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Staging a Brighter Future in Malawi
June 10, 2019|post
An angry father is pushing his two children into hazardous labor. “You should drop out of school, go to a farm and find work,” he says. Although they try to reason with him — “school is important,” they plead — they end up in the fields with a taskmaster of a boss. Luckily, there is […]
In Africa, Harnessing the Bounty of the Sea
June 5, 2019|post
I was eight years old when I saw the Pacific Ocean for the first time. It seemed so vast and limitless it was hard to imagine what was on the other side, let alone understand what an incredible resource it is. As a native of Minnesota, I grew up around a lot of water — […]
Pesticide Safety for Palm Oil Farmers
June 5, 2019|volunteer
From April 22 to May 8, 2019, I had the pleasure of working on a USAID Farmer-to-Farmer assignment in Nzerekore, Guinea, West Africa. The implementer for the assignment was Winrock International and this organization took very good care of me. After departing the capital, Conakry, my driver, translator, and I traveled 1000 kilometers by road […]
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The Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART) is a global carbon crediting program that certifies high-integrity emission reductions and removals from protecting and restoring forests at scale. ART operates at a jurisdictional scale to align with Paris Agreement requirements for REDD+ and to help finally decouple economic development from forest loss. As the leading global expert […]
Quality on Tap
May 29, 2019|post
Just as water pumps are a ubiquitous symbol of international development, a broken one is the symbol of the sector’s need for oversight and quality assurance. Enter Badri Baral, director of Winrock International’s Renewable Energy Project Support Office in Nepal. He oversees Winrock’s latest project with USAID Nepal, Safaa Pani, providing oversight and quality control […]
Cambodian Committee Charts Road Map to Water Security
May 13, 2019|post
Even before the disaster, decades of population growth and industrialization had degraded the Rhine River so thoroughly that it was known as “the sewer of Europe.” Then one early morning in 1986, a factory caught fire in Switzerland. Tons of toxic chemicals flowed into the river, which runs through six European countries, wiping out nearly […]
Facing the Future Together
April 23, 2019|post
Kannitha, 20, was just a teenager when she and her mother, Sophea, 42, left Cambodia for Malaysia. A broker told them that they could make $330 a month there as domestic workers, so Sophea borrowed money to make the trip. Kannitha’s father, Rathana, stayed home to farm and look after her younger brothers. (His name […]
Happy Earth Day 2019!
April 22, 2019|volunteer
Today, April 22, we celebrate Earth Day. The 2019 Earth Day campaign centers on the protection of animal species. The Earth Day network notes that “All living things have an intrinsic value, and each plays a unique role in the complex web of life. We must work together to protect endangered and threatened species.” Among […]
Shaping Green Growth in Malawi
April 15, 2019|post
As my third trip to Malawi in a year came to an end, it was apparent that we have reached a milestone that many might not have thought achievable when we started this project five years ago. On April 4, I attended the launch of Malawi’s new National Greenhouse Gas Inventory System (GHG-IS), where Government […]
Volunteering with Winrock
April 10, 2019|volunteer
Its National Volunteer Week! This week we celebrate all the great work volunteers do around the world to build up communities by dedicating their skills, time and energy. We are also taking the time to look towards the future and all the great opportunities that can still be met. Since 1991, Winrock has fielded over […]