Search Results for can
Pham Thuy Loan
September 5, 2015|post
This portrait is part of the Vietnam Clean Energy Program’s series on female leaders 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 […]
August volunteer of the month
August 31, 2015|volunteer
Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) volunteer Dr. Anil Shrestha is our August Volunteer of the Month for so many reasons! A professor of weed science at California State University in Fresno, CA, Dr. Shrestha was notably Winrock’s first volunteer in Nepal after this year’s devastating earthquake. Born and raised in Nepal himself, Dr. Shrestha is also an excellent […]
Former Winrock Board Member ‘The Woman Who Could Stop Climate Change’
August 25, 2015|post
In the August 24, 2015, issue, The New Yorker posits that Christiana Figueres may be “the woman who could stop climate change.” In her role as the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Figueres is tasked with persuading the leaders of 195 countries to reduce carbon emissions. “You know, […]
Sir, you are extraordinary!
August 21, 2015|volunteer
Farmer-to-Farmer volunteer Michael Lowery is a long-time entrepreneur living in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He just completed his 6th volunteer trip for Winrock since 2003, and his 2nd volunteer trip to Nigeria. Reiterating the value of Michael’s assistance, one of the training participants enthusiastically noted: “Sir, you are extraordinary. You work tirelessly with passion and commitment to your […]
July Volunteer of the Month
July 31, 2015|volunteer
One of the strengths and benefits of the USAID Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) Program is that the volunteers and local host organizations often develop and maintain strong relationships long after the volunteer assignment ends. Our July Volunteer of the Month, Judy Moses, is a wonderful example of this. Judy, a member of the Browse & Grass Growers […]
Winrock Volunteer Shares Organic Farming, Certification Expertise in Cuba
July 30, 2015|post
Winrock volunteer and organic agriculture expert Charles Mitchell traveled to Cuba last month to participate in the country’s first ever National Conference on Organic Certification, where he shared his expertise as both an organic farmer and organic inspector in the United States and Canada. Building on the initial Winrock-sponsored exchange in March, the Asociacion Cubana […]
Share your knowledge
July 24, 2015|volunteer
In today’s blog post, Farmer-to-Farmer volunteer Richard Janita shares his enthusiasm for volunteerism and the country of Bangladesh! Many people ask me, what I do with my time being retired? My answer for the most part is that I volunteer my time to help others in developing countries to have safer food, better nutrition, and […]
Report Provides Guidance to Decision-Makers Seeking to Finance Sustainable Land Use Activities
July 21, 2015|post
As part of a U.S. Department of State-funded project, Winrock International has published a report – Financing Land Use Mitigation: A Practical Guide for Decision-Makers – that provides guidance to policy-makers to help them understand and facilitate the connection between emission reducing activities that require finance, instruments, and sources of funds. The report also targets […]
A defining moment, in Bangladesh
July 15, 2015|volunteer
“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.”-Benjamin Franklin A defining moment, one that irrefutably changes the trajectory of what is to come, often only occurs once or twice in lifetime. My trip to Bangladesh, which sought to improve molecular diagnostics used to recognize shrimp diseases more efficiently and accurately, may best be described as […]
Bangladesh, a place that feels like home!
July 10, 2015|volunteer
Dr. Martin Lo just returned from a Farmer-to-Farmer volunteer assignment in Bangladesh and shares his thoughts in today’s blog post: “Bangladesh, a place that feels like home! –Not only is this the heading on my first slide above the Bangladesh map when I delivered a seminar on Good Agriculture Practices (GAPs) at the Cold Chain […]