This resource provides a detailed guide to this approach, and practical examples of how HIA can strengthen inclusion in management, operational systems, and programming. HIA presents strategies to foster inclusion through internal practices, policies, and workplace culture. It also provides strategies to integrate gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) intentionally into activity design, partner engagement,…
Complex conflicts across Africa and Asia are posing a significant threat to regional and international stability. These conflicts are influenced by various factors including vested interests of superpowers, strategic alignments of regional actors, political leadership, availability of resources, and the number of armed actors. This makes it difficult for conflict resolution actors and programmes to…
We are proud to work alongside local partners and service providers to overcome complex challenges and achieve lasting water security and sustainable access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene for all. Learn more about how Chemonics is improving water sector governance and utilities in Jordan, pioneering women’s involvement in rural water service in the Democratic…
In complex environments with political challenges and evolving conflict dynamics, equitable access to water and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services is increasingly critical and yet often constrained by ineffective or outdated governance systems. Not only are governance initiatives central to meeting the challenges that rapid urbanization poses for the provision of WASH services, but…
This post originally appeared on Fast Company on April 17, 2023. We have the money and ingenuity to solve the world’s greatest challenges. What we need most right now is to unlock the massive capital needed to harness both the entrepreneurial potential in frontier and emerging economies and relevant technology that will provide the breadth of…
Chemonics is proud to launch the inaugural Evidence and Learning for Scale Research Awards, a competitive process in which we sought out research proposals from 88 of our donor-funded projects around the world to help address critical cross-sectoral topics. For 2023, we selected two winning proposals aligned with the priority topic of social behavior change…
This policy briefing note highlights principles for better embedding international and federal support for post-conflict social recovery within the local context. Please find the briefing paper linked here.
For over 30 years, Chemonics has worked with local governments, private sector partners, local communities, and other stakeholders to effectively implement water security, sanitation, and hygiene (WSSH) programs worldwide, ensuring those living in both urban and rural areas have access to safe, clean water. To ensure that WSSH interventions are sustainable and responsive to people’s…
April 19, 2023 This webinar convened representatives from local implementing organizations, USAID, and other key stakeholders to advance the dialogue on locally-led development in the context of USAID’s 2022 Local Capacity Strengthening Policy. Local organizations shared their perspectives and experiences on how international donor assistance supported them to define their vision for success. This was…
Libya’s remote and historically underserved Fezzan region has endured a decade of ethnic conflict. Moreover, the area has also been the hardest hit by a country-wide liquidity crisis. The vacuum created by instability has been filled by the underground economy. Smuggling has become the economic lifeblood of the region as tribes have exploited the country’s…