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A Conversation with Anna Slother on Staff Care and Wellness in Conflict and Crisis
Peace, Stability, and Transition Resilience June 8, 2022
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Let's have a conversation with Chemonics' Executive Vice President Anna Slother about leading crisis responses in development, supporting and learning from colleagues in Ukraine and worldwide, and fostering a culture of staff wellness.
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Should Evaluators Take a Step Back? Enabling Frontline Staff to Lead the Learning Process
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning May 30, 2022
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“We must learn!” is a cry commonly heard on international development programs, often resulting in ineffective quarterly “pause and reflects” that occasionally include evidence. In an increasingly complex world, the development community must do better. Prioritizing the observations of frontline staff is crucial to actually learning so that we can adapt and improve programming.
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Rethinking Technical Assistance in Rapidly Changing Socioeconomic Environments
Economic Growth and Trade Democracy and Governance Local Governance and Decentralization Cross-Sector Development May 12, 2022
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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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She Is an Agripreneur: Enabling Female Entrepreneurship in Agribusiness
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.
Development Works Here with Robert Anyang
June 5, 2019
4 Minute Read
Agriculture and Food Security
Food Security
Enabling Environment for Agriculture
Improved Production Practices and Technologies
Inclusive Agricultural Market Systems and Value Chains
Development works here because great people work here. We’re excited to introduce you to our team.
3 Questions with Cynthia Steen on Transforming Moldova’s Agriculture Sector
May 21, 2019
5 Minute Read
Agriculture and Food Security
Improved Production Practices and Technologies
Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development
Economic Growth and Trade
Enabling Environment for Agriculture
Youth Workforce Development
Food Security
In Moldova, agricultural producers are diversifying their markets, while brokering new relationships and harnessing innovative technologies. Cynthia Steen discusses challenges and successes in this venture.
10 Lessons Learned for Facilitating an Inclusive Agricultural Market System
September 25, 2017
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Agriculture and Food Security
Food Security
Inclusive Agricultural Market Systems and Value Chains
Improved Production Practices and Technologies
Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development
Access to Finance
Empowering Youth
Youth Workforce Development
From incorporating women effectively to choosing the right time to introduce mechanization, Harvey Schartup shares advice from the USAID MARKETS II project in Nigeria.
