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Platform for Peace and Humanity publishes interview with Winrock project leader
November 4, 2024|post
The Platform for Peace and Humanity, an international civic association specializing in humanitarian and international law, features an interview with Gulnaz Kelekeyeva, Winrock’s project leader for the Kazakhstan Actions Against Trafficking in Children project, in a recent issue of the Platform’s Peace & Security Monitor Central Asia. The report’s lead piece, authored by Lova Jansson, […]
Pairing AgTech and Krayasart: a #thaiRAIN success story
October 29, 2024|post
Innovation forum paired with Thai tradition In Thailand and neighboring countries, the Festival of the 10th Lunar Month holds a special place in local traditions. It is a time when people pay homage to their ancestors with the season’s first harvest, a tradition that dates back hundreds of years. Among the foods prepared during this […]
New York Times story on cyber-scams and forced criminality in Asia cites research by USAID Thailand CTIP
October 28, 2024|post
An in-depth story in The New York Times about cyber-scamming and forced criminality in South Asia cites a report conducted by the USAID Thailand Counter Trafficking in Persons project and a social enterprise partner, Humanity Research Consultancy. The feature story in the Times, by reporter Tara Siegel Bernard, is headlined: “Swindled Savings: Lured by a […]
Meet the Wallace Center’s Arkansas Food Systems Fellows
October 23, 2024|post
The Wallace Center’s Food Systems Leadership Network is thrilled to announce the 2024 Arkansas Food Systems Fellowship cohort. The Arkansas Food Systems Fellowship supports a diverse cohort of 24 Arkansan leaders with training and technical assistance to understand the context and systems they are working in, and to provide the resources needed to shift those […]
Friends of clean air: A #thaiRAIN success story
October 17, 2024|post
Too hard to breathe Air pollution has topped Thailand’s environmental challenges over the past decade. According to the State of Global Air Report, toxic haze was linked to 32,200 deaths in 2019 — higher than those caused by COVID. Thailand’s average PM2.5 concentration in 2023 was 4.7 times above the World Health Organization’s air quality […]
Silent heroes: Partnering with informal waste collectors to reduce plastic pollution
October 14, 2024|post
Each day, massive amounts of plastic waste continue to be generated in cities across Vietnam. With 1.8 million tons of plastic discarded annually, the recycling rate of just 27% feels alarmingly inadequate. Each year, between 280,000 and 730,000 tons of plastic waste end up in the ocean — equivalent to the weight of about 2,000 […]
The Climate Q&A…with Winrock International climate leaders
October 9, 2024|post
This year marked the 15th annual convening of Climate Week NYC, an event held alongside the U.N. General Assembly in New York City that brings together leaders from across sectors to champion inclusive climate action. Three common and interconnected threads at this year’s event were: 1) The urgency to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and prepare […]
POLICY BRIEF Safeguarding Migrant Workers in Asia: Lessons from Policy Implementation
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This policy brief draws from insights gathered during two online events, the first one, “Private Sector Insights in Migration Policy” held on March 27, 2024, and the second “Empowering Voices: Rethinking Labor Migration Policies Workshop” held on March 28, 2024. The first convened 23 participants from private recruitment agencies, business associations, and company representatives. The […]
Southeast Asia “center of excellence” in the making: a #thaiRAIN success story
September 19, 2024|post
We need to talk about agri-food climate-smart innovations Southeast Asian farmers are facing the concrete effects of climate change, such as unusual weather, rising temperatures, water shortages, increasing pest infestations and devastating floods. The region has invested in R&D and innovations for many years, but the results have been unsatisfactory. Crop yield increases have stalled […]
First RAIN DROP excitement: A #thaiRAIN success story
September 19, 2024|post
Isn’t RAIN DROP refreshing? Isn’t it refreshing to feel raindrops falling from the sky? Just like that, RAIN’s grant program, called RAIN DROP, aims to revitalize Thai agriculture by enhancing the capacity of grantees — partners who will work to scale technologies among farmers. RAIN has prioritized grant programs, given that the project works with […]