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“Deep down we are all the same:” campaign by USAID Thailand CTIP shares migrant stories
December 14, 2022|post
Understanding and acceptance. A place to call home. Decent work. A better future. Some desires are universal, no matter who we are or where in our journeys. Yet for many of the world’s estimated 272 million international migrants, fulfilling what seems like even basic human needs and wants is a dire struggle often waged quietly […]![](https://winrock.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/AMIDEF-6x4-1.jpg)
So Much More Than Assignment Numbers
December 7, 2022|volunteer
Since the Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) program was created in 1985, the volunteer technical assistance process has relied on volunteer recruiters to connect technical experts with host organizations in partnering countries. Our newest recruiter, Olivia recently returned from a visit to Senegal where she got to meet staff and the people who work with F2F every day. […]![](https://winrock.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/BODY_King-Biscuit-KBBF-Helena-2018-10-KSJ-DSC_1030ps-2-2.jpg)
Winrock International awarded grant to advance broadband and tourism along the Delta Rhythm & Bayous highway
November 28, 2022|post
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARK. ─ Nov. 28, 2022 ─ Winrock International has been awarded a grant by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development to advance rural connectivity and improve tourism infrastructure in four Arkansas Delta communities under the Rural Placemaking Innovation Challenge. Winrock and local partners will implement the Arkansas Delta Rhythm & Bayous […]![](https://winrock.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Mary_Grady1329506283-2.jpg)
Marketwatch op-ed: how we can keep cool without making climate change worse
November 22, 2022|post
By Winrock’s Mary Grady, director of the American Carbon Registry This op-ed was originally published on MarketWatch. Read the original story here. Recent heatwaves have led to thousands of deaths and captured headlines as we enter a dangerous new era of extreme heat contributing to dangerous wildfires and harming agriculture production. Yet, one of the […]![](https://winrock.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/FEATURE_USDA_Malawi_1135788549-2.jpg)
USDA awards $45M to Winrock International to expand climate-smart agriculture in Malawi and Thailand
September 22, 2022|post
September 22, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a $178 million investment in Food for Progress projects to support Biden-Harris administration priorities of climate-smart agriculture and facilitating trade, and selected Winrock to implement two of the seven projects. “Our team at Winrock is thrilled to have the chance to contribute to the […]![](https://winrock.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/winrock-71-2.jpg)
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture visits Arkansas to promote Winrock partnership and historic USDA investments to expand climate-smart agriculture
September 21, 2022|post
Breylan Portwood, a young Black farmer from Brinkley, Ark., seemed surprised when U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack asked if he would mind standing to be recognized. The secretary was in the middle of a panel discussion about a set of ambitious new USDA-funded climate-smart agriculture and markets projects soon to be started in Arkansas and […]![](https://winrock.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/THUMB_image001-2.jpg)
U.S. Small business owners, take 10 minutes to describe your past year
September 21, 2022|post
Owners and key financial decision-makers of for-profit businesses, share your recent experiences. Did your business seek financing such as loans or lines of credit in the last 12 months? How would you rate the financial condition of your business? The Federal Reserve’s 2022 Small Business Credit Survey is open for responses, and Winrock International is […]![](https://winrock.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/EXIM-Banner2.png)
Winrock CEO appointed co-chair of EXIM Bank’s Council on Climate; Winrock Board Chair Jude Kearney to lead EXIM’s Sub-Saharan Africa Advisory Committee
September 16, 2022|post
September 16, 2022 ─ The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) announced it has named Winrock International President and CEO Rodney Ferguson co-chair of the bank’s council on climate and Winrock International Board Chair Jude Kearney chair of the bank’s sub-Saharan Africa advisory committee. Ferguson was first appointed to EXIM’s climate council last year. […]![](https://winrock.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2021-Annual-Report-Feat-Image-newsite-768x512.jpg)
2021 Annual Report
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A Letter from the President I wish I could write in this preface that 2021 was a “post-disaster” year, but the reality was – and yet remains – something else. For two years running, Winrock’s work around the world has unfolded against the backdrop of a pandemic of definitively disastrous proportions. In response, Winrock’s teams […]![](https://winrock.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Climate-QA-NewFeat-Molly-768x512.jpg)
The Climate Q&A…
June 21, 2022|post
You are Winrock’s first senior advisor for climate change. What’s included in your remit? Winrock has a long history of thought leadership and program implementation that empowers local communities, governments, civil society, and the private sector to mitigate and adapt to climate change. So, the good news is that although I am technically “the first” senior […]