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Winrock’s A/D/C Fellow in Burma
July 17, 2016|post
Since 2004, staff of Winrock’s John D. Rockefeller 3rd Scholars Program have been working to track down former fellows of the Agricultural Development Council, Winrock’s predecessor organization, which gave graduate degree scholarships to 588 students in 16 Asian countries between 1954 and 1985. It was easy to find former A/D/C fellows in Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand […]
My Experience with the JDR 3RD Scholars Program
July 17, 2016|post
The winning research team, commissioned through an open grant competition, was led by Dr. (Ms.) Ai Thanda Kyaw, Assistant Veterinary Officer at the Yangon City Development Committee. She and her team carried out the first participatory household survey conducted by the Ministry of Livestock in Myanmar. The survey yielded a clear picture of the impacts […]
The House That Bats Built
July 17, 2016|post
At first, just a few dark shapes streak through the sky, but as the sun sets over Cambodia’s Svay Rieng province, the pace quickly picks up. Soon, thousands of bats are swarming from their roosts as they begin their nightly hunt for insects. “I have 50,000 to 60,000 bats living here,” says The Koeung, pointing […]
A Gold Miner in the Forest
June 30, 2016|post
By Chris Warren Among the last things you can expect to see along the road headed south from the Guyanese city of Linden is a living, breathing human being. In large part, that is because the deeply rutted dirt road to Brazil cuts through thick forest where human settlements of any sort are exceedingly rare. […]
Once A Refugee, Now An Advocate
June 20, 2016|post
How a Former Refugee is Working to Give Others a Voice When Mojeeb Stanikzai looks at the displaced children of South Sudan, he sees himself. He was just six years old when his father was killed in a bomb blast during the Soviet-Afghan war. Out of money and options, his family fled their native Afghanistan […]
CTIP Partner Coordinates Release and Repatriation of Enslaved Cambodian Bride
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Case Study In November 2013, 27-year-old Srey Leap left Phnom Penh with four other Cambodian women for China.
Adding a Human Touch to the Food Value Chain
June 6, 2016|post
By John Fisk, Director, Wallace Center How many times have you heard that people are an organization’s most valuable resource? Turns out they make a big difference to the food value chain, too — in a surprising new way. The Wallace Center at Winrock International has been working closely with the U.S. Department of Agriculture […]
Training Trainers to Empower Cookstove Entrepreneurs
May 26, 2016|post
“Empowerment is more than skills and knowledge — it’s realizing one’s own self-worth and ability to perform more than what we think we can.” This is what one participant in the Empowered Entrepreneur Training Program learned from the experience. Women play a critical role in the cookstove value chain. As primary users of household energy […]
Asia Regional Agricultural Innovation Summit Speakers
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Event Agenda Speakers Media Mike Peng is co-founder and co-Managing Director of IDEO, Japan. He joined IDEO in 2006 and moved to Tokyo in 2011. As co-Managing Director, Mike works with colleagues to set the strategic direction of the business in Japan, mentor designers and lead client relationships and projects. Mike has worked on industries that range from education […]
New Desks Make the Grade
May 16, 2016|post
Story and Photography: Tom Willcox Eleven-year-old Anna Adyero, a student at Magwi Central Primary School in South Sudan, likes coming to school. But until recently, she struggled to learn. Not because she lacked a teacher, though teachers are scarce in the world’s newest country. But because she lacked what many assume is standard operating equipment — […]