Resources
Room to Learn South Sudan Parent Teacher Association Training Manual
This PTA Training Manual is a product of a joint undertaking by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) and the USAID-funded Room to Learn (RtL) South Sudan project implemented by Winrock International in partnership with FHI 360 and Plan International. A very special thanks to Deng Simon, MoEST Inspector of Primary Education; Sarafino […]
Room to Learn South Sudan
ROOM TO LEARN (RtL) SOUTH SUDAN was a three-year Cooperative Agreement between the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Winrock International (Winrock). FHI360 was a major subgrantee, leading work on education and monitoring and evaluation. Subgrantee Plan International USA spearhead work focused on disaster risk reduction and emergency preparedness of school communities.
Sustainable Water Partnership (SWP) Brochure
This participatory, holistic approach to water resource management aims to strengthen water security, improve public health and livelihoods, alleviate poverty, encourage economic growth and promote political stability.
USAID CTIP Photo Caption 5 – Police Commit to Applying New Techniques for Enhanced Anti-Trafficking Investigations
Police officers received certifications for completing a training on investigative interview techniques. They committed to applying their new knowledge in practice to rescue and protect vulnerable people and victims of trafficking.
Sesame Value Chains for Rural Development in Burma
VCRD supports improved productivity and quality of raw sesame in the Central Dry Zone (CDZ) with the goal of increasing farmer income from sesame sold domestically and exported. The project uses a market systems approach, working with private sector firms to explore and capture diverse, high-quality export markets, and collaborating with lead farmers and farmer […]
Melon Value Chains for Rural Development in Burma
VCRD’s strategy in the melon value chain focuses on building efficiencies and relationships to strengthen market channels and increase incomes for melon farmers in the Central Dry Zone (CDZ). This means improving practices to increase sustainability and meet Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) criteria, reducing excessive use of pesticides, ensuring appropriate fertilizer applications and establishing sound […]
Ginger Value Chains for Rural Development in Burma
VCRD collaborates with community and private sector partners (farmers, processors, buyers) to build an inclusive, market-oriented ginger value chain in Myanmar that meets both quantity and quality requirements of domestic and international customers. Goals include shifting smallholders from production of low-grade product to value-added, chemical residuefree ginger; increasing farmers’ abilities to produce higher-quality ginger with […]
Coffee Value Chains for Rural Development in Burma
VCRD and its partner, the Coffee Quality Institute (CQI), empower smallholders, community-based organizations and enterprises including Shwe Taung Thu, Behind The Leaf Coffee, Amayar Women’s Coffee Producer Group, Indigo Mountain Coffee (IMC), Myanmar Coffee Association (MCA) and lead firms like Mandalay Coffee Group (MCG) to shift the way Myanmar’s specialty coffee is produced, processed and […]
Soybean Value Chains for Rural Development in Burma
VCRD’s strategy in the soy value chain is to facilitate inclusive, market-systems led growth of an industry that meets the quantity and quality requirements of the domestic food-based end-market for soybeans. The project engages with the soy food processing sector, collaborating with major processors in Yangon and Mandalay to upgrade capacity, technology and food safety […]