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Counter Trafficking in Persons Community Dialogues—Photo Essay
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Community dialogues from the Cambodia Counter Trafficking in Persons program (CTIP II) allow all community stakeholders to exchange ideas and their experiences about safe migration and human trafficking. This photo essay illustrates how everyone in the community can play a part in the fight against human trafficking.
Meet the Bangladesh F2F Staff
October 8, 2014|volunteer
Volunteer Mike Frinsko offers a nice introduction of our hardworking Bangladesh Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) staff: Finishing my first USAID-funded F2F assignment in Bangladesh, I worked on summarizing my experience working with the in-country F2F staff. The short answer is “they’re fantastic!” After nearly three weeks, I’ve had virtually no glitches with my assignment, have always felt […]
LEDS capacity building for Government of Macedonia institutions: A pathway to sustainable development
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A low emission development strategy is the foundation for climate-smart, transformative development. The USAID Clean Energy Investment (CEI) Project is working with Macedonian governments, businesses and others to prepare and implement LEDS. The project initiated a preliminary process of mapping national strategies with respect to LEDS, a significant step in the right direction which will […]
Biodiversity Restoration from Small Seeds to Tall Trees
September 22, 2014|post
In some of the last remnants of tropical forest north of Cox’s Bazar in the southeastern corner of Bangladesh, the Government of Bangladesh declared two protected areas: Fashiakhali Wildlife Sanctuary and Medakacchapia National Park. Established in 2007 and 2004, respectively, these protected areas together preserve nearly 1,700 hectares of forest area. However, even with protected-area […]
Winrock volunteer featured in ‘Roast’ magazine for his work with smallholder coffee farmers in Burma
September 16, 2014|post
In November 2013, Winrock sent Rick Peyser to Burma on a volunteer assignment through the USAID-funded Farmer-to-Farmer program. A coffee expert with Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Peyser spent two weeks in Burma with smallholder coffee farmers and coffee estates, assessing their needs and opportunities, and providing training. His visit is the subject of a feature […]
Peter Mbuya
September 14, 2014|post
Though it has taken nearly 30 years, Peter Mbuya, a 52 year-old farmer from Bwage Village, is on the cusp of achieving a long-cherished dream. “Owning a car has always been my vision… the goal that pushes me to develop further and continue to struggle for my family.” says Peter. Improved access to water has […]
Lavina Venance
September 14, 2014|post
A year ago, Lavina Venance would have been dubious if you had told her she would now have her own vegetable business. But thanks to Winrock International and the USAID-funded Integrated Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (iWASH) Program, this young mother of two in Bwage, Tanzania, is becoming a successful entrepreneur. Before the iWASH Program, gardening […]
Dhaka: Who was trained?
September 12, 2014|volunteer
Today’s blog post comes from Andrea Burniske, reflecting on her Farmer-to-Farmer volunteer assignment in Bangladesh: It seems unreal that [almost a month ago] I arrived for the first time in Bangladesh. I had similar assignments with two hosts: provide training on proposal writing (for development projects) and project management, oriented towards agriculture and agribusiness, but […]
Reconnecting with Roots in Nepal
September 8, 2014|volunteer
As part of Winrock’s Farmer-to-Farmer program focus on strengthening agriculture education and training, volunteer Anil Shrestha completed an assignment with the Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science (IAAS) in Nepal, training faculty and researchers on modern statistical tools and their applications in agricultural sciences. Anil’s assignment inspired him, and his sentiments below inspire us.
“I wouldn’t hesitate to return”
August 22, 2014|volunteer
This week’s blog post comes from Mike Frinsko, an aquaculture expert from North Carolina State University, who has volunteered three times with Winrock’s USAID-funded Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) program. His most recent F2F assignment was focused on improving water quality management in fish ponds in Bangladesh. Below, he shares his impressions of the country and thoughts about […]