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Preserving Peatlands: A Hidden Key to Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
January 5, 2022|post
For more than a decade, Winrock International has been delving into Indonesia’s dirt ─ or more specifically, into the fascinating ancient soil type known as peat. Comprising partially decomposed organic matter, peatlands form over centuries through the arrested decay of billions of plants, the breakdown of which is delayed by the absence of oxygen in […]
The World’s Forgotten Forests: Stable Forests as a Climate Solution
January 4, 2022|post
Forests truly are the lungs of our planet. They absorb massive amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) and release oxygen (O2). Their protection is vital to regulate our climate, but also to maintain biodiversity, filter and regulate water, and form the soil and clouds that feed our fields and pastures. At the U.N.’s 2021 Climate Change […]
A letter from the president
December 28, 2021|post
A new year is almost upon us. Though our team is spread out and working hard “remotely” from nearly every time zone on this beautiful planet, I’d like to pause for just a moment and thank each one of you, personally, wherever you are, for all you’ve done in 2021. The dedication and impact of […]
Happy Holidays!
December 24, 2021|volunteer
Once again, we are coming to an end of an unusual year. Though the ongoing pandemic continued to greatly affect us all, it also provided an opportunity to learn new ways to adapt and find new ways to connect. Even though we were still unable to travel, our volunteers continued to support the Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) […]
Winrock and Cartwheel partnership will develop promising tech startups in Northwest Arkansas
December 9, 2021|post
A new business acceleration project funded by Walton Family Foundation creates a fast path from concept to commercial enterprise for software services firms with big potential December 9, 2021 ─ Winrock International and Cartwheel, an Arkansas-based startup studio, are collaborating on a $1.2 million project funded by the Walton Family Foundation to identify and validate […]
Errin Stanger Named Director of Winrock’s Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub
December 6, 2021|post
December 6, 2021 – North Little Rock, Ark. – Winrock International is excited to announce that Errin Stanger has been named director of Winrock’s Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub. Stanger has been an essential part of the Hub team since its founding in 2014. She has served in numerous roles at the Hub, most recently as […]
Nedamco Ethiopia Cloud Initiative Q&A
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Q: WHAT IS AWS RE/START AND HOW DOES IT RELATE TO NECI? A: AWS re/Start is a 12-week, full-time skills development program that prepares unemployed or underemployed Ethiopians for entry-level careers in cloud engineering. AWS Amazon Web Services is a branch of Amazon.com, Inc. that provides cloud computing services globally; it is the world’s largest […]
USAID Reducing Pollution Activity Annual Program Statement: Collective Impact for Plastic Pollution and Solid Waste Management
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In support of Vietnam’s efforts to address environmental pollution challenges, Winrock International is implementing the five-year USAID-funded Reducing Pollution Activity (June 2021-June 2026) to foster locally-driven initiatives and facilitate capacity for local actors/networks to address environmental pollution challenges using a collective impact approach. The underlying collective impact approach addresses complex challenges by mobilizing diverse actors to collaborate, […]
Winrock’s ONE-SL Project Highlighted in U.S. Plan to Conserve Global Forests
November 11, 2021|post
At COP26 during the World Leaders Summit Forest Day session on November 2, 2021, the United States announced the Plan to Conserve Global Forests: Critical Carbon Sinks, which includes an inventory of new and existing programs that support the implementation of the Plan including the Department of State-funded, Winrock-executed Offsetting National Emissions from Sustainable Landscapes Plus […]
Winrock Receives Visa Foundation Funding to Help Southern Small Businesses Recover and Grow
November 11, 2021|post
Little Rock, Ark. – November 11, 2021 – Winrock International has received a $500,000 grant from the Visa Foundation to promote economic growth in the U.S. South and Southeast by helping small businesses access loan assistance from the Southern Opportunity and Resilience (SOAR) Fund. Through the Visa Foundation-funded SOAR Technical Assistance Project, Winrock and partners […]