Meeting the Moment: Local Changemakers Lead in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States

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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Rethinking Technical Assistance in Rapidly Changing Socioeconomic Environments

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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Susan Pascocello

General Counsel

Susan Pascocello is Chemonics’ General Counsel. An international development executive and lawyer, Susan brings more than 30 years of progressive private and public sector legal experience, including 25 years working in different aspects of international development. She…

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USAID/Colombia Venezuela Response and Integration

USAID/Colombia designed the Venezuela Response and Integration (VRI) activity to work with the Colombian government, private sector, and migrant community to respond to these challenges and co-create the institutional, economic, and social architecture of inclusive prosperity.
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Next-Generation Urban WASH Requires Transparent, Innovative Governance

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.
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More than Pipes and Pumps: Good Governance Drives Improved WASH

In a rapidly urbanizing world, how can cities improve governance to meet the water, sanitation, and hygiene needs of their growing populations, particularly the most vulnerable?
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The Work You May Not Know You’re Doing and How To Do It Better

Stacia George and Heather Seeley explore why security sector reform is key to every development project, how you may be enacting reform without knowing it, and how to do more to integrate best practices into your project for more effective and just security sector wherever you work.
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Best of the Blog 2019

This was a big year for private sector engagement, with nearly half of our most popular posts exploring its importance to the future of development. Check out those posts and other key insights, profiles, and technical approaches from Chemonics in 2019.
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Can We Actually Think and Work Politically?

Robert Brookes and Susan Kemp advocate for collective action to change how we do development and accelerate progress toward development goals.
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