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'''Chemonics International Inc.''' is a private ] firm based in ] It was established in 1975 by Thurston F. (Tony) Teele as a subsidiary of Erly Industries. The ] company offers a variety of services globally and with more than $1.5 billion in ] contracts in 2019 is the largest for-profit recipient of U.S. ].<ref>{{cite web |title=TOP 40 VENDORS |url=https://www.usaid.gov/results-and-data/budget-spending/top-40-vendors |publisher=USAID |access-date=14 October 2019 |archive-date=22 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622180920/https://www.usaid.gov/results-and-data/budget-spending/top-40-vendors |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="USAS2019" /> {{as of|2019}} the company has approximately 5,000 employees in 100 countries.
'''Chemonics International''' is an ] company with operations in dozens of countries 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.”<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chemonics.com/OurStory/OurMissionAndValues/Pages/default.aspx |title=Our Mission and Values |publisher=Chemonics |date= |accessdate=2014-01-20}}</ref> Chemonics is employee owned<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chemonics.com/OurStory/OurApproach/Pages/Our-Commitment-to-Staff.aspx |title=Our Commitment to Staff |publisher=Chemonics |date= |accessdate=2014-01-20}}</ref> and ] quality certified<ref>http://www.chemonics.com/OurStory/OurApproach/Documents/Chem84833cert.pdf </ref> for its services. The company's headquarters is in ] where about 15% of staff are based, with the balance spread around the world.


== History == ==Overview==
Chemonics, established in 1975 as a subsidiary of Erly Industries,<ref name="Cozy">{{cite news |title=Cozy Links to a U.S Agency Prove Useful to a Rice Trader |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/11/business/cozy-links-to-a-us-agency-prove-useful-to-a-rice-trader.html |access-date=February 12, 2019 |work=] |date=October 11, 1993 |first1=Diana B. |last1=Henriques |first2=Dean |last2=Baquet}}</ref> is an ], ] based in ]<ref name="Orlina">{{cite web |last1=Orlina |first1=Ezekiel Carlo |title=Top USAID contractors for 2015 |url=https://www.devex.com/news/top-usaid-contractors-for-2015-88181 |website=] |access-date=February 12, 2019 |date=May 27, 2016}}</ref> The ] and ] has received some of the U.S. government's largest aid contracts supporting agriculture, ] and ], democracy, ], education, energy, governance, ] and ], ], ], sustainability, water, ], and ]s.<ref name=Orlina/><ref name="Schreiber">{{cite news |last1=Schreiber |first1=Melody |title=Top US government aid partner to pay $500k damages to African American job applicants |url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2016/nov/21/top-us-government-aid-partner-to-pay-500k-damages-to-african-american-job-applicants |access-date=February 12, 2019 |work=] |date=November 21, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Cohen">{{cite news |last1=Cohen |first1=Rick |title=Chemonics Int'l Scores Lion's Share of $10.5B USAID Contract Suite—Competition Complains |url=https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2015/05/06/chemonics-int-l-scores-10-5b-usaid-contract-competition-complains/ |access-date=February 12, 2019 |work=] |date=May 6, 2015}}</ref> It has received some of the U.S. government's largest aid contracts and has been labeled a ].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bender |first1=Bryan |title=Study finds cronyism in Iraq, Afghanistan contracts - The Boston Globe |url=http://archive.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2003/10/31/study_finds_cronyism_in_iraq_afghanistan_contracts/ |access-date=3 September 2019 |work=Boston Globe |date=31 October 2003 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Wissing |first1=Douglas A. |title=Hopeless but optimistic : journeying through America's endless war in Afghanistan |date=8 August 2016 |publisher=Indiana University Press |isbn=978-0253022851 |page=49 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xuu7DAAAQBAJ&q=beltway+bandit+chemonics&pg=PA49 |access-date=3 September 2019}}</ref><ref name=newsweek>{{cite news |last=Wolverson |first= Roya|date= 24 November 2017|title=BELTWAY BANDITS |url=https://www.newsweek.com/beltway-bandits-96591 |work=Newsweek |access-date=24 November 2018}}</ref>
Chemonics was founded in 1975 by the company’s first president, Thurston F. (Tony) Teele.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20168-2005Apr1.html |title=Obituaries |publisher=washingtonpost.com |date=2005-04-02 |accessdate=2014-01-20}}</ref> Its fourth and current president is Susanna Mudge.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chemonics.com/OurStory/OurNews/Pages/Susi-Mudge-Becomes-CEO-of-Chemonics.aspx |title=Susi Mudge Becomes CEO of |publisher=Chemonics |date=2013-04-01 |accessdate=2014-01-20}}</ref> Its first projects included agribusiness studies in Cameroon and Kenya for ], which remains the company’s largest client. The company launched its first long-term development projects in Mali and then in Asia in 1977.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chemonics.com/OurStory/OurHistory/Pages/default.aspx |title=Our History |publisher=Chemonics |date= |accessdate=2014-01-20}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chemonics.com/OurWork/Pages/default.aspx |title=Our Work |publisher=Chemonics |date= |accessdate=2014-01-20}}</ref> In the 1990s, Chemonics created an ] (ESOP) 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 ]. The following year, it transitioned to 100% employee ownership.


