Chemonics was joined by a diverse group of 40 local changemakers, partners, and project staff representing over 20 countries to discuss best practices for promoting locally led approaches to conflict-aware development and peacebuilding in fragile and conflict-affected states.
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In a rapidly changing world, water security relies on resilient governance systems and institutions.
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The purpose of this research is to inform the work of USAID and contractors on PEA as a tool for TWP to increase development programs’ impact.
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From November 30 - December 1, 2022, Chemonics convened key stakeholders across sectors to raise awareness of the human cost of corruption, share challenges and best practices to overcome corruption, and identify opportunities for further collaboration and research.
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Establishing trust between people is a key ingredient in development programming. Yet, trust is seldom measured as its mercurial nature makes it challenging to define. Chemonics’ new whitepaper proffers a set of principles to help development, and in particular, governance specialists, develop a definition of trust that reflects their project's unique conditions and objectives to guide decision making and programming.
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The Rationale and Framework For Defining Trust In Development And Governance Programming
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The effective use of research can ignite a country’s growth and economic development. In many African countries, however, there is a disconnect between the research institutions that build evidence and the governments well-positioned to leverage research. Our Communications Team sat down with development economist and researcher Joy Kiiru to understand how to bring evidence and policy together.
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How do development practitioners and their security colleagues curb perceptions that security and technical experts have two seemingly disparate goals?
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The Cross-Border Conflict Evidence, Policy and Trends (XCEPT) research program examines conflict-affected borderlands, how conflicts connect across borders, and the factors that shape violent and peaceful behavior to inform effective policy responses.
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Chemonics’ Democracy and Governance Practice analyzed information from five Chemonics-implemented USAID projects on how global colleagues understand and operationalize people-centered justice (PCJ) in different contexts.
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USAID, in partnership with the government of Rwanda, designed the Duteze Imbere Ubutabera activity to support Rwanda’s justice sector in achieving their shared vision for increased and improved services for all Rwandans.
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This final report summarizes the achievements of the Strengthening Public Accountability in Parliament (Damal) project, which aimed to strengthen the Federal Parliament of Somalia’s ability to fulfill its legislative responsibilities. It also provides lessons learned and recommendations for future activities.
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