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From data collector to project officer: A journey of self-discovery in Vietnam
May 13, 2024|post
Graduating from university with a major in international business in 2020, Nguyen Vu Nam is one of the young people in Vietnam yearning to explore new things and express themselves. His career started as a data collector and real estate market analyst. Although that job held some challenges, it mostly comprised monotonous computer tasks. “After […]
Enduring innovation: Health tech startup incubated by Winrock-led programs poised for growth
May 2, 2024|post
MappedOut Health is a client of Winrock International’s former Innovate Arkansas program, a state-funded initiative that assisted more than 750 startup companies in Arkansas, raised $473 million in capital and generated $939 million in revenue over a 15-year period. As with many innovations, the origin story of the promising new health technology firm, MappedOut Health, […]
Farmer Conservation Leader Subaward Program: Supporting changemakers in the Mississippi River Basin
April 30, 2024|post
The Wallace Center at Winrock International is pleased to announce the nine recipients of its Farmer Conservation Leader Subaward Program, an initiative of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Gulf of Mexico Division. This program addresses the needs of historically underserved farming communities in the Mississippi River Region by providing funding and technical support to organizations […]
Interview with Ousmane Diallo: Championing Change Through Volunteerism
April 29, 2024|volunteer
As we celebrate Global Volunteer Month, we are thrilled to feature Ousmane Diallo, a dedicated Program Officer at Winrock International, who has played a pivotal role in the Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) program. Ousmane’s journey from a rural village in Guinea to a leader in global development is a testament to his commitment to creating sustainable change […]
USAID Hamro Samman II
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Trafficking-in-persons is a complex problem that requires multi-disciplinary solutions with many stakeholders. Nepal is a source, transit and destination country for labor, sex, and organ trafficking. Some studies estimate that a quarter of a million Nepalis are in forced labor or other forms of trafficking at any given time, with millions more vulnerable due to […]
Climate+ Development without the Footprint
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Development projects seek to empower disadvantaged communities and improve wellbeing. Unfortunately, these development initiatives rely on a combination of international flights, local vehicles, office generators, energy consumption, and many other activities that leave a carbon footprint, worsening climate change, harming ecological systems, and further damaging social and economic conditions. Climate+ enables a project to responsibly […]
Startup Recruiting Fund at Winrock International invests in AI electromagnetic spectrum technology company
April 24, 2024|post
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. ─ The Startup Recruiting Fund at Winrock International ─ the first not-for-profit, evergreen fund aimed at recruiting high-growth startups to Arkansas ─ has announced an investment in Xtremis, an AI electromagnetic spectrum technology company that was spun-out of Vanderbilt University in 2021 through the Civil Military Innovation Institute, Defense Innovation Incubator. Proceeds from […]
A life in public service: David H. Pryor, 1934-2024
April 23, 2024|post
David H. Pryor, the former Arkansas governor, U.S. senator and U.S. representative who previously served on Winrock International’s Board of Directors, died on Saturday at his home in Little Rock, surrounded by his family. “I think he was a great model for public service. He was a great role model for politicians, but just for […]
How the USAID Reducing Pollution project fosters collective action to tackle plastic waste in Vietnam
April 19, 2024|post
By: Hanh Nguyen, USAID Reducing Pollution project. The USAID Reducing Pollution project team is working on a five-year project to support locally-driven initiatives that substantially reduce environmental pollution in Vietnam through a collective impact approach. The project is helping to build the capacity of government, local nongovernmental organizations and private sector partners to prevent, mitigate […]
The Climate Q&A with… Indira Nurtanti: Cultivating partnerships and community action to protect peatlands
April 12, 2024|post
Indira Nurtanti is Winrock International’s Indonesia country director. Based in Jakarta, she is an expert in private sector engagement, building public-private partnerships, and developing new market access for sustainable livelihoods projects. She has experience in best practices development for land-use based enterprises; managing renewable energy and energy efficiency projects; community-based climate change and forestry programs; […]