Water drives all aspects of life, from basic health and hygiene to industries like agriculture, energy and transportation. But what do we mean when we say “water security” – and how is SWP working to improve it? Featured in this issue: – What is Water Security – Introducing the Sustainable Water Partnership – MUS Blog […]
USAID BERSAMA is committed to coordinating and collaborating with government partners. To facilitate this coordination, USAID BERSAMA has scheduled regular quarterly meetings with the government in each district. This enables USAID BERSAMA to report quarterly developments and discuss the challenges encountered during program implementation. The quarterly meetings also provide an opportunity for USAID BERSAMA to […]
Being able to respond to solicitations and submit a strong proposal is an essential skill for civil society organizations (CSOs) working in development. A key component of the USAID BERSAMA project is to strengthen the capacity of Papuan CSOs to not only improve the technical quality of their programs to fight gender-based violence (GBV) in […]
Authors: Timothy R H Pearson, Sandra Brown, Lara Murray, and Gabriel Sidman. The degradation of forests in developing countries is perceived to be an important contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions yet its impacts understudied and poorly understood. This is largely because international emission reduction programs have focused on deforestation, which is easier to detect […]
RSPO Emission Reduction Working Group (ERWG) recently appointed Winrock International (Consultant) in assisting the WG compiling Best Management Practices resulting in reducing emissions from palm oil production. The objective of this compilation of BMPs is to provide members with existing or emerging and innovative practices, leading to reducing or minimising GHG emissions within the industry. […]
On June 6, 2017, United States Department of Labor (USDOL) officially launched the project “Increasing Economic and Social Empowerment for Adolescent Girls and Vulnerable Women in Zambia” (EMPOWER), which aims to reduce the prevalence of child labor in the Eastern Province of Zambia. The project launch took place in Chipata district of the Province. At […]
Winrock International’s USAID-funded Kenya Smallholder Solar Irrigation (KSSI) project is working to accelerate commercial sales of SWPs to small farmers. Through collaboration with USAID’s Kenya Agricultural Value Chains Enterprises (KAVES) project, KSSI staff met Ms. Lilian Akinyi, who rents a farm in Homa Bay County near Luala Kambuya village. She was using a diesel pump […]
Winrock International’s USAID-funded Kenya Smallholder Solar Irrigation (KSSI) project is working to accelerate commercial sales of SWPs to smallholder farmers. Through collaboration with USAID’s Kenya Agricultural Value Chains Enterprises (KAVES) project, KSSI staff met Mr. Shadrack Nzioka, who has farmed since 2006 in Muuani Village, Machakos County. He was using a diesel pump to transfer […]