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3 Questions with Norma Evans on Chemonics’ Numeracy Toolkit
Education and Youth Advancing Quality Education July 22, 2021
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Chemonics’ latest toolkit helps educators implement programs to enhance students to engage more effectively with mathematics. Learn more from one of the toolkit's authors about its guiding principles and how it can help the education sector improve math literacy around the globe.
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From Billions to Trillions: Using Blended Finance for Scaling Impact in Climate and Health
Public Private Partnerships and Investment Economic Growth and Trade Agriculture and Food Security Access to Finance Environment and Natural Resources Climate Change Health Supply Chain Management July 20, 2021
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What is blended finance, and why is it the key to closing funding gaps in climate and health?
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News: Chemonics Announces New Senior Vice President Dzenita Korac Kolja
Supply Chain Management Health Supply Chains July 19, 2021
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New senior vice president for operations, finance, and compliance Dzenita Korac Kolja started with Chemonics 16 years ago in Bosnia and Herzegovina on a USAID project and now leads the company’s largest support division.
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What Does a Systems Approach to Conflict Prevention Look Like?
February 23, 2021
5 Minute Read
Conflict Prevention
Peace, Stability, and Transition
Peacebuilding and Reconciliation
Countering Violent Extremism
If done right, a systems approach to conflict prevention can be powerful. But what does a systems approach mean in practice, and how might it be used in all stages of a project cycle?
News: Chemonics Publishes ‘Elite Bargains and Political Deals Toolkit’ to Bolster Peace and Stabilization Programs
February 1, 2021
3 Minute Read
Peace, Stability, and Transition
Stabilization and Transition Assistance
Peacebuilding and Reconciliation
A new toolkit on how to map out elites' roles in conflict systems and incorporate these understandings into local peace, stabilization, and resolution efforts.
Trauma-Informed Approaches to Development
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.
Talk of Peace Sparks Hope and Fear in Afghanistan
September 28, 2020
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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
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.