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Winrock International

Partnerships for Sustainable Businesses

Winrock’s integration of public and private sector priorities has evolved along with our programs. Today, we partner with numerous companies across a wide range of development goals and business objectives including human trafficking, education, environmental sustainability, clean energy, entrepreneurship and agricultural productivity.

Contact: Partnerships@winrock.org

Rooted in more than 65 years of innovative programming, we have decades of successful business collaborations and a rich history of engaging the private sector. We created an entrepreneurial ecosystem in Arkansas, catalyzed a specialty coffee sector in Myanmar and boosted productivity and incomes in Mozambique.

We are proud of our longstanding history of developing market systems that connect farmers and small businesses to viable income-generating opportunities. We see business partnerships as a means to further economic opportunity both in the U.S. and throughout the world, empowering local commerce while enabling global trade.

Throughout the years, Winrock’s integration of public and private sector priorities has evolved along with our programs. Today, we partner with numerous companies across a wide range of development goals and business objectives including human trafficking, education, environmental sustainability, clean energy, entrepreneurship and agricultural productivity. We identify shared-value opportunities that address social and environmental goals while sustaining private sector growth.

Recognizing that the world’s problems are increasingly complex, and that Sustainable Development Goals are best tackled collaboratively, Winrock designs and develops solutions and partnerships that account for the dynamic nature of global issues.

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Winrock Applies Four Fundamental Program Principles Across Its Global Portfolio

Results Focused

We measure our success in terms of impact by delivering direct, demonstrable results.

Locally Led

Our solutions are developed and sustained by the people in the communities they are designed to serve.

Science Based

We apply the best available science to solve problems, and conduct research if evidence is missing.

Market Driven

Our solutions are rooted in economic viability; we support business training, access to finance and markets.

How We Work

Winrock works with partners to determine the best collaboration structure for key project stakeholders. The structure depends on project objectives, funding sources and the breadth of partners involved.

Publicly Funded Opportunities: We co-develop proposals with the private sector for government-funded, international development projects, aligning cross-sector priorities and expertise to drive business success while addressing social and environmental needs.

Industry-Level Engagement: We partner with industry associations and other multi-stakeholder initiatives to develop systemic solutions to industry-wide challenges.

Company-Driven Initiatives: We craft effective solutions to complex issues in partnership with or fully funded by the public sector.

How We Collaborate

We work across sectors to expand local economies, build sustainable supply chains, empower women through entrepreneurship and a wide variety of other objectives.

Agriculture

Carbon Markets

Forestry & Natural Resource Management

Labor & Human Rights

Impact Investment & Entrepreneurship

Local Economies

Women’s Empowerment

Leadership