Chemonics News and Blog
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3 Questions with Kouteba Al-Khalil on Creating Safe Education Systems for Syrian Girls
October 27, 2021
4 Minute Read
Education
Safeguarding
Education Systems Strengthening and Policy Reform
Advancing Quality Education
Understanding the distinct challenges facing girls is central to stopping harm and addressing gender-based discrimination.
Combatting Human Trafficking During COVID-19
January 27, 2021
5 Minute Read
Democracy and Governance
Rule of Law and Security Sector Strengthening
Civil Society, Civic Engagement, and Independent Media
Gender Equality and Social Inclusion
Safeguarding
The COVID-19 pandemic has increased opportunities for human traffickers to exploit people with limited financial means. Based on her work in Myanmar, Heather Goldsmith suggests how development partners can adapt their approaches to educational outreach on combatting trafficking to vulnerable communities.
Trauma-Informed Approaches to Development
October 15, 2020
4 Minute Read
Gender Equality and Social Inclusion
Peace, Stability, and Transition
Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism
Violence Prevention
Vulnerable Groups
Safeguarding
Development practitioners must consider how trauma affects the communities in which they work when designing and implementing programs. Chemonics shares a new resource that offers key principles and practical steps that development projects can use to ensure activities are trauma-sensitive at all stages of implementation.
Making the Future Accessible: Safeguarding Women with Disabilities in the Workplace
December 3, 2019
4 Minute Read
Safeguarding
Disability-Inclusive Development
Gender Equality and Social Inclusion
Mainstreaming Gender Equality
Violence Prevention
Women’s Empowerment
How can the global development community do more to safeguard and empower women with disabilities in the workplace?
4 Ways Women Can Support Women’s Economic Empowerment
April 27, 2017
3 Minute Read
Economic Growth and Trade
Women’s Empowerment
Gender Equality and Social Inclusion
Mainstreaming Gender Equality
Safeguarding
How can women stand in solidarity with each other to promote equal access to economic opportunity? Here are four approaches, based on USAID's new draft framework.
Violence Against Girls Isn’t a “Women’s Issue” — It’s a Human Rights Issue
September 7, 2016
3 Minute Read
Gender Equality and Social Inclusion
Safeguarding
Mainstreaming Gender Equality
Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism
HIV and AIDS
Research has shown that the cost of violence against girls spans many sectors of development.
5 Best Practices for Closing the Gender Gap in Economic Development
June 9, 2016
2 Minute Read
Economic Growth and Trade
Gender Equality and Social Inclusion
Access to Finance
Financial Services and Access to Finance
Safeguarding
Mainstreaming Gender Equality
Women’s Empowerment
As the Global Summit of Women kicks off today in Warsaw, JoAnna Lipari shares five best practices for women's economic empowerment.