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Pauline Kangoro
December 14, 2014
At 60 years old, Pauline Kangoro is leading a movement in her village. Pauline heads a group of 30 women moringa producers and together they are raising a moringa frenzy in their village of Koukouldi in central west Burkina Faso. In 2013, USAID WA-WASH identified the married mother of four as a leader in her […]
Once forced to labor on a fishing boat, trafficking survivor now owns small business, helps raise awareness
December 4, 2014
Pros (not his real name) is a successful entrepreneur who sells groceries in front of his home in the Uddar Meanchey province of Cambodia, and earns additional income to support his six children by pumping water for villagers and raising crops and livestock. He’s come a long way toward achieving his hopes of providing a […]
Small Business Offers Promising Future for Young Woman with Difficult Past
December 4, 2014
At age 22, Srey (not her real name) is an entrepreneur in the Battambang Province of Northwestern Cambodia. She has started a small sewing business, and like many other young adults, is taking charge of her life. Her outlook and opportunities are promising, and far different than they were just a few years ago. Srey, […]
Counseling, Training Give Skills — and Hope — to Trafficking Survivor
November 26, 2014
Kiri (not his real name) is earning about the equivalent of $90 (USD) monthly as a barber and is planning to expand his efforts and profits by raising chickens. Just a few years ago, however, he was a poor farmer and his future was not nearly so promising. Like many farmers in central Cambodia’s Kampong […]
Trafficked Bride Rebuilds Her Life with Help from Counter Trafficking in Persons program
November 25, 2014
Money was scarce in Kanya’s family (not her real name). Her father had died and her mother was sick, leaving her as the sole provider. When her aunt suggested marriage to a wealthy Chinese man and the opportunity to send money home, she agreed. At age 20, Kanya had never heard about trafficked brides. She […]
On #GivingTuesday, Winrock-Implemented Room to Learn Project to be Part of Microsoft’s #YouthSpark Initiative
November 25, 2014
(November 25, 2014) — Winrock International is excited that the Room to Learn – Education for Youth in South Sudan project will again be included in Microsoft’s #YouthSpark initiative, meaning it is eligible for #YouthSpark’s #GivingTuesday campaign this year. Microsoft will provide a 100-percent match for donations between $10 and $500 to the Room to […]
Pioneering Standards Support Ranchers While Reducing Greenhouse Gases
November 16, 2014
New offset protocol allows credits for sequestering carbon on rangelands SAN FRANCISCO (October 16, 2014) – The American Carbon Registry (ACR), a nonprofit that oversees the creation of rigorous carbon offset protocols as well as the independent registration of carbon offset projects, approved standards today that are designed to enlist ranchers in the fight against […]
Farmers’ Profits Increase in Balochistan with Improved Packaging
October 22, 2014
Balochistan is the top-producing cherry region in Pakistan, and demand for cherries has been increasing for several years. However, cherries are difficult to grow and are highly perishable — often with a shelf life of less than 15 days. Up to 30 percent of the fruit is spoiled before it ever reaches market because of […]
Winrock’s Elisa Derby co-authors article about maximizing the benefits of improved cookstoves
October 22, 2014
At a meeting of the Working Group to Address Increasing Adoption of Improved Cookstoves, co-hosted by the USAID-funded WASHplus and TRAction projects, several factors affecting successful cookstove adoption were identified. Recently, Winrock’s Elisa Derby contributed to a peer-reviewed article designed to address the most critical considerations identified at the meeting. The article, “Maximizing the benefits […]
Improved vegetable production practices increase incomes of smallholder farmers in Nepal
October 21, 2014
Shanta B.K., 33, lives in the Narpani, Arghakhanchi district in western Nepal with her husband and four children. She is a member of the Dalit community, a disadvantaged group in Nepal, but despite the challenges she faces, Shanta has been determined to improve her livelihood by becoming a commercial farmer. By participating in KISAN trainings […]