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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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Next-Generation Urban WASH Requires Transparent, Innovative Governance
August 4, 2021
5 Minute Read
Water, Energy, and Sustainable Cities
Democracy and Governance
Water and Wastewater
Sustainable and Resilient Cities
Cross-Sector Development
Effective governance underpins equitable and efficient service delivery. Explore how developing new and improved methods of governance is critical to addressing the growing challenge of urbanization.
3 Questions with Victoria Cooper: Ebola, COVID-19, and Global Development
May 13, 2020
4 Minute Read
Health
Global Health Security
Health Systems
Infrastructure
Local Governance and Decentralization
Resilience
Sustainable and Resilient Cities
Stabilization and Transition Assistance
Recovery and Reconstruction
What can the global development community learn from ebola and apply to the COVID-19 pandemic?
3 Questions with Robyn Tompkins on Planning Strategically for WASH in Botswana
March 22, 2019
4 Minute Read
Water, Energy, and Sustainable Cities
Water and Wastewater
Sustainable and Resilient Cities
Infrastructure
On World Water Day, water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) specialist Robyn Tompkins discusses Botswana’s journey toward secure, clean, and accessible water resources for its people.
Securing our Future: Partnerships for Youth
September 18, 2018
3 Minute Read
Agriculture and Food Security
Natural Resource Management
Youth Workforce Development
Empowering Youth
Education and Youth
Economic Growth and Trade
Sustainable and Resilient Cities
Access to Finance
Financial Services
Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development
How can we use the resources of public-private partnerships to solve youth unemployment and position young people to tackle some of the world’s biggest challenges – in agriculture, natural resources, tourism, and more?
Four Ways to Build Urban Resilience to Water Stress
June 19, 2018
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Environment and Natural Resources
Environmental Management
Water, Energy, and Sustainable Cities
Water and Wastewater
Sustainable and Resilient Cities
How can cities become more nimble in their response to challenges around water services and infrastructure? In this blog post, Kristin Dreiling and Basil Mahayni provide some recommendations around proactive planning, investment, and community engagement.
News: Delving into Social and Behavior Change at the #SBCCSummit
April 13, 2018
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Social and Behavior Change for Health
Water, Energy, and Sustainable Cities
Sustainable and Resilient Cities
Climate Change
HIV and AIDS
Health
At the 2018 Social and Behavior Change Communication Summit, practitioners explore the role of SBCC programming in pushing forward the 2030 sustainable development agenda.
