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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Christopher Marshall

Team Leader, Western Balkans Rule of Law Initiative (WBROLI)

Chris currently serves as team leader on the HMG-funded Western Balkans Rule of Law Initiative, a highly adaptive transparency & accountability and criminal justice program working across each of the Western Balkans 6. Chris is a…

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Living the Principles for Digital Development: Address Privacy and Security

Ruth Citrin of the Cross-Border Conflict Evidence, Policy and Trends research program describes how the team protects the privacy and security of the communities they research by following principles of good data stewardship.
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Cross-Border Conflict Evidence, Policy and Trends (XCEPT)

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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Final Report: Libya Transition Initiative 3

This report summarizes the achievements and impact of the Libya Transition Initiative (LTI) 3, which worked to preserve stability, maintain resilience against spoilers, and create conditions that enable political compromise.
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Dr. Mette Bastholm Jensen

Consortium Deputy Director, Cross-Border Conflict, Evidence, Policy and Trends (XCEPT) Research Programme

Mette Bastholm Jensen has spent more than a decade working on and in fragile and conflict-affected environments. Combining a research background with extensive field and government experience, she has spent much of her career conducting and…

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Sarah Ahmed

Senior Vice President, Talent, Learning, and Development

Sarah Ahmed is a development professional with 17 years of experience in U.S. government-funded projects in democracy and governance, and peace, stability, and transition across the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia. As senior vice…

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Luke Waggoner

Luke Waggoner is a former senior democracy and governance specialist at Chemonics.

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Sahar Tabaja

Global Practice Lead, Peace, Stability, and Transition

Sahar Tabaja is a conflict specialist with more than 15 years of experience designing and managing stabilization, governance, P/CVE, and peacebuilding programs in the Middle East. Her work has focused on exploring how youth, women, civil…

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