Branden Ryan has over a decade of international development experience in gender equality and social inclusion, project management, training, and business development. In his role, he ensures that projects and proposals mainstream and integrate gender equality and social inclusion principles and conducts technical outreach, communications, and research activities. Prior to joining Chemonics, he worked with…
Edward Hoyt is the Senior Advisor for Energy and Climate in Chemonics’ West and Central Africa and Haiti Division, and a member of the Sustainable Energy Transition practice. Prior to joining Chemonics, Edward was a principal consultant with Abt Associates and Nexant, and earlier was a co-founder of Econergy, a diversified clean energy company that…
Emerging economies such as Colombia, Philippines, and South Africa offer sophisticated financial sectors that historically failed to reach marginalized groups. In Colombia specifically, this left rural areas largely unbanked and excluded from the broader economy, after decades of war. In four years, USAID/Colombia’s Rural Finance Initiative (RFI) — implemented by Chemonics — has linked more…
Shamineh Byramji is an experienced development programme manager with 19 years of relevant experience across the Middle East and South Asia, including leading implementation and programme strategy as Team Lead on a USAID-funded education program in Morocco and Deputy Chief-of-party for a USAID investment climate improvement project in Palestine. She is currently Chemonics UK’s Programme…
In the Philippines, economic progress is constrained by weak competitiveness and non-inclusive growth. However, recent high-level economic reform directives, like the Comprehensive Tax Reform Program and the “Build, Build, Build” infrastructure program, present opportunities to transform the country’s economic trajectory. The USAID Delivering Effective Government for Competitiveness and Inclusive Growth (DELIVER) project promotes economic competitiveness…
There are simply not enough health workers to meet the basic health needs of all people worldwide. This prevents development practitioners from contributing to higher-performing health systems, as we struggle to make the most with the health professionals we have available, who are often concentrated in urban areas, working in professional silos, and failing to…
In Vietnam, economic growth is transforming urban provinces into hubs of innovation. Meanwhile, rural provinces have yet to catch up. To bridge this gap, local government officials must have the ideas, skills, and resources needed to lead their own economies into the future. The USAID Strengthening Provincial Capacity activity equips three Vietnamese institutions from the…
A recent study conducted in the United States found that 81 percent of women and 41 percent of men have experienced some form of sexual harassment or abuse in their lifetime. While limited data makes it difficult to quantify the global scale of sexual violence, stories of street and workplace harassment across the world are…
Nagesh Borse has more than 15 years of experience conducting research in more than 19 countries in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. He was acting director for the HIV/AIDS task order on GHSC-PSM, charged with managing the global health supply-chain that delivers lifesaving HIV/AIDS, malaria, family planning, and maternal and child health commodities to more than…
In isolated areas of Pakistan, women face a variety of challenges to improving their health and livelihoods. Habiba, a mother of four daughters, treks the mountains of Mansehra to visit the nearest doctor, 10 miles away; she’s in her second trimester of pregnancy. Many young people lack access to quality secondary education due to their…
Dr. Muhammad Tariq is a physician and supply chain expert with more than 30 years of management and technical experience in global health and health systems. He currently serves as the country director for the GHSC-PSM Pakistan program. Muhammad has extensive experience in initiating and successfully executing programs at Family Health International (FHI), Population Services…
Jean-Pierre Sallet is a pharmaceutical and supply chain advisor with over 37 years of experience in pharmaceutical systems in Africa, Russia, South East Asia, Latin America and the West Indies. He has managed several USAID large pharmaceutical and supply chain systems strengthening operations while working closely with the various ministries of health and collaborating with…