According to ], the firm offers ], communications, ], ], ] and ], and program design services, and has worked on projects in more than 150 countries throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Middle East.<ref name=Orlina/> Funders have included the ], ], ] (USAID), ], U.K. ] and ].<ref name=Kyiv>{{cite news |title=Q&A with Thurston Teele |url=https://www.kyivpost.com/article/content/ukraine-politics/qa-with-thurston-teele-1380.html |access-date=February 12, 2019 |work=] |date=October 7, 1999}}</ref><ref name=Villarino>{{cite news |last=Villarino |first=Eliza |title=Top DfID contractors: A primer |url=https://www.devex.com/news/top-dfid-contractors-a-primer-75680 |work=] |date=August 23, 2011 |access-date=April 22, 2019}}</ref>
== Technical Services ==
Chemonics carries out complex international development 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. The company has a multidisciplinary workforce of 3500, 85% of which are outside the United States. Expertise of the staff includes such diverse disciplines as agriculture, nutrition, biology, economics, political science, finance, medicine, public administration, education, trade, environmental management, law, engineering, sociology, and information technology. Most employees are native to the countries where they work, with a few expatriates in critical roles. The company must compete individually for development projects against other US and international firms and non-profit organizations.


As of December 2023, the firm has offices in ], and ] in ], headquarters in ].<ref name="Giambrone">{{cite web |last1=Giambrone |first1=Andrew |title=D.C. approves $26M in tax breaks for two large District-based companies |url=https://dc.curbed.com/2018/12/19/18146248/dc-eab-chemonics-tax-breaks-companies-headquarters |website=] |publisher=] |access-date=February 12, 2019 |date=December 19, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Sernovitz">{{cite journal |last1=Sernovitz |first1=Daniel J. |title=Forest City finds an anchor tenant for The Yards' next phase, with nearly $6M in help from D.C. |journal=Washington Business Journal |date=November 19, 2018 |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2018/11/19/forest-city-finds-an-anchor-tenant-for-the-yards.html |access-date=February 12, 2019 |publisher=]}}</ref> Chemonics employs approximately 1,200 people in Washington, D.C., and Crystal City, as of December 2018.<ref name="Ryals">{{cite news |last1=Ryals |first1=Mitch |title=Will D.C. Give Millions in Tax Cuts to a Company With a Record of Racially Discriminatory Hiring Practices? |url=https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/news/loose-lips/article/21035400/will-dc-give-millions-in-tax-cuts-to-company-with-a-record-of-racially-discriminatory-hiring-practices |access-date=February 12, 2019 |work=] |date=December 7, 2018}}</ref> In 2019, Chemonics established an office in ], ], to increase its aid work with the UK's Department for International Development and ].<ref name="London">{{cite news |title=Chemonics lands in London |url=https://www.devex.com/news/chemonics-lands-in-london-9501 |access-date=June 13, 2019 |work=] |date=June 6, 2019 |first1=Sophie |last1=Edwards}}</ref> As of 2019, there were approximately 5,000 employees in 100 countries.<ref name="London"/> Susanna Mudge chairs the board of directors.<ref name="Igoe-leaders"/><ref name="OurBoard"/> Jamey Butcher serves as president and chief executive officer (CEO).<ref name="Igoe-solutions"/><ref name="OurLeadership"/> The company has said 63 percent of its employees in Washington, D.C., are women, and 39 percent are racial ].<ref name=Ryals/>
== Clients and Partnerships ==
Chemonics is a key implementing partner for the ] (USAID), and has also worked with the ], ], ], the ], the ], the ], the ], the ] Humanitarian Affairs Program, ], the ], ], ], and ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chemonics.com/OurWork/OurPartners/Pages/Clients.aspx |title=Clients |publisher=Chemonics |date= |accessdate=2014-01-20}}</ref>


