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Winrock’s AWBC Wins Grant from U.S. Small Business Administration to Support Women-Owned Businesses Impacted by COVID
August 23, 2021
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. ── August 23, 2021 ── The Arkansas Women’s Business Center (AWBC) has been awarded a Resilience and Recovery Demonstration Grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA’s) Office of Women’s Business Ownership program. The AWBC is one of 14 women’s business centers in 13 states to receive the SBA awards, which aim […]
Survivors Become Champions and Leaders of New Counter-Trafficking Movement
July 28, 2021
With support from Winrock and an expanding range of engaged governments and private partners, trafficking survivors globally are creating and leading a new generation of community-based networks, connecting, and drawing strength from their own bitter experiences to help protect vulnerable people in their communities and counter the malign influence of human traffickers. Survivors are becoming […]
Upgraded Website Will Help Kyrgyz Migrants Stay Safe
July 27, 2021
July 13, 2021 – The Information-Consultation Center of the Department of External Migration under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic (ICC) launched their newly re-designed website www.migrant.kg(link is external). The website was upgraded to include new features with support from USAID’s Safe Migration project. Representatives of the media, government bodies, and civil society […]
Power of Place: Winrock Fosters Revitalization and Innovation in Rural Arkansas
June 7, 2021
In the rear of an empty city lot in downtown Stuttgart, Arkansas, population 9,195, five school-aged kids sit down and quietly erect a giant Jenga tower. It’s just there, waiting to be built on a Saturday morning, so they do. Over on the side, a young couple plops into a pair of chairs facing an […]
A Mentor Girls Can Trust
June 3, 2021
Arabe Touré has built trust with girls in communities around Mali’s large Sadiola Gold Mine. Most of the girls have little knowledge of menstrual hygiene practices. In traditional Malian society, parents do not discuss such sensitive topics with their children, especially with girls. Menstrual hygiene remains very sensitive in Mali, with many girls dropping out […]
Women Empowering Girls in Kayes
May 6, 2021
Penda Traoré knows how to bring children together in Medine, a rural community in the Kayes region of Mali where agriculture and gold mining predominate. As a mentor, Penda leads weekly sessions promoting education with more than 40 girls between the ages of 10 and 19, including some who are married. Penda’s secret: She sends […]
Bangladesh Prioritizes Elimination of Child Labor in Dried Fish Sector
April 23, 2021
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh – April 23, 2021 ─ In response to efforts by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Child Labor Improvements in Bangladesh (CLIMB) project, implemented by Winrock International in collaboration with local partners, the Government of Bangladesh has announced it is prioritizing the elimination of child labor in the Dried Fish Sector (DFS). On […]
Women Leading the Fight Against Human Trafficking in Nepal
March 4, 2021
As part of the counter-trafficking efforts of the Hamro Samman project in Nepal, women are leading community engagement, awareness and advocacy efforts at the local level. Hamro Samman, supported by USAID and UK aid and implemented by Winrock International, aims to reduce human trafficking in Nepal. The project’s Leadership for Change (LfC) training equips at-risk […]
First Best Buy Teen Tech Center in Arkansas Launches Phase I Soft Opening
March 2, 2021
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — February 22, 2021 — Dr. Chris Jones, Executive Director of Winrock International’s Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub, announced today that the Innovation Hub is partnering with Best Buy to create the first Best Buy Teen Tech Center in Arkansas — a place where Arkansas teens can develop critical skills through hands-on […]
Partners Work to Reduce Worker Vulnerability to Unfair Labor in Thailand’s Seafood Supply Chain
February 22, 2021
Led by Winrock International and supported by the corporate sustainability and global development consultancy Resonance, the USAID Asia Counter-Trafficking in Persons (USAID Asia CTIP) and the USAID Thailand Counter-Trafficking in Persons (USAID Thailand CTIP) programs are driving positive change in the oft-maligned Thai seafood and fishing industry by partnering with Mars Petcare to support sustainable […]