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Ukraine’s heroines: Women leaders provide critical services amid catastrophic war

March 14, 2023|post

The destruction, danger and loss of life in Ukraine today is too vast to measure, but statistics give some sense of scope. One year into Russia’s expanded war against Ukraine, the U.N. is reporting 18 million people in need and 21,793 civilian casualties, including 8,173 civilian deaths – numbers that the U.N. itself acknowledges represent […]

Serving Winrock’s F2F for Over 20 Years

August 26, 2022|volunteer

The Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) program connects U.S.-based volunteers with our partners in developing countries to provide technical, hands-on training in communities. F2F is supported by funding through the U.S. Farm Bill which is then administered by USAID. Winrock is one of several implementing partners that sends volunteers around the world and currently works mostly in West […]

Fighting Human Trafficking and Migrant Exploitation in Cyber Space

July 27, 2022|post

In many countries around the world, people seek hope and improved livelihoods beyond their communities, even if it means leaving family and friends behind. They’ll migrate to earn remittances to send home: money for a grandparent’s operation, a sister’s school fees, or to help parents pay for food and housing. Human traffickers prey on these aspirations. […]

Digital Inclusion: Boosting Broadband Connectivity Key to Renewal in Underserved U.S. Communities

October 4, 2021|post

Kevin Smith, the mayor of Helena-West Helena, Ark., sits at his desk in City Hall virtually disconnected from the rest of the world. If he needs to send an email, conduct research online, or just connect to a video conference, the city’s top elected official is forced to wait. He stares at his computer screen, […]

Choosing to Challenge the Digital Gender Divide for Safe Migration

March 15, 2021|post

By Leanne Melnyk, Head of Global Supply Chains, Diginex Solutions, and Sung In Marshall, Associate Director, Worker Engagement, Elevate Limited This article was originally published by Diginex and Elevate Limited on March 8, 2021. What is the digital gender divide? The digital gender divide is the gap between girls’ and women’s access to technology and […]

How Arkansas Became the U.S. Edamame Capital

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PROJECT NAME: Market Potential of Using Specialty Soybeans as Replacement Crops in Arkansas River Valley SYNOPSIS: Winrock U.S. Programs develops solutions for the challenges facing rural communities, from farming to entrepreneurial development. Its work on edamame in Arkansas was funded through the United States Department of Agriculture. YEARS ACTIVE: 2010-2011 FUNDER: USDA A WINROCK LEGACY […]

Surviving Human Trafficking

July 1, 2020|post

By Dinara Saliyeva Razia (name changed to protect her identity) crouched behind the bushes along a highway in Kazakhstan, hiding every time a car passed by. She was determined to escape, fearful that her “owner” was chasing her and that she might have to return to the meaningless existence she had been trapped in for […]

Winrock Issues Guidance for Monitoring & Evaluation During COVID-19

June 25, 2020|post

The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing development projects to adjust how they collect data from project beneficiaries with little in-person contact. In response, Winrock International’s Analytics, Gender, Inclusion, Learning and Evaluation (AGILE) unit created this guidance document to help Winrock project teams around the world assess the prospects, approaches and considerations for monitoring and evaluation activities […]

Forging Connections

May 21, 2020|post

By Chris Warren When Brian Bean was growing up in Maryland, he knew exactly what he wanted to do as an adult. And in many ways, his career aim was to basically re-create a boyhood spent climbing trees, looking under rocks for salamanders, and roaming the woods in and around Susquehanna State Park. Not surprisingly, […]

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