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National Volunteer Week
April 11, 2016|volunteer
Happy National Volunteer Week! As a proud implementer of volunteer programs around the world, Winrock is always happy to participate in celebrating and recognizing service. Each year at this time, we join many other organizations across the country to reflect on volunteerism — particularly around these three questions: “What’s your story? What does service mean to […]
Partnering For Results
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This paper identifies areas of cooperation that will help companies achieve their sustainability goals and support countries’ need to lower emissions from land use. The last five years have seen an encouraging surge in corporate commitments to deforestation-free supply chains. Adopting sustainability commitments is a lot easier, however, than achieving them. Many are finding that […]
Game Changer for Farmers in Bangladesh: ‘Now the Buyers Come to Us’
March 30, 2016|post
On a foggy winter morning in early February, smallholder farmers in the Jessore district of Bangladesh contributed to a hectic and previously unusual sight. Some farmers sorted produce under a large shed adjacent to a vast field of crops. Others eagerly bargained with the very buyers who, not long ago, wouldn’t have bothered to come out […]
‘We Must Protect Them’
March 30, 2016|post
The USAID Supporting Forests and Biodiversity Project, implemented by Winrock International, with partners WWF-Cambodia, WCS and others, celebrated “Mondulkiri’s Wildlife and Us” in December. The event promoted the importance of the region’s landscapes and species and showed the commitment of local forest communities to protect their natural heritage. The celebration in Sen Monorom underlined the […]
Room to Learn South Sudan Teacher’s Key Information Cards Basic Literacy Skills Trainers’ 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.
Winrock Hosts US-Cuba Dialogue
March 25, 2016|post
As he wrapped up his historic visit to Cuba this past March, President Obama delivered a speech at an ornate theater in Havana. He explained his decision to seek normalized relations with America’s longtime foe and laid out a hopeful vision. “It is time for us to look forward to the future together,” he said, […]
Cuba Consortium Agriculture & Food Roundtable to be Held in Arkansas
March 16, 2016|post
Hutchinson, Daschle, Cuban Experts To Headline March Event Hosted By Winrock International, Winthrop Rockefeller Institute And Howard Baker Forum MORRILTON, Ark. (March 11, 2016) – For 50 years, silence has reigned between the United States and Cuba. But warming relations between the two countries is now a hot topic — and Arkansas is poised to […]
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Volunteer Technical Assistance FAQ
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Volunteer opportunities for non-U.S. citizens are limited. Q. Are you looking only for experience in agriculture and farming? A. No. The purpose of Winrock’s volunteer programs is to support Winrock’s global initiatives to empower the poor and disadvantaged, increase economic opportunities and food security, and sustain natural resources. To achieve this mission, volunteers provide expertise […]Terms of Use
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