced that USDA has signed cooperative agreements with five organizations to support placemaking technical assistance throughout the United States, including in four Arkansas communities. Winrock International will use a $215,000 grant to […]
Launching a Specialty Coffee Movement in Myanmar
October 16, 2020
A Winrock Legacy Story The call came one day after Rick Peyser had completed another marathon — this one, the fateful 2013 Boston Marathon. He crossed the finish line moments before a pair of bombs exploded, killing three and injuring several hundred. It would have been easy to turn down the caller’s request: Could you […]
Empowering Women, Protecting Wetlands and Strengthening Co-Management in Bangladesh
October 13, 2020
What were the major components of the CREL project? CREL focused on strengthening biodiversity protection and conservation in four ecologically important regions of Bangladesh and built community and ecosystem resilience to the effects of climate change. We catalyzed more effective communication and linkages with other stakeholders, created and improved policies that support community involvement in […]
Collaborating for Native Communities
October 6, 2020
By the time A-dae Briones joined a late March conference call with national funders and partners about the impact of COVID-19 on food supply chains in the U.S., she had already spent days fielding appeals for food and water from Native American communities across the Southwest. As non-Native leaders on the call discussed the congressional […]
Hasan’s Innovative Greenhouse
October 1, 2020
Hasan Nurov is from Navzamin village in Khuroson district, Tajikistan. For generations, Hasan’s family, like many farmers in the district, grew cotton. However, over time, water scarcity and low cotton prices created a conundrum for farmers. Should they continue growing an unprofitable crop, or instead migrate to Russia, where there were higher paying jobs? Previously, […]
Improved Farming Through Irrigation Training
September 29, 2020
An innovative game about irrigation infrastructure is helping farmers in central Cambodia’s Stung Chinit River watershed to gain a better understanding of the irrigation schemes that deliver water for crops and contribute to better operation and maintenance of irrigation infrastructure in the region. Few issues are more important in Cambodia than irrigation. The country’s monsoon […]
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 […]