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Net Zero Climate Services
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In board rooms across the world, companies are committing to bold net zero goals to cut their own emissions and invest in climate solutions beyond their value chains. But meeting science-based emissions goals requires transformation within an organization and collaboration with key stakeholders and experts. Winrock leads in the development of practices that reduce and […]
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 […]
Strengthening Migrant Participation in the Provincial Labor Protection System on the USAID Thailand CTIP Project
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While significant progress was made in countering trafficking in persons (CTIP) in Thailand over the past two decades, including standardizing victim identification processes, streamlining the prosecution of trafficking cases, strengthening victim-centered assistance programs, and increasing translation services and outreach into vulnerable communities, Thailand still experiences significant patterns of human trafficking and forced labor. Migrant workers […]
District Level Anti- Trafficking in Person Committees in Border Provinces on the USAID Thailand CTIP Project
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Local actors are important both for trafficking in persons (TIP) prevention and protection of survivors as they have deep connections with local communities and a better understanding of vulnerabilities to TIP and labor exploitation. In the past several years, Thailand has made significant progress with laws and policies at the national level, to punish perpetrators, […]
“Justice For All” must include voices of those impacted by environmental degradation and the actions taken to repair it
August 10, 2022|post
Photo by: Hannah Butler for Winrock International
Financing Renewable Energy: Supporting Low-Carbon Economic Development and Fighting Climate Change
August 4, 2022|post
Kathmandu perches at an elevation above 4,300 feet in Nepal inside a valley rimmed by the Himalayas. Its population of 1.4 million is growing at about 4% each year. As the teeming city expands, its energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions are also rising. At one point in 2021, Kathmandu ranked among the top 10 […]
2021 Annual Report
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A Letter from the President I wish I could write in this preface that 2021 was a “post-disaster” year, but the reality was – and yet remains – something else. For two years running, Winrock’s work around the world has unfolded against the backdrop of a pandemic of definitively disastrous proportions. In response, Winrock’s teams […]
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. […]
New Coalition Launches to Help Close Arkansas’ Digital Divide
July 14, 2022|post
BENTONVILLE, Ark (July 14, 2022) – Today, a group of more than 15 local organizations committed to expanding internet access announced the formation of the Arkansas Connectivity Coalition. This is a group created to help support the state and local communities’ plan and secure the federal dollars needed to expand access and ensure high-speed internet […]
Policy Brief: Engaging the Private Sector in Climate Adaptation Policies
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Consensus is growing on the need for global climate change adaptation despite lack of agreement on how to fund it. According to the Adaptation Finance Gap Report produced by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in 2016, by 2030 adaptation costs will range between $140–300 billion per year (UNEP 2016). These costs cannot be covered […]