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Chemonics Publishes New UNGC Communication on Progress

January 8, 2021
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Chemonics describes its actions in 2020 to uphold human rights, protect the environment, create a supportive and equitable working environment, and prevent corruption.
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Mitigating Hesitancy Key to COVID-19 Vaccine Readiness

Baz Semo | Julie Becker | Aday E. Adetosoye | Mariam Reda
Health Global Health Security January 7, 2021
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Countries around the world are rapidly assessing and advancing their readiness for COVID-19 vaccines, but success ultimately hinges on whether individuals are willing to accept the vaccine.
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Best of the Blog 2020

Conservation Solutions Lab Cross-Sector Development Education and Youth Environment and Natural Resources Global Impact Collaboratory Health Supply Chains Peace, Stability, and Transition Public Private Partnerships and Investment Recovery and Reconstruction January 4, 2021
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While the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic demanded much of our attention this year, so did private sector engagement and ensuring more inclusivity in our work. Check out the ideas, innovations, and perspectives that garnered the most views on our blog in 2020.
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Best of the Blog 2020


January 4, 2021
2 Minute Read
Conservation Solutions Lab Cross-Sector Development Education and Youth Environment and Natural Resources Global Impact Collaboratory Health Supply Chains Peace, Stability, and Transition Public Private Partnerships and Investment Recovery and Reconstruction
While the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic demanded much of our attention this year, so did private sector engagement and ensuring more inclusivity in our work. Check out the ideas, innovations, and perspectives that garnered the most views on our blog in 2020.

Trauma-Informed Approaches to Development

India Boland
October 15, 2020
4 Minute Read
Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Peace, Stability, and Transition Countering Violent Extremism Violence Prevention Vulnerable Groups Safeguarding
Development practitioners must consider how trauma affects the communities in which they work when designing and implementing programs. Chemonics shares a new resource that offers key principles and practical steps that development projects can use to ensure activities are trauma-sensitive at all stages of implementation.

3 Questions with Mohammed Youssef: COVID-19, Technology, and Innovation

Mohammad Youssef
October 8, 2020
4 Minute Read
Education and Youth Peace, Stability, and Transition
Former professional techie and current Chemonics program director, Mohammed Youssef reflects on how international development practitioners can harness simple yet effective technologies to mitigate the effects of the pandemic and navigate new challenges to keep projects on track.

Talk of Peace Sparks Hope and Fear in Afghanistan

Safir Sahar
September 28, 2020
4 Minute Read
Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Peace, Stability, and Transition Women’s Empowerment Mainstreaming Gender Equality Safeguarding
As peace talks in Afghanistan begin, Safir Sahar reflects on why it's so important that women's rights are central to the negotiations.

News: Chemonics Welcomes New Peace, Stability, and Transition Practice Director


September 21, 2020
2 Minute Read
Peace, Stability, and Transition Peacebuilding and Reconciliation Conflict Prevention Countering Violent Extremism Stabilization and Transition Assistance Vulnerable Groups
Sahar Tabaja will lead Chemonics’ efforts to achieve development impact in fragile and crisis environments worldwide.

3 Questions on Designing an Emergency Intervention in Lebanon During COVID-19 with Bilal Al Ayoubi

Bilal Al Ayoubi
August 26, 2020
4 Minute Read
Peace, Stability, and Transition Recovery and Reconstruction Stabilization and Transition Assistance
In the wake of the tragic explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, the USAID Community Support Program launched an emergency response community cleanup in a major blast zone — during COVID-19. Bilal Al Ayoubi shares how the project team is navigating this unfathomable challenge.

Best of the Blog 2019


December 31, 2019
2 Minute Read
Public Private Partnerships and Investment Health Supply Chains Education and Youth Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Peace, Stability, and Transition Corporate Partnerships Democracy and Governance Economic Growth and Trade
This was a big year for private sector engagement, with nearly half of our most popular posts exploring its importance to the future of development. Check out those posts and other key insights, profiles, and technical approaches from Chemonics in 2019.

Let’s Get Creative: Localized Data Collection for Stronger Project Outcomes

Gabriel Falk
December 23, 2019
4 Minute Read
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Anti-corruption Data Quality and Management Democracy and Governance Security Sector Reform Peace, Stability, and Transition
How can the development community become more creative with data collection to navigate complex operating environments and gather accurate, high-quality, consistent data?

Building Bridges Between Financial Institutions and Rural Communities in Post-Conflict Regions

Asdrubal Negrete Lebette | Estefania McPhaul
November 26, 2019
2 Minute Read
Access to Finance Economic Growth and Trade Peace, Stability, and Transition Vulnerable Groups
How does the development community incentivize the financial sector to include rural, marginalized clients that it may consider too risky and too costly to reach?