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ART Expands TREES Standard to Mobilize Large-scale Climate Solutions from Forests
August 19, 2021|post
ARLINGTON, VA — August 19, 2021 — The Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART) has released an expanded version of The REDD+ Environmental Excellence Standard (TREES), its high-integrity standard for measuring, monitoring, verifying, and crediting climate progress in the forest sector. The updated version – TREES 2.0 – broadens opportunities to unlock large-scale solutions from forests in […]
Making Serious Water Security Issues More Fun: Developing an ECO Game for Cambodia’s Stung Chinit Basin
August 18, 2021|post
Imagine you are a rural farmer, trying to make ends meet while also facing the threats of climate change, water pollution, and ever-increasing water scarcity. You must make decisions, both short and long-term, that affect the health of your family, your community, and your environment. Although something may appear to be a good choice now, […]
My Volunteer Experience in Guinea
August 18, 2021|volunteer
Through Winrock, West Africa Farmer-to-Farmer, I got to know a US volunteer, Mrs. Janet Buresh who I found full of experience and patience. Together we developed the different training tools (guide, PowerPoint support) and shared the roles. She made specific interventions that were very welcome to complete some comments, to share her experiences or to […]
Winrock President & CEO Rodney Ferguson Appointed Concordia Senior Advisor
August 18, 2021|post
Washington, D.C. – August 18, 2021 – Winrock President and CEO Rodney Ferguson has been named Senior Advisor to Concordia for the 2021-2022 term. Concordia’s Advisors and Senior Advisors are carefully selected by Concordia’s executive leadership, Leadership Council, Board of Directors, and staff, and serve for a one-year term. Concordia’s Senior Advisors are a small, […]
USAID Partners Launch Online Campaign Marking World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
July 29, 2021|post
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, July 29, 2021 – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Safe Migration in Central Asia program, implemented by Winrock International, and its partners from Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, and Uzbekistan have launched a digital campaign to raise public awareness about human trafficking and measures to identify and avoid being trafficked. The campaign will […]
Survivors Become Champions and Leaders of New Counter-Trafficking Movement
July 28, 2021|post
With support from Winrock and an expanding range of engaged governments and private partners, trafficking survivors globally are creating and leading a new generation of community-based networks, connecting, and drawing strength from their own bitter experiences to help protect vulnerable people in their communities and counter the malign influence of human traffickers. Survivors are becoming […]
Winrock Publishes Detailed Guide to Payment For Forest Environmental Services System
July 15, 2021|post
The USAID Vietnam Forests and Deltas (VFD) climate change activity wrapped up in May 2021 after nine years of evolutionary work supporting the Government of Vietnam’s efforts to protect and preserve one of the country’s most important natural resources: its forests. Implemented by Winrock, the project’s legacy is well established, and was lauded in a […]
Bedrock Colleague and Winrock Stalwart John Kadyszewski Retires from Winrock
July 14, 2021|post
After 32 years of dedicated service, our long-time bedrock colleague and Winrock stalwart John Kadyszewski has retired from Winrock. John started with Winrock in September 1989, and worked closely with former Winrock CEO Frank Tugwell in setting up and advancing our renewable energy and environmental programming. He believed the science behind climate change was clear […]
Democratizing Migration: How a Mobile App is Empowering Migrant Workers and Disrupting Migration Systems | Global Fund to End Modern Slavery (gfems.org)
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For migrant workers across the globe, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and nation-wide lockdowns have taken a heavy toll. Confronting job losses, reduced work hours and salaries, and a rise in deportations, migrant workers are also coping with the mental effects of a pandemic that has left them isolated in a foreign place and […]
My Experience Working With An United States Volunteer
July 8, 2021|volunteer
What was the best part about contributing to Farmer-to-Farmer as a national volunteer in your country/region? The best part was to have played my part in moving the beekeeping industry forward despite Covid 19 which made it impossible for the international volunteer to be on ground. What was the best part about working with a […]