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Winrock’s Canto-Lugo Named Farmer-to-Farmer Volunteer of the Year
December 20, 2016
On December 5, Winrock nominee Neelam Canto-Lugo was named the Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) Volunteer of the Year at VEGA Alliance’s International Volunteer Day Forum and Awards Celebration in Washington, D.C. Canto-Lugo completed her first assignment with Winrock’s USAID-funded F2F program in rural Nepal in May 2016, working with the Women’s Development Advocacy Center (WDAC). There she […]
Combating World Hunger
October 19, 2016
It’s the 30th anniversary of the World Food Prize and the Sasakawa Africa Association. Winrock has a connection to both. By Amanda Hilligas I’ve just returned from the 2016 Laureate Award Ceremony of the World Food Prize in Des Moines, Iowa. Often referred to as the Nobel Prize for Agriculture, the World Food Prize is an award […]
Friend of the Farmer
October 11, 2016
Dr. Jeff Mutimba grew up on a small farm in Zimbabwe, which was then called Rhodesia. He rose early in the morning to do chores and wash in the river before running to school. After school he would weed or take the family’s few cattle to a communal grazing area. Mutimba was lucky. The farm […]
Saluting South Sudan’s School Inspectors
September 8, 2016
Story and Photography: Tom Willcox The students rise when Sarah Muja Longa enters the classroom. Longa is dressed in bold yellows and reds and commands an easy respect. Though she sits in the back of the classroom, she makes her presence known, working one-on-one with children who are struggling. It takes 30 minutes or more […]
Four Ways to Address the Mental Health Needs of Trafficking Victims
July 28, 2016
By Olga DiPretoro and Dr. Tania Herbert July 30 marks the third World Day against Human Trafficking, a day set aside to promote awareness and show solidarity with victims of this crime. Human trafficking takes place all over the world and includes forced and bonded labor, sexual exploitation, domestic servitude, organ harvesting, child soldiers and […]
Once A Refugee, Now An Advocate
June 20, 2016
How a Former Refugee is Working to Give Others a Voice When Mojeeb Stanikzai looks at the displaced children of South Sudan, he sees himself. He was just six years old when his father was killed in a bomb blast during the Soviet-Afghan war. Out of money and options, his family fled their native Afghanistan […]
Twitter Chat Wrap-Up: Child Labor in Supply Chains
June 10, 2016
Leading into World Day Against Child Labor on June 12, Winrock convened and moderated a Twitter chat to discuss the ramifications of child labor in supply chains and what we can all do to help tackle this important issue. [View the story “Twitter Chat: Child Labor in Supply Chains, June 9” on Storify]
World Day Against Child Labor 2016
June 6, 2016
This year’s World Day Against Child Labor highlights the problem of child labor in supply chains. To commemorate the day and raise awareness about this issue Winrock International (@WinrockIntl) will host a one-hour Twitter chat on Thursday, June 9th between 10:00-11:00 AM EDT. During the chat panelists will discuss how advocates, businesses, and consumers can ensure […]
New Desks Make the Grade
May 16, 2016
Story and Photography: Tom Willcox Eleven-year-old Anna Adyero, a student at Magwi Central Primary School in South Sudan, likes coming to school. But until recently, she struggled to learn. Not because she lacked a teacher, though teachers are scarce in the world’s newest country. But because she lacked what many assume is standard operating equipment — […]
Working hand in hand with families, communities & nations so children can thrive in school
December 10, 2015
Winrock International promotes access to safe education by improving children’s physical safety and emotional well-being, and fostering an enabling environment in which children can thrive. This means helping communities and schools create safe, supportive spaces for girls and boys alike; empowering families and communities to monitor children’s safety; and improving families’ livelihoods so they are […]