Resources
Faces of the value chain
When Kumar Thapa was a young boy growing up in the green, rolling hills of mid-western Nepal, he knew exactly how he wanted to occupy his days. “I wanted to study,” says Thapa, now 24, as he sits amidst rows of ripening tomato and chili plants that cover the hillside plot of land where he […]
Attribution of net carbon change by disturbance type across forest lands of the conterminous United States
Locating terrestrial sources and sinks of carbon (C) will be critical to developing strategies that contribute to the climate change mitigation goals of the Paris Agreement. Here we present spatially resolved estimates of net C change across United States (US) forest lands between 2006 and 2010 and attribute them to natural and anthropogenic processes.
Former Child Beggar Pursues Small Business to Become Motorbike Mechanic
Case Study After his father left the family when he was only 12 years old,Dara* quit school to find work to provide food for his mother and three siblings.
Supporting Energy Entrepreneurs
Through the Empowered Entrepreneur Training Program Women play a critical role in the cookstove value chain because of their central responsibility for managing household energy. As primary users of household energy products, such as cleaner cookstoves, women can catalyze the market as micro-entrepreneurs and small-sized enterprise owners through the distribution and delivery of clean energy […]
Using Interactive Voice Response to Provide Remote Training Follow-Up
Opportunities for Continued Learning and Interaction From July to September 2016, Winrock International and the Empowered Entrepreneur Training Program (“EETP”) Team piloted an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system, with following goals: Reinforce ‘Business’, ‘Empowerment’, and ‘Leadership’ concepts introduced and training methods practiced in preceding trainer certification program. Share new ideas and suggestions from fellow trainers. […]
Concordia Campaigns Labor Lessons: Supply Chain Standards for Sustainable 21st Century Businesses
Labor trafficking and slave labor are modern day challenges that represent historic abuses, appearing in nearly every industry sector and across all populated continents today. However, the 21st century offers new tools to help corporations move beyond such exploitative practices, for which there is no room in our society. These tools come from government agencies, […]
USAID Supporting Forests and Biodiversity Project Performance Indicator Achievements
Performance Indicator Achievements November 9, 2012 – November 8, 2016
School Governance Handbook
The School Governance Handbook is a reference document in a user-friendly format. The Handbook outlines the roles, responsibilities, and actions to be taken by the three bodies responsible for school governance at the local level: Parent Teacher Associations, School Management Committees, and Boards of Governors.
2015 Annual Report
Two years ago, we launched an ambitious reimagining of Winrock’s approach to international development. Read more about this approach in our 2015 Annual Report. Click Link to File to view a digital version of the 2015 annual report.