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Avoiding a Water Crisis: What’s Next for Cape Town – and Beyond?
April 17, 2018
Intense drought in South Africa’s Western Cape Province has led the world-renowned city of Cape Town to the brink of “Day Zero”— the date at which residents would be forced to collect strictly rationed water supplies from shared distribution taps. Water conservation efforts have so far prevented a massive water shutdown, but the city’s rapid population growth and reliance on […]
Power Switch
April 13, 2018
By Chris Warren Less than half of Nigeria’s 186 million people have access to electricity. But in the rural village of Gbamu Gbamu, newly installed utility poles and wires act as markers of a brighter future, powered by a new solar minigrid. The grid, an effort of local developers Rubitec Solar and Winrock’s USAID-funded Renewable […]
Winrock on the Road
April 12, 2018
It’s 95 degrees when Winrock CEO Rodney Ferguson and seven other members of Winrock’s board of directors arrive at the fresh vegetable production group and collection center in Deupura, Taulihawa, Nepal. The team has been on the move since early morning, but they quickly fan out to see plots of cucumbers, tomatoes, gourds, cowpeas, eggplant […]
Fourth Annual Maker Faire Set For May 12
April 4, 2018
Glimpse the future and get inspired with the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub at the fourth annual North Little Rock Mini Maker Faire at the North Shore Riverwalk on Saturday, May 12th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is FREE for all attendees. Maker Faire is a gathering of fascinating, curious people who enjoy learning and love sharing […]
Winthrop Rockefeller Honored for Civil Rights Work
April 3, 2018
When the Rev. Martin Luther King was assassinated 50 years ago this month, Winthrop Rockefeller, then governor of Arkansas, was the only southern governor to hold a memorial for King in his state. This is just one of many reasons why Rockefeller is being inducted into the Arkansas Civil Rights Heritage Trail, which honors those […]
New Date: SWP to Continue Wilson Center Series with “Solutions for Dirty Water”
April 1, 2018
Water, water, everywhere, but not a drop to drink. Around the world, pollution and disease contaminate essential supplies of drinking water. In this third part of its “Sustainable Water, Resilient Communities” series, co-hosted with Winrock International and the Wilson Center, the USAID-funded Sustainable Water Partnership (SWP) will present “Solutions for Dirty Water.” Moderated by SWP Director Eric Viala, experts […]
Protecting Resources, Improving Lives
March 27, 2018
By Lauren Keller, senior program associate and M&E specialist, Forestry and Natural Resource Management Nga Dang, Payment for Environmental Services development specialist. What do a pair of pigs have in common with a hydropower plant? Just ask Lang Thi Hoanh of Chieng Village in the Bat Mot commune of Vietnam. She and other women have […]
A Fighter for Forests
March 26, 2018
To close out National Women’s History Month and mark the recent International Day of Forests, Winrock honors the late Dr. Sandra Brown, a pioneering woman in the historically male-dominated field of environmental science. Dr. Brown made profound contributions to the science of the global carbon cycle, and co-authored work honored with the 2007 Nobel Peace […]
Wallace Center Convenes America’s Foremost Food Hub Conference
March 15, 2018
Leaders in the local food and food hub sector will soon converge on Albuquerque for the 2018 National Good Food Network (NGFN) Conference, America’s foremost food hub-focused conference, March 27-30. “The Wallace Center has been a leader in promoting and expanding food hubs,” says John Fisk, Director of the Wallace Center. “We do research on […]
A Change of Chores, a Change of Heart
March 7, 2018
“Men usually don’t clean the cow shed, but now I clean it. And if my wife is late in cooking I will help her chop vegetables.” These are not words you typically hear from a Bangladeshi man, but Ashok Mandal has had a change of heart. His wife, Kanika Rani Mandal, recently participated in USAID’s […]