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Leadership for Change: Chrysalis Leadership Training for Pioneering Women
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Chrysalis: Leadership Training for Pioneering Women is the cornerstone of Winrock’s Leadership for Change (LfC) program. Developed as part of Winrock’s flagship African Women Leaders in Agriculture and the Environment (AWLAESM) program, LfC is a self-reflective, action-oriented, gender-aware program that improves leadership skills and equips women to drive social change within their communities and institutions. […]
Celebrating the spirit of F2F
October 21, 2015|volunteer
This year, the USAID Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) Program celebrates 30 years of implementation around the world. We asked staff to reflect on the spirit of F2F and what makes the program so special. Their responses weave together themes of service, dedication, selflessness, exchange. Winrock is grateful to be a part of this rewarding program! “The spirit […]
New U.S. Project Links Asian Farmers with Affordable Technology
October 15, 2015|post
BANGKOK, October 15, 2015 — The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) today announced a new project to share affordable technology and agricultural practices between countries in Asia to increase incomes of poor farmers. USAID awarded its “Feed the Future Asia Innovative Farmers” project to implementing partner Winrock International. With funding from the U.S. […]
This last assignment was something special
October 14, 2015|volunteer
Today’s blog post comes from volunteer Ed Levi, after completing his Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) assignment in Bangladesh: “I’ve done numerous F2F assignments around the world but this is my first contribution to the blog. In fact, this is the first time I’ve ever contributed to any blog. But not only was I asked to blog about […]
Rainbows and eager students in Senegal
October 9, 2015|volunteer
Dr. Onesimus Otieno recently returned from a Farmer-to-Farmer volunteer assignment in Senegal, providing training and syllabus development on weed control for the Horticultural Initiation Center of Saint Louis. He shares thoughts from his assignment below: “I arrived in Dakar, Senegal to an early morning rain. The rainbow never looked better as it marked the start […]
September Volunteer of the Month
September 30, 2015|volunteer
Our September volunteer of the month is fisheries and aquaculture expert Dr. Joe Sullivan. Joe served in the Peace Corps as a Fisheries Extension Agent in Zambia after retiring from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, fulfilling a lifelong dream. Since then, he has volunteered several times with Winrock’s USAID-funded Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) program, completing two volunteer […]
Cuba’s tasty transformation: los paladares
September 28, 2015|post
By Bikash Pandey HAVANA (September 28, 2015) — The word of the day is paladares. These popular eating places used to be, literally, in peoples’ homes when they were first legalized starting in the early 1990s, as part of Cuba’s reluctant opening up in response to the economic crisis post-USSR. As an alternative to government […]
National Teach Ag Day
September 24, 2015|volunteer
How do you feed 7 billion people? Teach Ag! The National Teach Ag Campaign reminds us of the importance of agriculture worldwide. National Teach Ag Day (today, September 24) recognizes the women and men who are engaged in providing agriculture education and training, and who inspire others to consider or expand their careers in the […]
Tran Thi Tuan Anh: Inspiring Generations of Students
September 21, 2015|post
This portrait is part of the Vietnam Clean Energy Program’s series on women champions in the Vietnamese construction sector, featuring women who have made strides in this male-dominated field, coming from diverse backgrounds and with different interests, but bound together by the common themes of a strong work ethic, love of country, a strong belief […]
first volunteer assignment with Winrock in Nigeria
September 18, 2015|volunteer
Today’s blog post is from Justine Britten, sharing thoughts from her Farmer-to-Farmer volunteer experience in Nigeria earlier this summer: “It has been nearly 2 months since I returned from my assignment to Nigeria. This was my first volunteer assignment with Winrock, or any other organization for that matter. The assignment was a curriculum assessment of […]