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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
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
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
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
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?