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What People are Saying about the FACT Net
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Formerly the Nitrogen Fixing Tree Association (NFTA) “The experience I have gathered thanks to the technical support from the network in the context of my development undertakings is a full part of my life today: thank you a million times! Only Fact Net is going to close its doors: its resourceful guides are open in […]
What is Water Security?
August 7, 2017|post
By Eric Viala, Sustainable Water Partnership Director Water fuels every aspect of life. It’s essential for basic health and hygiene, and it drives society’s most essential industries: agriculture, energy and transportation. Without water security there can be no national security. In fact, water is essential to the stability of every country on the planet. Understanding […]
What is the Water Security Improvement Process?
July 5, 2017|post
Improving water security means empowering everyone — water managers and users, businesses, and citizens — to regularly assess and address water risks. By collaborating with communities, we can negotiate project activities which will best reduce negative effects of a particular area’s primary water risks. The Sustainable Water Partnership’s Water Security Improvement (WSI) process relies heavily […]
National Volunteer Week: What’s your story?
April 17, 2015|volunteer
Points of Light, which spearheads National Volunteer Week, asks, “What’s your story?”… … so we asked our Volunteer Technical Assistance (VTA) team this very question. The VTA team is responsible for recruiting qualified volunteers and implementing Winrock’s volunteer programs around the world. What we confirmed was that volunteerism is a value and a focus in the team’s professional […]
From data collector to project officer: A journey of self-discovery in Vietnam
May 13, 2024|post
Graduating from university with a major in international business in 2020, Nguyen Vu Nam is one of the young people in Vietnam yearning to explore new things and express themselves. His career started as a data collector and real estate market analyst. Although that job held some challenges, it mostly comprised monotonous computer tasks. “After […]
Interview with Ousmane Diallo: Championing Change Through Volunteerism
April 29, 2024|volunteer
As we celebrate Global Volunteer Month, we are thrilled to feature Ousmane Diallo, a dedicated Program Officer at Winrock International, who has played a pivotal role in the Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) program. Ousmane’s journey from a rural village in Guinea to a leader in global development is a testament to his commitment to creating sustainable change […]
SID Conference 2024
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Thank you for visiting our booth! Please click the links below to learn more about Winrock International.
How can private sector extension drive climate-resilient agriculture?
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In this webinar, panelists will discuss private sector led approaches and practices in agricultural extension, draw lessons about expanding private sector extension and offer suggestions for future investments in this sector.
The Climate Q&A with… Indira Nurtanti: Cultivating partnerships and community action to protect peatlands
April 12, 2024|post
Indira Nurtanti is Winrock International’s Indonesia country director. Based in Jakarta, she is an expert in private sector engagement, building public-private partnerships, and developing new market access for sustainable livelihoods projects. She has experience in best practices development for land-use based enterprises; managing renewable energy and energy efficiency projects; community-based climate change and forestry programs; […]
Celebrating Mr. Ebenezer Aboagye as Winrock’s Volunteer of the Month for April 2024
April 10, 2024|volunteer
Winrock’s Volunteer of the Month for April is Mr. Ebenezer Aboagye. He volunteered with the Accelerated Dissemination of Soil Improvement Practices (ADSIP) under Enabling Farmers for Agricultural Transformation (EFAT) project in January 2024. The ADSIP project aims to enhance the capacity of agro-dealers in areas such as disseminating ISFM practices and technologies to smallholder farmers, […]