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Stop, Look, and Listen! Preventing Recruitment of Youth into Illicit Activities in Southern Colombia
Democracy and Governance Violence Prevention Peace, Stability, and Transition Youth Violence Prevention April 18, 2019
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As development practitioners, we tend to rush in with solutions to deal with complex problems. But, acknowledging problem complexity means we need to step back and give ourselves room to figure out how to achieve sustainable impact.
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News: Chemonics Tackles High-Priority Global Education Issues at CIES 2019
Education and Youth Advancing Quality Education Education Systems Strengthening and Policy Reform Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Empowering Youth Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) Supply Chain Solutions Innovation and Technology Data Quality and Management April 15, 2019
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This week, Chemonics presents at the 2019 Annual Conference of the Comparative & International Education Society (CIES) on sustainable education in conflict zones, early grade reading, book supply chain, and data- and technology-driven approaches to education.
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Disability Measurement Challenges: Not an Excuse to Delay Inclusive Education
Disability-Inclusive development Social Inclusion Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Education and Youth Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Advancing Quality Education Empowering Youth April 11, 2019
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As development professionals, we often get waylaid by measurement challenges in our pursuit of disability-inclusive education. Paige Morency Notario reminds us that when it comes to meeting students’ needs, it’s better to start somewhere than not to start at all.
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3 Questions with Robyn Tompkins on Planning Strategically for WASH in Botswana
March 22, 2019
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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.
Boosting Water Resiliency in the Middle East and North Africa with a Systems Approach
March 5, 2019
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Water, Energy, and Sustainable Cities
Water and Wastewater
Sustainable and Resilient Cities
Climate Change
Water challenges in the Middle East and North Africa are real. To combat them, Eleanor Dickson and Basil Mahayni share four actions to help support systems thinking — and boost resilience —during the project life cycle.
Securing our Future: Partnerships for Youth
September 18, 2018
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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
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.
