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Using Collaboration, Learning and Adaptation (CLA) for Mainstreaming Locally Led Solutions for Natural Resource Management and Conflict Prevention in Niger
May 26, 2023|post
USAID’s Collaboration, Learning and Adaptation (CLA) is a set of practices that integrate strategic collaboration, continuous learning, and adaptive management throughout the project cycle to help ensure programs are well coordinated with others, are evidence-based and iteratively adapt to remain relevant. It is important to use CLA holistically by connecting the enabling organizational conditions (culture, […]
CLA drives local ownership through market systems strengthening in Nepal
May 26, 2023|post
USAID’s Collaboration, Learning and Adaptation (CLA) is a set of practices that integrate strategic collaboration, continuous learning, and adaptive management throughout the project cycle to help ensure programs are well coordinated with others, are evidence-based and iteratively adapt to remain relevant. It is important to use CLA holistically by connecting the enabling organizational conditions (culture, […]
Supporting Health Advances for Rural Employees (SHARE I and SHARE II)
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Productivity is highest when employees are healthy. Increased sick time, disability, and employee turnover are all costly to employers. In rural areas, access to healthcare is limited, while rates of chronic disease are often much higher than in urban areas. For rural employers, this means that employees are more likely to have health concerns and […]
Investing in Earth with organic agriculture, locally
May 25, 2023|post
Meredith Martin-Moats, a local food advocate and farmer from Yell County, Arkansas, who raises mealworms and flowers, hopped in her car in Harkey Valley and drove 20 minutes south to the Yell County Extension Office for a workshop on organic agriculture and markets. She’d heard about the Winrock International event on Facebook and hoped to […]
Rightly Valued and Welcomed Home: An Opportunity for People of Color in USAID’s Farmer-to-Farmer Program
May 25, 2023|volunteer
I have always enjoyed travel shows, and food shows, and especially travel shows about food. Watching Anthony Bourdain eating his way around the likes of Vietnam in No Reservations, I’d often think how I too would love to host a travel food show. But I am a Vietnamese–Filipino woman. Naturally, I look nothing like Anthony […]
Winrock International announces new board member
May 23, 2023|post
May 23, 2023 — Winrock International, the U.S.-based national and international economic development organization, today announced the appointment of Beth Dunford to its board of directors. “Winrock is thrilled to welcome Beth Dunford to our board,” said Winrock President and CEO Rodney Ferguson. “Beth is renowned for her expertise and acumen in sustainable development both […]
Helping Pakistan’s farmers find new markets – at home
May 19, 2023|post
Smallholder farmers in Pakistan are facing severe economic stressors. Catastrophic flooding, ongoing COVID fallout, and rising prices combined with exchange rate imbalances and political upheaval have all made it harder for farmers to grow food, find buyers and earn decent income. These are huge problems in a country where an estimated 40% of the population depends […]
Improving Goat Production for Youth Entrepreneurs in Nepal
May 17, 2023|volunteer
After returning from seven years of working in Dubai (a common trend among youth in Nepal), Keshar Jung Adhikari Chhetri started the Lekali Goat Farm in Syangja, Nepal. With just 18 goats and very little experience, Keshar was in need of training to ensure his goats were healthy and his budding business was profitable. F2F […]
Connections change lives: How Winrock International, International Medical Corps and Concordia are rebuilding the Heartland after April’s devastating storms
May 4, 2023|post
The sounds are what stick in Linsley’s mind the most. At first, it was the howling wind and the crash and shatter of buildings falling apart, trees falling, and rain and rock pelting the house. Then the sirens, as first responders came on the scene. Then the rescue helicopters. Then the machinery and generators of […]
Cleaning up global cooling systems with carbon markets
May 1, 2023|post
Refrigerants are the chemicals used in our air conditioning and refrigeration systems to keep people, food and medicine cool. In an increasingly warming world, they are being utilized more and more to help people adapt to rising temperatures. Unfortunately, the most common chemical compounds we use as refrigerants, such as hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), are extremely potent […]