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Supporting African Livestock
April 13, 2017
By John McCormack, Senior Technical Adviser, Agriculture and Enterprise Traditional communities in Kenya and other arid regions of the world have for generations found ways to sustain their livelihoods by being mobile across borders. Such an approach is even more necessary today, when drought, political issues and conflicts over mineral resources are putting pressure on […]
Anatomy of a Breakthrough
April 10, 2017
By Anne Cassidy; illustrations by Jessica Kelley When viewed from above, deforestation is a brown gash in a green world, vivid proof that what once was verdant has succumbed to the axe or the bulldozer. Forest degradation — the loss of trees from logging, fires or harvesting firewood — is much more difficult to detect, […]
The Journey from Research to Policy
April 4, 2017
Since the 1980s, Winrock has implemented multiple projects in Bangladesh, one of which is the USAID-funded Climate Resilient Ecosystems and Livelihoods (CREL) project (2012-2017), which seeks to improve livelihoods and the environment. Under CREL, Winrock’s John D. Rockefeller 3rd (JDR3) Program, which supports evidence-based research by local researchers to inform policy, commissioned two research teams […]
CLEAR II’s Prescription for Success
March 24, 2017
How does a degree in pharmacy lead to a career fighting child labor in Nepal? Uddhav Poudyal, country coordinator for Winrock’s Country Level Engagement and Assistance To Reduce Child Labor II (CLEAR II) project, has spent his life finding out. A native of Kathmandu, Poudyal (pictured above, left) traveled to India’s Nagpur University in 1976 […]
Winrock Mourns the Passing of David Rockefeller (1915-2017)
March 21, 2017
David Rockefeller, banker, philanthropist and the last surviving grandson of Standard Oil founder John D. Rockefeller, passed away March 20, 2017, at his home in Pocantico Hills, New York. He was 101. He was brother to both Winthrop and John D. Rockefeller III, who founded two of the organizations from which Winrock International was formed in 1985. […]
Tower Power!
March 17, 2017
In Georgia’s Kakheti province, the city of Telavi is an administrative hub – so it’s no surprise that it’s also become a forward-thinking innovation center. Telavi recently unveiled Energy Central, an energy tower that provides electricity and heat for Telavi City Hall. Financed by USAID’s Enhancing Capacity for Low Emission Development Strategies (EC-LEDS) Clean Energy […]
Tran Kieu Anh
March 15, 2017
This portrait is part of the USAID Vietnam Clean Energy Program’s series on women champions in the Vietnamese construction sector, featuring women who have made strides in this male-dominated field, coming from diverse backgrounds and with different interests, but bound together by the common themes of a strong work ethic, love of country, a strong […]
Nguyen Thi Hong Khanh
March 15, 2017
This portrait is part of the USAID Vietnam Clean Energy Program’s series on women champions in the Vietnamese construction sector, featuring women who have made strides in this male-dominated field, coming from diverse backgrounds and with different interests, but bound together by the common themes of a strong work ethic, love of country, a strong […]
In Kenya, Blue Skies for Solar Water Pumps
March 14, 2017
By Jenn Holthaus Solar water pumps can greatly boost incomes by improving yields and allowing farmers to grow high-value horticulture crops during the dry season. On February 15, Winrock hosted a convening in Nairobi to discuss smallholder financing for these pumps. Through the USAID/Kenya Smallholder Solar Irrigation project, Winrock has spent two years working to […]
Winrock research featured by Mongabay
March 8, 2017
Click here to learn how Winrock scientists quantified forest degradation emissions for the first time.