USAID, in collaboration with Chemonics International, launched the 4-year, $9.4 million Rwanda LAND Project in 2012. The project strengthened the resilience of Rwandan citizens, communities, and institutions and their ability to adapt to land-related economic, environmental, and social change. This overarching goal was supported by efforts to assist the Rwandan government, civil society, and local communities to…
Teacher Learning Circles (TLCs) serves as a promising addition to the existing coaching model in Georgia, by addressing the fundamental problems of price and a lack of local ownership. The Georgia Primary Education Project (G-PriEd) has put this model to the test by using TLCs in its programming. The learning circles have already positively impacted…
USAID/OTI’s Côte d’Ivoire Transition Initiative 2 (CITI2) project, implemented by Chemonics International, ran from June 2014 through March 2016. In October 2015, during the lifetime of CITI2, Côte d’Ivoire held its first peaceful presidential election in more than 20 years. While not an indication that issues resulting in past violence in Côte d’Ivoire was fully…
The Moldova Business Regulatory, Investment, and Trade Environment (BRITE) program was funded by USAID/Moldova and implemented by Chemonics International in partnership with United States-based small business European Integration Forum. BRITE’s principal task was to demonstrate to Moldovan policymakers that reforms would yield large-scale financial returns in the short and long run, following the theory of…
The Feed the Future Uganda Youth Leadership for Agriculture Activity facilitated linkages by influencing the youth employment and workforce development ecosystem. The activity identified private sector actors looking to hire youth and determined the skills gap between private sector demand and youth ability. The facilitation approach to youth workforce development built the right relationships among…
In Nigeria, the Maximizing Agricultural Revenue and Key Enterprises in Targeted Sites (MARKETS II) project addressed constraints in the agricultural value chain to improve rural farmers’ performance, income, and food security. To change how young Nigerians view and engage in the sector, MARKETS II promoted agriculture as “agribusiness,” engaging youth not just in farming, but…
Indonesia Program Representasi (ProRep) was a five-year initiative that supported a number of civil society organizations, think tanks, and the DPR (House of Representatives) to better research and understand, articulate, and respond to citizen needs and improve public policies. Beginning in 2014, ProRep initiated a new “policy community” phase, supporting civil society, research, and government…
USAID’s Changes for Justice Project (C4J) consisted of three components within Indonesia: 1) sustaining and broadening reforms in the Supreme Court; 2) sustaining and broadening reforms in the Attorney General’s Office; and 3) special initiatives, which entail the installation of public information desks, creation of Version 1 of a new case tracking system (CTS) in…
Funded by USAID and implemented by Chemonics International, the Local Government Support Project (LGSP) worked with 32 center towns in Moldova to design policies and procedures that contributed to good governance and developed capacity to meet decentralized authorities and responsibilities for services in a transparent manner. The project also provided basic services that engendered growth of local economies and made services more cost effective and…
Comprehensive reading programs equip students with the ability to learn to read, while also providing opportunities for authentic learning to take place through methods such as interactive read-alouds. With interactive read-alouds, teachers can highlight new themes and structure opportunities for learning. By watching teachers and listening to them, young children acquire foundational skills related to…
USAID’s Pakistan Sindh Reading Program (SRP) and the Georgia Primary Education Project (G-PriEd) leveraged formative assessments to analyze learning needs of students with the greatest skill deficiencies and to help teachers individualize instruction and set goals based on assessment results. In Pakistan, SRP and the Sindh government used monthly assessments linked to progressive curricular goals…
The Water Infrastructure Support and Enhancement for Lebanon (WISE-Lebanon) program was a highly successful three-year infrastructure and capacity building project funded by USAID that improved water services for thousands of Lebanese citizens and a large Syrian refugee population living in towns and villages throughout Lebanon, while also contributing to the capacity and performance of regional water…