Winrock Innovations Newsletter | January 2019
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LETTER FROM MALAWI 
These women aren't just making cookstoves; they're shaping lives.  

In a little over a year, the women of the ARISE project’s (Achieving Reduction of Child Labor in Support of Education) agribusiness group have made 7,000 cookstoves, which has allowed them to build new homes, purchase livestock — and keep their children in school. Our new article and video tell the story.  

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WORKING FOR WATER 
Though it seems unlikely in a country with 6,000 rivers and streams, Nepal actually has a water shortage. Learn how Suman Basnet aims to make more water available for the land that he loves. 
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THE WORKSHOP THAT CAME IN FROM THE COLD  
In December, our roving reporter left sunny California for an anti-money-laundering workshop held in Siberia. It was well worth the effort. 
 
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WHY LAKE VILLAGE MATTERS
"It makes me smile to think about all we've been able to accomplish in Lake Village," says U.S. Programs Deputy Director Linsley Kinkade. "I've loved every second of it."  
 
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FOREST MONITORING = CLIMATE FINANCE 
Winrock has helped Costa Rica design a system that monitors forest canopy cover changes over time — and makes the most of international financing through REDD+. 
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Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Facebook to launch national program at Innovation Hub

Irawaddy.com: Shan State's 'Coffee Lady' moves up the value chain 

Climatelinks: USAID site features Winrock’s WESTool 

Arkansas Talk Business & Politics: Innovate Ark. & Ark. Tourism launch “Ark Tank”

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