GSP/Taqadum made advances in building the capacity of provincial governments to plan and deliver services with the participation of their constituents. Designed to transfer knowledge and strategies through innovative standardized systems and effective methodologies, the project worked side-by-side with provincial leaders and their staff to develop a unique and wide-ranging set of tools. The transfer…
The work undertaken by the Global Health Supply Chain Technical Assistance (GHSC-TA) Francophone Task Order project focused on the medical/nonmedical countermeasures action package of the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) in Cameroon. The goal of this action package is to ensure that at a country level, there is a national framework for sending and receiving…
USAID, in collaboration with Chemonics International, the Albanian Ministry of Justice, and High Council of Justice, formed the Justice Sector Strengthening Project (JuST) to strengthen democratic institutions and establishing a rule-of-law culture, by: engaging with courts and government institutions, civic interaction to hold government institutions accountable, and improved training of justice practitioners.
The Capacity Development for Partners of Accountability Program, referred to as Pamoja Twajenga, meaning “Together We Build” in Kiswahili, supported select Tanzanian civil society organizations (CSOs) and government of Tanzania Institutions of Accountability (IOAs) with timely technical assistance enabling them to provide sustainable and significant impact as advocates in their respective sectors. With Pamoja Twajenga’s…
The USAID Pakistan FIRMS Project, implemented by Chemonics, strove to enhance the competitiveness of the small and medium-sized firms that represent 90 percent all enterprises, employ an estimated 80 percent of the non-agricultural labor force, and account for approximately 40 percent of GDP. FIRMS provided enterprise-level assistance, worked to improve the business enabling environment, and…
The work that BioREDD+ produced in the Colombian Pacific region was designed to achieve USAID’s development objective to strengthen Colombia’s efforts to sustainably manage the country’s environmental resources, by addressing climate change, biodiversity conservation, and environmental governance objectives. The BioREDD+ climate change component focused on mitigation and preparing Afro-Colombian and indigenous communities along Colombia’s Pacific…
The signing of the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA) in 2006 revealed a need to reduce Peru’s illegal logging rates. To accomplish this, USAID’s Environmental Management and Forest Governance Support Activity, also known as Peru Bosques (“Forests” in English) project supports several objectives 1) to help the Peruvian government improve its institutions, forestry regulations,…
The Jordan Ministry of Health’s Strategic Plan 2013-2017 lists both attracting new talent into the public health system and retaining staff as two of its biggest challenges. Because about 3.78 million people in Jordan — including refugees and marginalized populations — rely on services provided by the ministry, a full, committed staff is critical. In…
From June 2008 to August 2013, the principal objective of the USAID West Bank/Gaza Trade Facilitation Project was to facilitate the flow of goods and people in a manner that satisfied the principles and benchmarks of the 2005 Agreement on Movement and Access. At the start of the project, TFP focused on three key components,…
The $8.7-million program began in February 2012 in response to Haiti’s excessive charcoal production and consumption, and the resultant environmental impact, such as extensive deforestation, watershed destruction, and increased vulnerability to flooding, mudslides, and soil erosion. ICTP aimed at four intermediate results. The program worked to expand a local market for improved household biomass cookstoves; reduce charcoal consumption; strengthen the legal and…
Between June 26, 2010, and December 17, 2016, Chemonics International implemented the Southern African Regional Environmental Program (SAREP) and provided technical support to the Permanent Okavango River Basin Water Commission to enable it to meet elements of the objectives in its strategic action plan (SAP), while responding to other related needs in areas adjacent to…
At its end, BLCD was a four-year, $4 million project that strengthened the capacity of 20 CSOs and two CSO resource centers. BLCD was implemented by prime contractor Chemonics International Inc. and its international subcontractor, the International Center for Not-For-Profit Law. The BCLD in Azerbaijan worked with 20 CSOs and resource centers to strengthen their…