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“Be my (socially responsible) Valentine?” How Winrock is reducing child labor in Ghana’s cocoa industry
February 14, 2023|post
Valentine’s Day wouldn’t be as sweet without chocolate. And though cocoa is native to South America, nowadays, the world’s two largest chocolate producers are in West Africa. In fact, my home country, Ghana, is the world’s second-biggest cocoa producer, just after our next-door neighbors, Ivory Coast. So when a colleague invited me to write about […]
Building on USAID investments in education
February 6, 2023|post
Positive change is visible in the village of Selly thanks to community leadership and investment. The arrival of USAID Mali Girls Leadership and Empowerment through Education (GLEE) in Selly sparked genuine enthusiasm for education throughout the community, especially for adolescent girls’ education, which had not been a priority for most families. Like many other villages […]
Protecting peatlands while shifting toward sustainable palm oil production
February 2, 2023|post
Each year, February 2nd marks the anniversary of the signing of the Ramsar Convention, now celebrated as World Wetlands Day. Signed by 90% of the world’s governments, the treaty aims to galvanize global action to prevent destruction of wetlands and conserve ecosystems. Protecting the world’s remaining wetlands is critical because they provide vital ecosystem services, […]
Stephanie Lillegard
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Stephanie Lillegard is director of Counter Trafficking & Safe Migration in Winrock’s Human Rights, Education, and Empowerment team. Stephanie has nearly a decade of experience with Winrock. During that time she directly supported the significant expansion of Winrock’s CTIP work, positioning and helping Winrock to build what is now one of the largest U.S. government-funded […]
Winrock International selected to participate in the Advancing Racial Equity Community of Practice initiative, led by The Bridgespan Group and supported by the Walmart Foundation
February 1, 2023|post
North Little Rock, Ark., February 1, 2023 – Winrock International is excited to announce our participation in a new community of practice with other nonprofit organizations focused on advancing racial equity. Over the next six months, Winrock International will work with The Bridgespan Group to strengthen our approach to advancing racial equity both internally and […]
Five ways Winrock supports youth education in the U.S. and abroad
January 24, 2023|post
Winrock International remains committed to working with partners in the U.S. and across the globe to increase access to education, entrepreneurial, and skills development opportunities for youth in the face of persistent economic, human rights, and environmental challenges. In the words of Nelson Mandela: “Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the […]
Louise and Linda Akanvou: Generational changemakers
January 20, 2023|post
Linda Akanvou’s life was shaped in part by the stories her mum and dad told at dinner as she grew up in Ivory Coast – along with a lot of discussion about the genetic traits and biological properties of certain staple grains and other foods. “On some nights, we would try new varieties of fruits […]
Marketwatch Op-Ed: here’s how to incentivize cleaning up landfills — the culprit driving one-fifth of global warming
January 13, 2023|post
By Winrock’s Mary Grady, executive director of the American Carbon Registry and Megesh Tiwari, senior technical director of ACR. This op-ed was originally published on Marketwatch. Read the story here. Most of us don’t think much about landfills, and when we do, it’s probably not in the context of global warming. But the fact is: […]
Safeguarding Bangladesh’s “White Gold” ─ and protecting livelihoods as the climate changes
January 9, 2023|post
When Debjani Sardar’s husband passed away, she had two daughters to raise, a home to maintain and a family-owned business to run, selling supplies to local shrimp and prawn producers in Khulna, Bangladesh. Her late husband had handled the shop before he passed, and she was determined not to lose it too. Sardar soon learned, […]
“Groundbreakers: The Fearless 15:” women entrepreneurs transforming agribusiness in Tajikistan
January 3, 2023|post
The U.S. Embassy in Tajikistan’s website recently featured the publication of a photobook by USAID’s Agribusiness Competitiveness Activity in Tajikistan activity that profiles 15 high-impact women entrepreneurs who are thriving in traditionally male-dominated agribusinesses ranging from processing to trading and exporting. Implemented by Winrock International, the five-year ACAT activity has so far facilitated investments of […]