Sector

Emergency Response and Humanitarian Assistance 

Chemonics bridges the divide between humanitarian response and long-term solutions, delivering lasting impact for communities facing acute challenges. Our solutions are designed to mitigate and respond to the impacts of natural disasters, armed conflict, political instability, and other forms of crisis. We combine global technical expertise with deep contextual understanding, committed to delivering humanitarian assistance tailored to each client’s needs.  

Rapid Analysis and Resource Coordination

Rapid Analysis and Resource Coordination

We empower decision-makers through data and connection in times of crisis.

Chemonics has a strong track record in analysis and collaboration for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. Our rapid assessments and surveys equip decision-makers with critical information following a disaster. We offer community-level  needs assessments as well as perception surveys to understand how crises impact different population segments. Our networks and connections to donors and governments around the world help to build synergies and avoid duplication, ensuring efficient and effective responses. 

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Humanitarian and Emergency Procurement and Logistics

We deliver on time and in full to those in need.

Chemonics is an industry leader in procuring and delivering emergency response equipment such as ambulances, communications infrastructure, generators, food, water filters, and life-saving medical commodities and equipment around the world, especially in hard-to-reach settings. With established supply chains in more than 90 countries, we stand ready to mobilize and deliver lifesaving aid from remote rural areas to frontline communities.

Emergency Financing

We empower communities to lead the way.

Chemonics designs and delivers crisis-tailored financial services. We manage cash transfer programs for disaster-impacted communities, community groups, or local humanitarian NGOs with the ability to deliver food, water, and critical supplies. We responsibly manage new mechanisms while empowering those most affected by disaster to determine their own priorities in times of crisis. 

Emergency and Crisis Communications

We keep people informed when it matters the most.

Chemonics brings significant expertise in media and communications for disaster relief and humanitarian assistance. We empower and equip governments, communities, and organizations to ensure that critical information reaches affected populations swiftly and accurately, facilitating coordinated and effective disaster response.

Impact in Numbers

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People reached by Chemonics-supported emergency assistance following the March 2025 earthquake
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People reached through Chemonics' support for food supplies, medical kits, and essential health services following war
Sudan

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Liters of fuel distributed after Russia’s full-scale invasion
Ukraine
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Case Studies

Flooded villages and houses, top aerial view, in Ukraine.
Case Study

Coordinating Emergency Services to Ukraine

The Kakhovka Dam, on the southernmost stretch of the Dnipro River, exploded in the early hours of June 6, 2023, initiating a chain reaction environmental and humanitarian disaster in the midst of an active frontline of the war. The destruction of the dam, which controlled the flow of freshwater from a massive reservoir, led to the precipitous draining of the primary freshwater source for the regions upstream and flooding of the regions downstream with hazardous substances and unexploded ordnance. Emergency response authorities and volunteers attempted to evacuate residents and provide humanitarian assistance all while Russian forces continued shelling the area.
Skyline of Khartoum, Sudan
Case Study

Pivoting to Emergency Response in Sudan

 Following more than three decades of authoritarian rule by Omar Al-Bashir, who was militarily ousted in April 2019 following a wave of peaceful protests, a power sharing agreement between civilians and military leaders was formed. The military coup in October 2021 disrupted the civilian-led government, and the outbreak of armed conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in April 2023 led to a catastrophic humanitarian emergency.

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Principal
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Katherine Woods

Managing Director, Supply Chain Management
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Elizabeth Martin

Managing Director, U.S. Government Programs
Elizabeth (Liz) Martin is a crisis and post-conflict specialist with over 20 years of experience...more
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