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Fishing for Change
October 23, 2018|post
“Do your husbands object to your attending class?” “No, no, no,” say the women. “With a show of hands, how many of you are now earning money?” Nearly everyone in class raises her hand. The women of Baika Beel are participating in one of USAID Bangladesh’s Climate Resilient Ecosystem and Livelihoods (CREL) project’s financial entrepreneurship and […]
Harnessing Senegal’s Post-Harvest Potential Through the Farmer-to-Farmer Program
October 22, 2018|volunteer
This October, I had the opportunity to leave my post here at Agrilinks to do a volunteer consulting assignment helping develop the next phase of Winrock’s Farmer-to-Farmer program in Senegal. Having worked in international development across the African continent for 15 years, this was among the most satisfying assignments I’ve completed. That’s not just because it meant […]
SWP October 2018 Newsletter
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How is the world’s water being used? And how can we manage it better? SWP Director Eric Viala explains in this new video. In This Issue: — Where is Our Water Going? — SWP Featured on New Security Beat — Thinking Like a Water Model
ECO Games – Download
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ECO Game: Northern GhanaThe ECO Game: Northern Ghana was designed to help improve sustainable community land use planning through the USAID’s Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (AgNRM) project. Two versions of the ECO Game: Northern Ghana are available for download, tailored to best suit the needs of different users: ECO Game: Ghana Deforestation-Free CocoaIn this version […]
ECO Games
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The ECO Game is a fun learning tool designed by Winrock International that educates players about the different impacts their community decisions can have on water, environment, income, and the long-term potential for communities to thrive. Four games have been developed as part of the ECO Game suite of tools, each with different focus areas and […]
September Volunteer of the Month
October 12, 2018|volunteer
Brian Boman was nominated by the Winrock Team because he embodies the ideal traits of a volunteer: technical excellence, flexibility, and passion. His volunteer work truly reflects Winrock’s mission to empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity and sustain natural resources. Brian specializes in water management for agricultural crops and has provided capacity building for local institutions in multi-user irrigation system design; helping […]
Launching ‘CLIMB’ in Cox’s Bazar
October 9, 2018|post
Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, has long been a bustling fishing port and resort town, and Winrock has worked in the area for years on projects ranging from anti-trafficking-in-persons to alternative livelihood creation. Its newest project in the area — Child Labor Improvements in Bangladesh (CLIMB), funded by the U.S. Department of Labor — is addressing the […]
‘I was one of the lucky ones’
October 9, 2018|post
Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh: More than a million and a half Bangladeshis are thought to be living in modern-day slavery. Winrock’s Bangladesh Counter Trafficking in Persons (BCTIP) project, funded by USAID, has provided services to more than 2,000 trafficking survivors, helping them heal and start a new life. BCTIP has helped more than 18,200 migrants learn […]
Learning & Action Brief 1: The Promise of Anti-Money Laundering Frameworks to Reduce Human Trafficking
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Human trafficking remains one of the three most profitable criminal activities in the world, generating $150 billion a year. These profits find their way into the formal financial system, opening opportunities for anti-money laundering actions. Yet significant gaps exist in understanding the links between trafficking in persons (TIP) and money laundering and how to leverage […]
How Helping Farmers Helps a Nation
October 2, 2018|post
Agriculture is a key component of Tajikistan’s economy, accounting for 21.1 percent of GDP and employing 46.5 percent of the labor force. There remain a number of challenges that limit productivity and market potential, which in turn have resulted in low agribusiness incomes, indebtedness and food insecurity. There are, however, strategic opportunities to improve agricultural […]