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Emily Joyce
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Emily Joyce is project contact for both USAID Reducing Pollution and USAID/Dominican Republic Solid Waste Reduction Program
Wassan Humadi
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Wassan Humadi, Winrock’s director of global talent acquisition, leads the organization’s hiring efforts around the world, focusing on attracting top talent and fostering an inclusive and diverse workforce. When Humadi joined Winrock’s People & Culture team in 2018, she brought 10 years of talent acquisition, international recruitment and human capital consulting experience with over 100 […]
Maqsoda Maqsodi
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Winrock President and CEO Maqsoda Maqsodi has over 20 years of experience in the nonprofit and for-profit international development sectors working to decrease global disparities. Her expertise in business development, strategic planning, operations and programmatic impact spans many sectors, including health, democracy and governance, economic growth, and strategic information. Prior to joining Winrock, she served […]
JDR3 supports research study into migrant children’s access to social services in Russia
July 23, 2024|post
Winrock International created the John D. Rockefeller 3rd Scholars Program (JDR3) in 2004 to continue the legacy of the Agricultural Development Council, which helped strengthen the capacity of influential academics, scholars, policymakers, and farmers. JDR3 promotes independent social science research and strengthens analytic and policy engagement skills in junior and mid-level professionals by providing grants […]
The solar advantage: Empowering returnee migrants in Nepal
July 23, 2024|post
This post was originally published on www.nrepnepal.com In the rural landscapes of Nepal, where farming heavily depends on erratic monsoon rains, the introduction of solar irrigation pumps is revolutionizing agricultural practices. This transformation is particularly impactful for returnee migrant workers like Mr. Ram Pratap Sahani and Mrs. Binita Kumari Sahani, residents of Ishworpur in Sarlahi. Their […]
2023 Annual Report
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It’s humbling to look back at the work our organization completed ─ and started ─ over the course of an entire calendar year. Winrock teams made a measurable difference addressing some of the world’s most pressing challenges...
Strengthening small farm viability and food security in the U.S.
July 18, 2024|post
Over the past several years, there has been a tremendous growth of programs across the United States that aim to strengthen small farm viability and food security by connecting local farms to food assistance distribution partners such as food banks, food pantries and other grassroots efforts to end hunger. These Farm to Food Assistance (F2FA) […]
Forced online scamming: How the Cambodia CTIP project is addressing a troubling new trafficking trend in Asia
July 10, 2024|post
The USAID Cambodia Counter Trafficking in Persons project, implemented by Winrock International, is taking a leading role to address a new form of trafficking that has grown rapidly in Cambodia and across Southeast Asia in the past five years. While previous iterations of Cambodia CTIP focused on the trafficking of Cambodians into exploitative work, the […]
Maqsoda Maqsodi named new President and CEO of Winrock International
June 25, 2024|post
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS (June 25, 2024) ─ Winrock International’s Board of Directors today announced that Maqsoda Maqsodi will become the organization’s new president and CEO on July 29th, 2024, succeeding Rodney Ferguson, who departed in late 2023. Maqsodi, currently the president and CEO of IntraHealth International of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, will be responsible for […]
Women’s scholarship program revitalizes horticulture and transforms lives in Africa
June 24, 2024|post
If you ask the Senegalese women who seized an unusual training opportunity to become professional agriculture extension advisors why they sought to participate, their answers include striking similarities. Translated from French, their responses are salted with words like “resources,” “market,” “income,” “earning.” And one particular reason appears repeatedly: “To help.” “This training will allow me […]