Projects
Community Leaders Empowered with Adaptation and Response (CLEAR)
Rural municipal leaders are on the front lines supporting their citizens and businesses on a broad range of issues, yet they often lack the appropriate tools for the task at hand. The Community Leaders Empowered with Adaptation and Response project provides technical assistance, training and mentoring to five rural municipalities in Arkansas with the goal […]
Advancing Sustainability and Preparedness in Rural Economies (ASPIRE)
Contributing to USDA Rural Development’s mission of improving the economy and quality of life in rural U.S. communities, the Advancing Sustainability and Preparedness in Rural Economies project will provide technical assistance, training and mentoring to four rural municipalities in Arkansas with the goal of enhancing local capacity to plan, implement, and sustain innovative community and […]
Vietnam Counter Trafficking in Persons
Trafficking in persons is a major challenge in Vietnam: Men, women and children are trafficked both within the country and internationally for purposes of sexual exploitation, forced labor, fraudulent and forced marriages, debt bondage, and involuntary servitude. Vietnamese trafficking victims can also be swept up in drug trafficking rings or fall prey to forced scamming. […]
Advancing Public and Private Sector Partnerships toward Restoration and Conservation of Peatlands in Indonesia
This third phase of the Good Energies’ project seeks to facilitate a transformational shift in Indonesia’s peatland management and conservation. Driven by private sector demand, this project coordinates with the government of Riau and Siak, along with local communities and farmers who live and work in the peatland to implement the newly developed Green Siak […]
Enabling Farmers for Agricultural Transformation (EFAT)
EFAT has three broad objectives: EFAT has primary activities in Senegal and Ghana, responds to the needs of USAID missions worldwide and supports a global community of practice on extension and advisory services.
Multicultural Business Xcellerator (MBX)
The Multicultural Business Xcellerator (MBX) project, funded by the Walton Family Foundation, will provide tailored support and funding to a cohort of self-identified socially and economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs who are founders or co-founders of Seed/Series A investment-ready companies. This support will include mentorship, access to capital and networking opportunities. By addressing under-represented entrepreneurs in the…
Ashshash Phase II: For Men and Women Who Have Escaped Trafficking
The second phase of Winrock International’s Ashshash project is being implemented in Bangladesh, in collaboration with local partners and governmental agencies. Ashshash is funded by the Embassy of Switzerland in Bangladesh. The project works to ensure the protection of human trafficking survivors through various social and economic support services. And, prevent trafficking across at-risk and […]
Jamaica Supporting Victims of Violence
In partnership with the Government of Jamaica, USAID has invested significantly in Jamaica’s violence prevention and protection efforts. Through the USAID Supporting Victims of Violence Activity, Winrock International and partners will leverage these investments to intensify multi-stakeholder coordination to provide wrap-around and trauma-informed services to survivors and expand the availability of information on survivors, witnesses […]
Growing Value for Producers Through Increased Access to Markets for Climate Smart Commodities
Winrock’s Growing Value for Producers Through Increased Access to Markets for Climate Smart Commodities project will create and implement a farmer-friendly system that: This project will incentivize producers to adopt Natural Resources Conservation Service or equivalent practices on 50,000 new acres not currently receiving NRCS payments (for the same practice, on the same plot), increasing […]