Chemonics
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | International Development |
| Founded | 1975 |
| Headquarters | Washington, DC, USA |
Key people | Susanna Mudge (President and CEO) |
| Services | Agriculture, conflict and disaster management, democracy and governance, education, energy, environmental services, financial services, gender, health, management solutions for development, and private sector development |
Number of employees | 3,000 |
| Website | www |
Chemonics International is an international development company based in Washington, D.C., that partners with bilateral and multilateral donors and the private sector to manage capacity building projects in developing countries. Chemonics emphasizes multidisciplinary approaches to solving complex development challenges. The company’s mission states that “by promoting meaningful change around the world, we help people live healthier, more productive, and more independent lives.”[1] Chemonics is employee owned[2] and ISO-9001 certified[3] for its services.
History
Chemonics was founded in 1975 by the company’s first president, Thurston F. (Tony) Teele.[4] Its fourth and current president is Susanna Mudge.[5] Its first projects included agribusiness studies in Cameroon and Kenya for USAID, which remains the company’s largest client. The company launched its first long-term USAID projects in Mali and then in Asia in 1977.[6] In the 1980s, Chemonics began managing projects in other technical areas, such as municipal governance, finance, environment and infrastructure. It also broadened its geographic presence to include the Middle East, Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean. To date, it has worked in 145 countries worldwide.[7] In the 1990s, Chemonics created an Employee Stock Ownership Plan to give employees a stake on the company. In 2010, the company became the first development company to achieve an ISO 9001 certification for its Quality Management System. The following year, it transitioned to full employee ownership.
Technical Services
Chemonics manages projects focused on agriculture, conflict and disaster management, democracy and governance, education, energy, environmental services, financial services, gender, health, monitoring and evaluation, management solutions for development, and private sector development.
Clients and Partnerships
Chemonics’ main client is the US Agency for International Development (USAID), but it has also worked with the [[World Bank], International Finance Corporation, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the IADB, the Asian Development Bank, the African Development Bank, the United States Department of Defense Humanitarian Affairs Program, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the UN World Food Programme, DFID, AusAID, and GTZ.[8] Chemonics is also one of the first members of the Better than Cash Alliance, which encourages the shift to electronic payments.[9]
References
- ^ http://www.chemonics.com/OurStory/OurMissionAndValues/Pages/default.aspx
- ^ http://www.chemonics.com/OurStory/OurApproach/Pages/Our-Commitment-to-Staff.aspx
- ^ http://www.chemonics.com/OurStory/OurApproach/Documents/Chem84833cert.pdf}}
- ^ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20168-2005Apr1.html
- ^ http://www.chemonics.com/OurStory/OurNews/Pages/Susi-Mudge-Becomes-CEO-of-Chemonics.aspx
- ^ http://www.chemonics.com/OurStory/OurHistory/Pages/default.aspx
- ^ http://www.chemonics.com/OurWork/Pages/default.aspx
- ^ http://www.chemonics.com/OurWork/OurPartners/Pages/Clients.aspx
- ^ http://betterthancash.org/about/our-members/