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The Case for Youth Engagement in the Program Design Process

Katherine Centore | Ashwin Suryavanshi
Education and Youth Empowering Youth Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development Inclusion of Minority Groups Cross-Sector Development January 20, 2021
5 Minute Read
The development community cannot effectively design and implement programs for youth without youth at the table. Here are a few approaches to doing just that.
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Creating a Sustainable Peace Deal in Yemen: A Discussion with Ahmed Al Khameri

Ahmed Al Khameri
Conflict Prevention Peace, Stability, and Transition Peacebuilding and Reconciliation January 19, 2021
4 Minute Read
Investing in understanding Yemen's local conflict drivers and integrating this knowledge into peacebuilding and stabilization efforts is central to addressing the complexity that characterizes and feeds the ongoing crisis.
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Building Back Better Through Trade

Lisa Ruch |
Business Enabling Environment Corporate Partnerships Economic Growth and Trade Trade and Regulatory Reform January 18, 2021
3 Minute Read
Balancing ethical concerns with a demand-led approach to trading relationships can transform fragile value chains into resilient market systems that pay out for emerging and developed economies as well as suppliers and buyers.
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Building Back Better Through Trade

Lisa Ruch |
January 18, 2021
3 Minute Read
Business Enabling Environment Corporate Partnerships Economic Growth and Trade Trade and Regulatory Reform
Balancing ethical concerns with a demand-led approach to trading relationships can transform fragile value chains into resilient market systems that pay out for emerging and developed economies as well as suppliers and buyers.

Voices from Our Projects: Critical Skills for Private Sector Engagement

Julian Guelig | Frenki Kozeli | Jessica Soto | Gabriela Posada | Oscar Jacob
November 5, 2020
5 Minute Read
Public Private Partnerships and Investment Business Enabling Environment Corporate Partnerships Cross-Sector Development Capacity Building
Experts from our projects across Latin America offer tips and insights about critical skills needed for effective private sector engagement.
Tetyana Dudka

News: Chemonics Welcomes New Senior Vice President


October 21, 2020
2 Minute Read
Business Enabling Environment Public Private Partnerships and Investment Education Systems Strengthening and Policy Reform Economic Growth and Trade Trade and Regulatory Reform
In her new role as senior vice president, Tetyana Dudka will develop and expand the business strategy, management acumen, and technical programming of Chemonics’ Europe and Eurasia regional business unit.
A man approaches a store owner and his acquaintance at a small store in Afghanistan

Lasting Peace in Afghanistan Powered by Broad-based Economic Growth

Catherine Kannam | Daniel Vose
October 19, 2020
< 1 Minute Read
Economic Growth and Trade Recovery and Reconstruction Business Enabling Environment Peacebuilding and Reconciliation Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development
Read on to learn what Catherine Kanman and David Vose contend are the three foundational pillars that will support lasting peace in Afghanistan.
Attendees of the 2019 UNLEASH Global Innovation Lab cheer during a general session.

3 Lessons for Empowering Youth to Drive Sustainable Change Through Innovation

Lauren Behr
October 14, 2020
5 Minute Read
Education and Youth Empowering Youth Youth Workforce Development Economic Growth and Trade Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development Business Enabling Environment
Youth empowerment through social innovation and entrepreneurship has incredible potential to solve problems at a grassroots level if youth are given robust platforms to connect and act.

Creativity and Innovation During a Global Crisis

Jamey Butcher
April 21, 2020
5 Minute Read
Corporate Partnerships Public Private Partnerships and Investment Vulnerable Groups Supply Chain Management Global Impact Collaboratory Conservation Solutions Lab Education and Youth Business Enabling Environment
Creativity and innovation are critical for the global community to fight the impacts of COVID-19. Chemonics' president and CEO Jamey Butcher explores lessons for navigating this unprecedented challenge.

Building a Financial Services Market Where There Wasn’t One

Heather Joffe Reyes
April 2, 2020
5 Minute Read
Access to Finance Economic Growth and Trade Financial Services Business Enabling Environment
How did one USAID initiative get banks on board to provide $1 billion in services in rural Colombia? How can we do that elsewhere? It takes a systemic, business-driven approach to connect supply with demand at scale.

Three Models that Ensure Private Sector Engagement

Melissa Scudo Gasmi | Eileen Hoffman | Tracy Shanks
February 10, 2020
< 1 Minute Read
Public Private Partnerships and Investment Economic Growth and Trade Business Enabling Environment Agriculture and Food Security
If private sector engagement (PSE) is a journey — with some companies farther along than others — then what is the role of international development implementers to better enable and facilitate that engagement?

3 Questions with Roula Moussa on Private Sector Engagement in Lebanon

Roula Moussa | Christy Sisko
September 26, 2019
5 Minute Read
Economic Growth and Trade Public Private Partnerships and Investment Business Enabling Environment Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development
After pitching and scaling a digital platform, Roula Moussa, CEO of Netways, shares insights on how the development community can better engage the private sector.