During this session our panel of experts will present an overview of prevailing groundwater development and management challenges in the South African Development Community (SADC) region and discuss interventions for groundwater governance through improvement of policy, legal and institutional frameworks, effective groundwater knowledge management, and mainstreaming groundwater governance into River Basin Organizations. The…
For the second year in a row, Chemonics earned a top score in the 2022 Disability Equality Index (DEI), a comprehensive benchmarking tool that measures disability inclusion at Fortune 1000 companies and Am Law 200 firms. Disability:IN recognized Chemonics as one of the “Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion” on July 20 at the…
Chemonics International is pleased to release its first-ever biennial report on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). In the report, the company shares its milestones, challenges, lessons learned, and next steps in its efforts to increase diversity, expand inclusivity, deepen equity, and foster a sense of belonging across its workforce, policies, and systems. The purpose of…
Chemonics invests in people, systems, and practices to facilitate the exchange of ideas and best practices in inclusive development. With a dedicated Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Technical Practice — a 200-member community of practice of development professionals and a network of more than 70 technical specialists embedded in projects around the world —…
Susan Pascocello is Chemonics’ General Counsel. An international development executive and lawyer, Ms. Pascocello brings more than 30 years of progressive private and public sector legal experience, including 25 years working in different aspects of international development. She served as USAID’s General Counsel (Acting) for four years during her time as Deputy General Counsel and…
The SkillBridge program connects qualified organizations in various sectors with exceptional members of the U.S. Armed Forces in their final months of active duty. This exchange provides service members with industry-specific growth opportunities, enabling companies like Chemonics to identify and access top-tier talent motivated to learn about and contribute to those companies’ missions and business goals. Chemonics is honored to host its first SkillBridge intern, U.S. Army Captain Amos Lee, and learn more…
Nancy Maroun is the Senior Technical Advisor on the Chemonics-implemented USAID Community Support Program (CSP) in Lebanon. She brings more than 25 years of experience in designing and managing programs and research in governance, peacebuilding, and social affairs. Dr. Maroun holds a PhD in Sociology from the United States. She taught university students in Lebanon…
With today’s incredible advancements in technology, medicine, and industry, there has never been a better time in history to be alive. Yet universal gaps in income and wellbeing persist to a staggering degree, especially compared to the relative wealth and resources generated by the world economy. According to reporting by the World Economic Forum, the richest…
Chemonics International is proud to announce Catherine Kannam as its first chief operating officer. Catherine, who joined Chemonics in 2010, has extensive experience in the international development sector, including stabilization, local economic development, municipal governance, gender equality, and social inclusion. As chief operating officer, Catherine has assumed oversight of the executive division, including the Diversity, Equity,…
Today marks the 111th International Women’s Day, a testament to the many decades that women and their allies have dedicated to creating a more equal world. Today we commemorate how far we have come to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workplaces and our communities, and look ahead to how far we still must go.…
People-centered justice (PCJ) is a rule of law approach that relies on the perspectives, needs, strengths, and expectations of the justice user to improve the quality of justice and reduce barriers to service delivery. It is an approach designed to fill the gaps of traditional, institution-focused programming that has left an estimated 5 billion people…