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Building Skills and Confidence of Youth
August 16, 2013|volunteer
This week marked International Youth Day. Many Winrock Farmer-to-Farmer volunteers work with youth to build skills and confidence to enable youth to improve their livelihoods. What work could be more important? Volunteer Bonnie Loghry shares her thoughts after working with a youth association in Mali: “Coming to Mali has touched me greatly on a personal […]
Winrock-Implemented Project Featured on USAID Impact Blog
August 6, 2013|post
(July 17, 2013) — Facing limited educational opportunities in rural Nepal, the Education for Income Generation (EIG) project allowed Sitara to learn how to read and write and get training in agriculture production. Her income has significantly increased and she is even able to put money in savings. Read her full story on the Impact […]
New Winrock-Led Center Will Train and Help Fund 30 Small Businesses in Louisiana
August 6, 2013|post
CAMERON PARISH, La. (March 6, 2013) — A new Winrock-led center in Cameron Parish, La., will train, assist and help fund 30 local small businesses. The Cameron Local Enterprise Assistance and Recruiting Center is the result of an investment by the Delta Regional Authority to support Cameron’s economic community, which has struggled since 2005’s Hurricane […]
Malian Seed Producer Helped by Winrock Volunteers
August 6, 2013|post
(June 28, 2013) — Two Winrock Farmer-to-Farmer volunteers helped a Malian seed producer become successful while contributing to Mali’s food security. Her story, One Woman’s Success Means Thousands Can Eat, is featured on the U.S. Agency for International Development’s website within its “Transforming Lives” section. Read the full story.
Exceeding Expectations
July 27, 2013|volunteer
Katie Hicks has been volunteering and traveling through Myanmar (Burma) with her husband since early June. Read about her trip, in her own words, below: When my husband and I decided to travel halfway around the world to do a volunteer assignment with Winrock International in Myanmar, I truly didn’t know what to expect. I […]
Receiving More Than Giving
July 24, 2013|volunteer
Burt Hicks is finishing up his first volunteer assignment with Winrock in Myanmar (Burma). He describes his rewarding experience below: Over the course of the past two months, my wife and I have worked as volunteer consultants in Myanmar with Winrock International through the USAID Farmer-to-Farmer Program. While I was the one that was supposed […]
Dinner at the Gleanery: A community supported restaurant
July 9, 2013|volunteer
Demetria Arvanitis, VTA Program Director, and Howard Prussack, an organic farmer and F2F volunteer, had the chance to dine with Chef Ismail Samad at the Gleanery, located in Putney, Vt. With menus changing rather frequently (sometimes daily), the Gleanery is a community supported restaurant that connects local farmers, producers, and consumers by offering the best […]
Patriotism and Humility
July 3, 2013|volunteer
In honor of the 4th of July holiday, we are glad to take a moment to reflect (again) on stories of Americans sharing their blessings and demonstrating the generosity and spirit of the American people. In the last year alone, 113 Winrock volunteers from 45 U.S. states have dedicated their time and energy to helping […]
New Food Products Reduce Waste and Address a Growing Demand
July 2, 2013|post
In recent years, the demand for ready-to-cook and ready-to-eat food has increased in Bangladesh. Considering the country’s huge population and an increasing urban demand for time- and labor-saving food products, vast potential exists for more companies to engage in production of these items. In addition, production of frozen and ready-to-cook food items can help reduce […]
Returning to Mali
June 14, 2013|volunteer
Dan Miller wrote a great blog entry about his last volunteer trip to Mali. We’re so glad he will be returning for a second trip, to work with a different group of farmers, later this month! “Thirty some years ago I spent two years in Mali, West Africa, doing the research for my Master’s. At […]