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Through market systems strengthening, micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprise development, and entrepreneurship promotion, Chemonics helps to create, grow, and sustain businesses that stimulate economic growth. Using a facilitation approach, we work with local businesses and service providers to improve market linkages, foster innovation and product development, and increase access to new or improved technologies. We work alongside entrepreneurs to improve their access to capital, enhance their technical skills and knowledge, and strengthen the sustainability of high-quality business development services — all of which leads to more productivity, jobs, and growth.

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Vila Roz: Supporting Rural Tourism in Moldova

A grant from the Moldova Competitiveness Project allowed a retired seamstress to supplement her pension by opening a guesthouse. Projects like these increase local employment and boost rural tourism in Moldova.

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Stabilizing Iraq, One Job at a Time

Salar was forced to leave his hometown of Bashiqa during the conflict with ISIS, where he spent his time working as a blacksmith. He was supported by USAID's Durable Communities and Economic Opportunities, or Tahfeez, program.

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Producer Associations in Colombia

Responding to the violence and instability brought by coca cultivation, associations in Anorí, Colombia created a plan to return to responsible farming, resulting in an improved economy, reduced violence, and an empowered community.

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Nana Pipia: Head of the Strawberry Association

New Economic Opportunities grant funds helped a Georgian strawberry farming association adopt modern production practices and expand their operations.

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Driving Sustainable Growth in Moldova’s High-Value Agriculture, Wine, and Tourism Sectors

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Promoting Innovation Through New Technologies in Moldova

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Addressing Instability Through Inclusive, Community-Based Development

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Promoting Tourism in Timor-Leste

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Promoting Private Sector Employment in Lebanon

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A Stronger Private Sector in Pakistan

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Accelerating Agricultural Growth in Pakistan

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Improving Industry Competitiveness in Moldova

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Enabling the Changemakers: Youth in a Just, Green Transition

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Navigating Enterprise-Destroying Pitfalls in SME Assistance

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The Case for Youth Engagement in the Program Design Process

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She Is an Agripreneur: Enabling Female Entrepreneurship in Agribusiness

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Development Works Here with Razan Quossous

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A New Solution for Advancing Criminal Justice in Latin America

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Building the Tech Workforce through Private Sector Engagement

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Drones Present Modern Solution for Heritage Wine Industry

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Securing our Future: Partnerships for Youth

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