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Samar Ali
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Samar S. Ali is a research professor of political science and law at Vanderbilt University, the founding president and CEO of Millions of Conversations, and co-chair of the Vanderbilt Project on Unity & American Democracy. Her work focuses on positive compromise through promoting conflict resolution best practices among people, communities and nations experiencing polarization due […]
A Culture of Innovation at Winrock International
September 16, 2016|post
Winrock International was born on an Arkansas mountaintop — and now has 120 projects in 46 countries. Innovation is part of its DNA. After Winthrop Rockefeller’s death in 1973, trustees of his estate created the Winrock International Research and Training Center to further his wish that the farm be “venturesome and innovative” and provide tools to help people help themselves. And it’s done just that […]
Winrock International & Concordia Join Forces In Campaign Against Labor Trafficking
September 14, 2016|post
NEW YORK, September 20th, 2016 – Winrock International, the U.S.-based international development organization, together with Concordia, a nonprofit that enables effective public-private partnerships, today announced a new partnership as part of the Concordia Campaign Against Labor Trafficking. The groundbreaking partnership will work toward the development of a collaborative, standards-based, industry-wide approach to address human rights […]
To #EndHunger, Farmer-to-Farmer Volunteers Support Feed the Future Initiatives in Bangladesh Through Technical Expertise
September 13, 2016|volunteer
This week Feed the Future is celebrating its partners who are working to #EndHunger across the globe. Since 2009, the United States has led the way in strengthening global efforts to reduce poverty, hunger, and undernutrition through the Feed the Future initiative. Winrock International’s USAID-funded Farmer-to-Farmer Program is currently supporting this mission in three of […]
Burma’s Soybean Farmers Find New Market — In Their Own Back Yard
September 13, 2016|post
Feed the Future week is September 12-16. Here’s one way Winrock is helping #EndHunger now. By Tim May The humble soybean is one of the most nutritious foods on Earth, and its plants produce more protein per acre than almost any other use of land. Soybeans are also a mighty storehouse of vitamins and nutrients, […]
Winrock’s Dep. Director, U.S. Programs, Testifies on Rural Development Models
September 8, 2016|post
Submitted testimony of Linsley Matteson Kinkade Deputy Director, U.S. Programs, Winrock International House of Representatives Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access Intro by US Representative Judy Chu: 35:19 Testimony begins: 36:18 Takes questions: 46:38, 53:41 Chairman Huelskamp, Ranking Member Chu, distinguished members of the committee, thank you for inviting me here today. My […]
Saluting South Sudan’s School Inspectors
September 8, 2016|post
Story and Photography: Tom Willcox The students rise when Sarah Muja Longa enters the classroom. Longa is dressed in bold yellows and reds and commands an easy respect. Though she sits in the back of the classroom, she makes her presence known, working one-on-one with children who are struggling. It takes 30 minutes or more […]
Saving Cambodia’s Ecosystem — One Click at a Time
August 31, 2016|post
A complicated digital tool is about to be unveiled. It was planned and tested for months, was carefully conceived and designed with detailed stakeholder feedback and consultation. It could make a real difference in the health of Cambodia’s fragile ecosystems. But Mike Netzer is nervous. In his mind’s eye, he sees the little spinning wheel that […]
Room to Learn South Sudan Gender & Social Inclusion Manual for Facilitators
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Winrock International developed this Gender and Social Manual for Facilitators for the Room to Learn program in collaboration with the Ministry of General Education and Instruction (MoGEI) of the Republic of South Sudan and the Ministry of Gender and Social Inclusion. We thank them for their guidance and valuable assistance in the development of this […]
The Coffee Has Landed
August 25, 2016|post
Burmese specialty beans hit the international market. And Winrock is there to celebrate. On August 23, the first shipment of Burmese specialty coffee beans in the United States was ground, brewed and poured at La Colombe Coffee Roasters in Washington, D.C. It was the last step in an improbable voyage that connected 6,000 Burmese coffee growers […]