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Watershed Ecosystem Services Tool
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How was the WESTool developed? Through a research effort led by the United States Agency for International Development Supporting Forests and Biodiversity Project (USAID SFB), land use and land use change mapping were combined with advanced hydrological modeling and scientific analyses to assess key ecosystem services across Cambodia’s landscapes. These analyses were integrated with information […]
KIWASH Approach to Solar Pump Financing for Smallholders
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GOAL: Significantly impact the supply of water and sanitation services, and nutrition among poor urban and rural households in the 9 target counties
Kenya Smallholder Solar Irrigation Project (KSSI)
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In rural Kenya, solar water pumps (SWPs) can help smallholder farmers save on fuel costs, increase acreage, and grow more than one crop a year. However, many farmers don’t know about these benefits or lack credit options to purchase their own SWPs. The USAID-funded Kenya Smallholder Solar Irrigation project (KSSI) works to accelerate commercial sales […]
Winrock Asia Farmer-to-Farmer Livestock in Myanmar
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The Asia Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) Program goal is to generate rapid, sustainable, and broad-based food security and economic growth in the agricultural sector. A secondary goal is to increase the American public’s understanding of international development issues and programs and international understanding of the U.S. and U.S. development programs. Winrock International was awarded the five-year Asia […]
Saving Sambo
March 2, 2017|post
The question is not “Can they reason?” nor “Can they talk?” but rather “Can they suffer?” — Jeremy Bentham Sambo the elephant and her owner, Sin Sorn, have much in common. In the 1970s, Khmer Rouge soldiers killed Sambo’s four siblings and sliced her feet with machetes. They sent Sorn out to dig ditches and murdered […]
From Farm to School
March 1, 2017|post
Like many young people in the Lilongwe district of Malawi, 15-year-old Mkasauka Laitani is the child of smallholder farmers. And like many, her education suffered in the wake of economic difficulty. School is expensive, with money needed for uniforms and fees, and when the family struggled, she and her siblings left the classroom for the […]
Room to Learn South Sudan Key Information Cards Teacher Training Intervention Manual
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This manual is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the responsibility of Winrock International and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government.
Rich Illustrations and Examples for Micro-gardening
February 24, 2017|volunteer
“My assignment in Senegal with Winrock International on micro-garden was such wonderful experience. It enriched my knowledge of human development and of the integrity of cultural diversity as fundamental keys to ensure sustainable development and social cohabitation. My mission could not have been completed without the humble professional support from both the Djilor Professional Training […]
Winrock Mourns the Passing of Legendary Senior Scientist Dr. Sandra Brown
February 23, 2017|post
Our Winrock family is deeply saddened to share the news of the passing of Dr. Sandra Brown. Sandra died on Monday, February 13, at her home in Wales. She was 72. Sandra’s pioneering work on the role forests play in the global carbon cycle shaped the way we understand the forces behind climate change today. […]
Winrock Scientists Pinpoint Source of Carbon Emissions Greater than Global Aviation
February 21, 2017|post
WASHINGTON, D.C. – FEB. 21, 2017 – Scientists from Winrock International have published the first consistent and complete analysis of emissions from forest degradation across the tropics. Forest degradation consists of logging, harvesting woodfuels and other human impacts on forests that fall short of deforestation. The new study, published in the journal Carbon Balance and […]