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Tren Al Sur: Coming to America – And Bringing Food
July 23, 2019|post
In 2019 the Arkansas Women’s Business Center at Winrock International piloted Momentum, a first-of-its-kind business accelerator targeting minority women in Arkansas. Momentum provided 10 minority woman-owned businesses with professional development training, mentorship and $500 in seed funding for business development. The five-week accelerator led to the launch and expansion of 10 new minority woman-owned businesses […]
U.S. Partners with Lao Farmers to Support and Expand Trade
July 23, 2019|post
VIENTIANE, LAOS – The United States is collaborating with Laos to improve the livelihoods of farmers and expand the trade of Lao agricultural products. On July 10, 2019 in Vientiane, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Lao PDR and Winrock International signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to expand programs designed to strengthen local farmers and expand their markets through the Agriculture Creating Linkages for […]
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Women own 11.6 million businesses in the U.S., employing nine million people and generating more than $1.7 trillion in annual sales revenue. Yet despite impressive growth in women-owned firms, a dramatic wealth gap persists between male- and female-owned businesses. Studies show that women business owners have fewer opportunities for training and business consulting and receive […]
Voices from the Field:
July 17, 2019|volunteer
My name is Chelsey Corliss, I’m 24 years old and I’m an Agroforestry Peace Corps Volunteer serving in the Kindia Region of Guinea. I have been living in Guinea for seven months. Environmental conservation and organic farming are two of my interests for my service but I have trouble talking and teaching about organic farming […]
USAID Recognizes ‘Exponential Private Sector Growth’ in Myanmar’s Coffee Sector
July 17, 2019|post
USAID/Burma Mission Director Teresa McGhie addressed a crowd of more than 100 specialty coffee industry actors at the July 2019 #CoffeeNext event in Yangon, organized by USAID’s Value Chains for Rural Development project (implemented by Winrock International) in collaboration with the Myanmar Coffee Association (MCA). McGhie cited the incredible, private sector-led advancement in the coffee […]
New Long-Term Emissions Reduction Project Starts in Mexico
July 17, 2019|post
Querétaro is a small state with one of the fastest growing GDPs in the country and, due to its close proximity to Mexico City and some of the main ports in the country, it acts as an industry and trade hub. Quintana Roo, on the Yucatán Peninsula, has a booming tourist industry as it is […]
Guinean AVENIR Youth Support Private Sector Input Suppliers to Implement Sustainable Business Models
July 15, 2019|volunteer
July 15th is World Youth Skills Day. There are 1.2 billion young people aged 15 to 24 years, accounting for 16 percent of the global population. The active engagement of youth in sustainable development efforts is central to achieving sustainable, inclusive and stable societies by the target date, and to averting the worst threats and […]
Nanette Medved-Po Joins Winrock International Board of Directors
July 10, 2019|post
WASHINGTON, D.C. – July 10, 2019 – Winrock International, the U.S.-based national and international economic development organization, today announces the appointment of Nanette Medved-Po to its board of directors. Medved-Po is an award-winning film actress, TV host, philanthropist and business leader. Forbes magazine named her to its 2017 Asian Heroes of Philanthropy list. “We are excited to welcome […]
Happy Fourth of July!
July 4, 2019|volunteer
As many of us in the U.S. will be BBQing and watching fireworks with friends and family on this 4th of July holiday, I’d first like to give a big THANK YOU to four of our volunteers who will spend the holiday volunteering in Guinea, Ghana, and Senegal. We appreciate you! The USAID Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) […]
When Life Gives You Melons…
June 26, 2019|volunteer
For about 5 years, the USAID Value Chains for Rural Development (VC-RD) project, implemented by Winrock International, has been supporting the melon value chain in Myanmar along with grantee Myanmar Fruit, Flower, and Vegetable Producer and Exporter Association (MFVP). In 2016 and 2017, VC-RD and MFVP hosted various melon production volunteers, including Dr. Timothy Coolong, […]