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Jivika-Hamro Samman: Skills Training and Livelihood Creation for Trafficking Survivors and At-Risk Youth
Hamro Samman is a five-year Counter Trafficking in Persons (CTIP) project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Department for International Development (UK aid) and implemented by Winrock International. The project’s goal is to reduce the prevalence of trafficking in persons in 10 strategically selected districts of Nepal, namely: Kathmandu, […]
The Melon Value Chain
Through a cost-sharing Innovative Grant to Myanmar’s national trade organization for Myanmar-produced fresh produce—the Myanmar Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Producer and Exporter Association (MFVP)— USAID’s Value Chains for Rural Development (VCRD) project helped melon farmers build efficiencies and forge new relationships with other market actors, enabling them to begin exploring direct market channels and stabilize […]
December 2019 SWP Newsletter
Harvey Schartup and Patrice Beaujault have been named to lead the USAID-funded TerresEauVie activity in Niger and Burkina Faso. In this issue – Schartup and Beaujault to lead TEV – Takeaways from SWP’s work in Tanzania – Collaboration is key to meet UN SDG’s in Southern Africa
Quality and Rigor in TIP Research in the Mekong Region
There is increasing recognition in the counter-trafficking in persons (CTIP) community that our knowledge of trafficking in persons (TIP) must be informed and driven by robust evidence. Effective programming and policymaking requires combining scientific evidence (that is, TIP research) with other forms of evidence including CTIP program data (that is, M&E data, assessments, evaluations, case […]
Leading the Way
Souren Mazumder, of Bagerhat Sadar, Bagerhat, started in aquaculture seven years ago after finishing his university degree, as he was not able to find a suitable job in his field of study. He saw that a few people in his area were making money from shrimp and prawn farming, while after Cyclone Aila rice production […]
Innovative Farmer
“Shariful Islam is a shrimp farmer from Mehendinagar village, Shyamnagar Upazila of Satkhira District, involved in traditional shrimp farming for the last 10 years. His grandfather and father used to cultivate rice. His elder brother started shrimp cultivation in the 80s as rice productivity was falling due to salinization in the area and shrimp offered […]
Experienced Farmer More Than Doubles His Income
Ponchanon Biswas is a clerk at the high school adjacent to his home in Mohishdanda village, Assasuni, Satkhira. The limited salary from his job is not adequate to support his family of six. To supplement his income, for the last 20 years he has been cultivating shrimp, and has become an experienced farmer. He has […]
Six Steps to Success
“My neighboring farmers were surprised to see my production. They stocked PLs before I did, but I harvested and sold my prawn and carp before them. I have harvested double compared to my previous year’s production, but the others did not get good production,” said Din Bandhu Biswas, Moshihati, Abhoynagar, Jashore. Din Bandhu Biswas has […]
Production, Profits & Planning
“I never expected such production, never thought this huge production and profit were possible,” said Rothindranath Mazumder. Rothindranath is a young prawn-carp farmer of Abhoynagar, Jashore, who started farming after finishing his degree. He is the first member of his family to take up prawn-carp farming and has been pursuing it for the last four […]