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Winrock International’s Multicultural Business Xcellerator (MBX) champions inclusive innovation and entrepreneurship in Arkansas

October 19, 2023|post

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. ─ Winrock International is excited to introduce the Multicultural Business Xcellerator (MBX), an initiative supported by the Walton Family Foundation aimed at promoting inclusive innovation and entrepreneurship in Arkansas. MBX will target ten companies in its first cohort – five from Arkansas and five from outside the state. Cohort members will participate […]

Zainab Akther

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Ms. Zainab Akther is a highly experienced Chief of Party, manager, and team leader with expertise in economic and social empowerment, gender equality and social inclusion, education and training, and livelihood development. With over 30 years of professional experience, Ms. Akther is a proven expert in her field, having spent two decades leading operational, strategic, […]

Multicultural Business Xcellerator (MBX)

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The Multicultural Business Xcellerator (MBX) project, funded by the Walton Family Foundation, will provide tailored support and funding to a cohort of self-identified socially and economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs who are founders or co-founders of Seed/Series A investment-ready companies. This support will include mentorship, access to capital and networking opportunities. By addressing under-represented entrepreneurs in the…

Colin Quinn

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Colin Quinn, Winrock’s director for climate & environment, has nearly two decades of experience working in the U.S. and internationally in ecological research and climate change. Quinn values working with, building, and collaborating with diverse teams to identify creative solutions to challenging problems, linking science to action, and learning from others. Prior to joining Winrock, […]

Celebrating Marie Roberte Laurent: Empowering Women Through Soap Making

October 6, 2023|volunteer

Assignment Overview Marie’s assignment, our 247th in Senegal, occurred from July 2, 2019 to July 19, 2019. Partnered with the National Agency Of The House Of Tools (ANAMO) and the Tools House Of Mekhe, the primary objective was to train women from various villages on soap-making using agricultural products. The initiative was about crafting soap […]

Julie Nash

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Winrock’s Director of Ecosystem Services Julie Nash has more than 20 years of experience working in sustainable agriculture and food systems. Before joining Winrock, she served as program director at Ceres, a nonprofit sustainability advocacy organization. While there, she led Ceres’ initiatives in forest protection, agricultural greenhouse gas emissions, natural climate solutions and biodiversity conservation. […]

Perfect Storm: Winrock International’s USDA Thai RAIN Project scales up

October 5, 2023|post

Who’ll stop the rain? During the annual monsoons in Southeast Asia, the answer is: Nobody. And a new U.S. Department of Agriculture-funded project run by Winrock called Thai RAIN likes it that way. The one-year-old project has all the elements – including critical partnerships with local and regional researchers, farmers and innovators – to sustain […]

Winrock’s Innovation Hub to host Make48 Season 7 National Competition

October 4, 2023|post

Eight teams from across the country are getting ready to face each other at Make48’s season 7 national championship. The competition is set to happen at the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub at Winrock International in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The event will unfold over three days starting on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023, and ending on […]

2023 Evidence2Action Speakers

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Seline Aktar My feelings drive me to work for trafficking survivors. I am an anti-human trafficking advocate with lived experience. I escaped with the help of local people after being trafficked to Chattogram. Facing stigma upon return, I pursued legal action against my trafficker and my case is still ongoing. Supported by Winrock International’s USAID-funded projects […]

2023 Evidence2Action Agenda