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Rethinking Risk to Catalyze Funding for Women-Led MSMEs

Natalie Bynum | Carolyne Kirabo, Founder and CEO of M-Kyala Ventures
November 20, 2024
5 Minute Read
Women-led micro, small, and medium enterprises have a crucial role to play in the global economy, but innovative solutions are necessary to help them overcome the challenges they face.
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Resilient Food Systems are Everyone’s Business: The Private Sector’s Role in Climate-Smart Agriculture

Carolina Botti | Lorna Harp | Neema Rwebangira
November 6, 2024
4 Minute Read
Adapting to a changing climate requires all-hands-on-deck. Engaging the private sector in climate-smart agriculture is just one of the ways Chemonics’ programs are supporting inclusive and sustainable practices that promote economic growth.
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Chemonics Co-creates Collaboration Space for Young Innovators in the Brazilian Amazon

Mahdis Nicokar
October 29, 2024
3 Minute Read
More than 100 Brazilian youth changemakers came together during UNLEASH Amazon to co-create sustainable solutions for regional challenges.
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Emerging Models in Citizen Security: A Proven Approach to Crime Reduction in Mexico

José Lobo | Adriana Loche | David Ramírez de Garay
June 24, 2024
4 Minute Read
In Mexico, we used a two-pronged approach to support municipal police forces that can be adapted to meet the needs of other Latin American countries seeking to reduce crime and strengthen public trust in the justice system.
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Buscadoras: Women at the Forefront of Mexico’s Search for Victims of Enforced Disappearances

RED-DH Team
March 11, 2024
7 Minute Read
Victims collectives have made significant strides in advocating for and finding their missing relatives, but they continue to face challenges in knowing their rights and threats to their physical and emotional well-being.
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Addressing the Root Causes of Irregular Migration from Central America

Tatiana Ramos Maza
December 20, 2023
< 1 Minute Read
Through a mutually reinforcing collaboration between the U.S. and Mexican governments, we aim to address the root causes of irregular migration from Central America.
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Supporting the Search and Identification of Disappeared Migrants

Patricio Toussaint
December 18, 2023
< 1 Minute Read
On International Migrants Day, we reflect on the escalating crisis of undocumented migrant deaths and the growing necessity to identify migrant bodies at the US-Mexico border.