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Forests and Biodiversity
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Forests protect water sources and soil, store carbon, and provide habitat for plants, animals and microorganisms. Forests and biodiversity are intrinsically linked, as the complex web of life within forests maintains the very conditions needed for the forests themselves to thrive. Cambodia is part of the Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot and is considered one of […]
Saving Sambo
March 2, 2017|post
The question is not “Can they reason?” nor “Can they talk?” but rather “Can they suffer?” — Jeremy Bentham Sambo the elephant and her owner, Sin Sorn, have much in common. In the 1970s, Khmer Rouge soldiers killed Sambo’s four siblings and sliced her feet with machetes. They sent Sorn out to dig ditches and murdered […]
From Farm to School
March 1, 2017|post
Like many young people in the Lilongwe district of Malawi, 15-year-old Mkasauka Laitani is the child of smallholder farmers. And like many, her education suffered in the wake of economic difficulty. School is expensive, with money needed for uniforms and fees, and when the family struggled, she and her siblings left the classroom for the […]
Winrock Solutions
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Winrock offers integrated solutions and specific services to address some of the most pressing problems faced by governments, companies, communities and people worldwide. Click on a thumbnail below for downloadable versions of each solution. Winrock Solutions (all zipped) WINROCK SERVICES Click on a thumbnail below for downloadable versions of each service. Winrock Services […]
New Video: ‘All Farmers Are a Family’
February 2, 2017|post
It would be easy to assume that Cody Hopkins and Yurien Bec Jelis would struggle to find something to talk about. Hopkins is an Arkansas native who taught high school physics in Rhode Island before the pull of his roots drew him south again to rural Searcy County. Back home, Hopkins and his […]
Vu Thi Vinh
January 12, 2017|post
This portrait is part of the USAID Vietnam Clean Energy Program’s series on women champions in the Vietnamese construction sector, featuring women who have made strides in this male-dominated field, coming from diverse backgrounds and with different interests, but bound together by the common themes of a strong work ethic, love of country, a strong […]
Safe Aqua Farming for Economic and Trade Improvement
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Bangladesh’s aquaculture industry is growing, but its small-scale shrimp and prawn producers still need help. They lack the resources and the knowledge of international standards to run farms and hatcheries to their full potential. By providing farmers with technical training and access to financial services — and by building the capacity of the trade associations…
Winrock’s Canto-Lugo Named Farmer-to-Farmer Volunteer of the Year
December 20, 2016|post
On December 5, Winrock nominee Neelam Canto-Lugo was named the Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) Volunteer of the Year at VEGA Alliance’s International Volunteer Day Forum and Awards Celebration in Washington, D.C. Canto-Lugo completed her first assignment with Winrock’s USAID-funded F2F program in rural Nepal in May 2016, working with the Women’s Development Advocacy Center (WDAC). There she […]
Tapping a New Source of Light & Income
October 28, 2016|post
When Thy Vichet wants to light up the night, he often uses a resin torch. Torches come in handy when cooking or reading in the dark, when he wants to check his house or is on night forest patrol, says Vichet, 28, the father of two daughters who lives in the Sandan district, Kampong Thom […]
Ghana Agriculture and Natural Resource Management Project (AgNRM)
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Northern Ghana has a new ally in its struggle against climate change. The USAID Feed the Future Ghana Agriculture and Natural Resource Management Project (AgNRM) is protecting both food security and the region’s natural resources. It’s doing this in a holistic way: boosting incomes from natural products such as shea nuts; improving food security through […]