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Rethinking Technical Assistance in Rapidly Changing Socioeconomic Environments

Fares El Zein
Economic Growth and Trade Democracy and Governance Local Governance and Decentralization Cross-Sector Development May 12, 2022
5 Minute Read
The successful design and implementation of technical assistance in a rapidly changing socioeconomic environment is contingent upon participatory and systematic feedback mechanisms between implementing organizations and the communities they serve. In this blog, we share lessons from the Community Support Program in Lebanon.
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3 Questions with Captain Amos Lee On Recruiting Veteran Talent in Development

Amos Lee
Corporate Partnerships Gender Equality and Social Inclusion May 4, 2022
2 Minute Read
Our recent partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense’s SkillBridge program strengthens efforts to build a workforce that reflects Chemonics’ global presence and values. Specifically, we strive to support a workforce inclusive of the rich demographic, experiential, and cognitive diversity that individuals who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces offer.
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Advancing Bed Net Coverage for Malaria Vector Control: Lessons from DRC

Ruphin Mulongo | Carey Walovich | Charlotte Follari | Djenie Danjoint
Health Malaria April 25, 2022
4 Minute Read
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo , through the USAID End Malaria Project, we have employed several successful approaches to ensure the best outcomes in vector control.
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Creativity and Innovation Can Save the Day

Lauren Behr
April 21, 2022
5 Minute Read
Cross-Sector Development Economic Growth and Trade Public Private Partnerships and Investment Agriculture and Food Security Gender Equality and Social Inclusion
Innovation & Investment Senior Advisor Lauren Behr discusses the urgency for innovation and the difficulty of scaling it to respond to today’s challenges on this World Creativity & Innovation Day.
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News: Chemonics Announces New Senior Vice President Garron Hansen


January 21, 2022
2 Minute Read
Agriculture and Food Security Inclusive Agricultural Market Systems and Value Chains
New Senior Vice President Garron Hansen brings his diverse experience to develop and expand the business strategy, management, and technical programming of Chemonics’ portfolio in West and Central Africa and Haiti.
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How 58 Policies Are Helping Guide Ecological Restoration in Brazil

Corey Quinlan Taylor
December 29, 2021
4 Minute Read
Agriculture and Food Security Enabling Environment for Agriculture Inclusive Agricultural Market Systems and Value Chains Climate Change
A review of 58 Brazilian national and state environmental policies charts a new path for the restoration of natural areas in the Matopiba region of the Cerrado biome, known as Brazil’s new agricultural frontier.

3 Questions with Chris Perine on Climate Solutions for a Changing Planet

Christopher Perine
August 27, 2021
< 1 Minute Read
Environment and Natural Resources Climate Change Environmental Management Agriculture and Food Security Resilience Climate-Smart Agriculture Health
What priorities should the global development community focus on to combat the climate crisis? Chris Perine shares three ideas in this video series.

Digitizing the Agricultural Value Chain

Melissa Benn
March 18, 2021
< 1 Minute Read
Agriculture and Food Security Economic Growth and Trade Improved Production Practices and Technologies
How can development implementers navigate low- and middle-income countries' technology infrastructure challenges to help facilitate the development of successful, innovative, digital technologies? This blog provides key lessons learned from the award-winning Agronavti app from the USAID's Zrda Activity in Georgia.

Three Models that Ensure Private Sector Engagement

Melissa Gasmi | Eileen Hoffman | Tracy Shanks
February 10, 2020
< 1 Minute Read
Public Private Partnerships and Investment Economic Growth and Trade Business Enabling Environment Agriculture and Food Security
If private sector engagement (PSE) is a journey — with some companies farther along than others — then what is the role of international development implementers to better enable and facilitate that engagement?

News: Chemonics Invests in Young Innovators’ Promising Development Solutions


December 5, 2019
3 Minute Read
Agriculture and Food Security Environment and Natural Resources Water and Wastewater Food Security
The company's investment of cash and in-kind services recognizes scalable solutions to global development challenges created at recent UNLEASH global innovation lab.

She Is an Agripreneur: Enabling Female Entrepreneurship in Agribusiness

Hailey Dougherty
October 22, 2019
4 Minute Read
Agriculture and Food Security Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development Inclusive Agricultural Market Systems and Value Chains Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Food Security
When economically empowered, women reinvest in their communities — leading to greater self-reliance, prosperity, and food security. To support these outcomes, the development community should adopt high-impact initiatives for female entrepreneurs in the agriculture sector.

News: Building Resilience Through Market Systems: Chemonics Presents at SEEP 2019


October 21, 2019
2 Minute Read
Economic Growth and Trade Agriculture and Food Security Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development Financial Services Climate Change
From October 21 to 23, Chemonics experts are participating in the SEEP Network Annual Conference, leading peer learning sessions on financial inclusion and resilience.