SPECIAL ISSUE: TIP IN A TIME OF CORONAVIRUS
Trafficking-in-Persons takes on new complexity during COVID-19

While Winrock is always working to end human slavery, July 30, World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, is when we call attention to these efforts and pledge to continue them. This fight is even more important now, as the global pandemic makes life especially difficult for those on the margins, those trapped in countries where they can no longer work or back in their home countries without the income on which they depend. In this issue of Innovations, we unveil new research on migration. And we share stories of hope, starting with a survivor whose fund helps those who need it most.

RETURN MIGRATION PRESENTS OPPORTUNITY FOR CHANGE IN NEPAL
"If today the government can support returned migrants effectively, Nepal may not have to see the coming generations queuing up for permits to work abroad or taking desperate steps through unofficial migration channels to work in foreign countries," writes Punam Thapaliya of Winrock's Hamro Samman project.

STUDIES SHINE LIGHT ON RETURNED MIGRANTS IN BANGLADESH ...
Eighty-six percent of the 155 recently returned Bangladeshi migrants surveyed by the USAID Asia Counter Trafficking in Persons project, implemented by Winrock, said they had received no support services since returning, and almost half said returned migrants are treated worse or much worse by community members.

SURVIVOR IN CENTRAL ASIA WANTS OTHERS TO LEARN FROM HER EXPERIENCE
There were no jobs in her village in Kazakhstan, so Razia (not her real name) sought work in the city. Her experience was so harrowing that she escaped through an open window and walked through the night to safety. USAID's Safe Migration in Central Asia project, implemented by Winrock, combats trafficking by empowering survivors.

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... AND ON ROHINGYA AND BANGLADESHI MIGRANTS IN MALAYSIA
COVID-19 has led to destitution, homelessness and distress, according to a Winrock partner organization's study of Bangladeshis and Rohingya who arrived in Malaysia during the last 24 months. This snapshot focuses on the day-to-day effects of the pandemic to better understand migration experiences and protection needs.

Microsoft Blog: Winrock is advising this tech giant as it transforms to net zero

Nepali Times: Winrock's Pandey and Baidya on economic opportunity in Nepal's COVID-19 recovery

Climatelinks: How a Winrock project helped women drive change in Kathmandu

IPP Media: More than 1,500 villagers benefit from water project in Tanzania

SPECIAL ISSUE: TIP IN A TIME OF CORONAVIRUS Trafficking-in-Persons takes on new complexity during COVID-19

SPECIAL ISSUE: TIP IN A TIME OF CORONAVIRUS
Trafficking-in-Persons takes on new complexity during COVID-19