== Global Health == ==History==
===1970s–2000s===
Chemonics has been actively involved in global health, particularly in health systems strengthening, quality improvement, pharmaceutical supply chain management, behavior change communication, and prevention, care, and treatment of HIV/AIDS and infectious diseases such as Malaria. The company carried out global health programs in Angola, Bangledesh, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Uganda, Vietnam, West Bank/Gaza, Ukraine, Zambia. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chemonics.com/OurWork/OurProjects/Pages/default.aspx?k=%28ccPractices%3A%22Health%22%29%20SCOPE%3AProjects&start1=1 |title=Our Projects |publisher=Chemonics |date= |accessdate=2014-04-14}}</ref>
Chemonics was established as a subsidiary of Erly Industries in 1975 by Thurston Teele,<ref name="Hodge">{{cite book |last1=Hodge |first1=Nathan |title=Armed Humanitarians: The Rise of the Nation Builders |date=February 15, 2011 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing USA |page= |isbn=9781608190171 |url=https://archive.org/details/armedhumanitaria00hodg |url-access=registration |access-date=February 12, 2019}}</ref> with support from Gerald D. Murphy, the parent company's CEO and largest shareholder.<ref name=Cozy/> According to Murphy, he started Chemonics because "I've always wanted a way to do two things: one, have my own ], and two, be helpful to people."<ref name=Cozy/> Teele served as the first president of Chemonics until 2002, when he became ] of the ].<ref>{{cite news |title=Obituaries: Thurston F. "Tony" Teele |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2005/04/02/obituaries/df510a5b-ef1d-4c50-a076-51cf9465d01d/ |access-date=February 12, 2019 |newspaper=] |date=April 2, 2005}}</ref>


In 1993, '']'' said the company received 98 percent of its revenue in the form of agency contracts and increased revenues four-fold over the past decade.<ref name=Cozy/> Chemonics was awarded a $5 million, three-year contract in 1995 to manage the creation of Ukraine's Agricultural Commodity Exchange. In 1997, the company received funding to continue co-managing a privatization project for non-farm land in Ukraine. Chemonics reportedly earned contracts valued at $97 million in 1997 and $58 million in 1998.<ref name=Kyiv/> The company received US$15 million from the USAID between 1996 and 2003.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Burron |first1=Neil A. |title=The New Democracy Wars: The Politics of North American Democracy Promotion in the Americas |date=March 3, 2016 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=9781317022923 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NeeqCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT158 |access-date=February 12, 2019}}</ref>
== Harnessing the Private Sector ==
Much of Chemonics work has focused on reforming the enabling environment to allow for the growth of domestic business, trade, domestic and foreign investment, and domestic civil society. This work has focused on specific reforms ranging from land tenure and administration to customs modernization, WTO accession, public-private dialogue, and access to finance. The company has contributed technical support to the reforms of several of the top 10 reformers in the World Bank ] including Rwanda (2014), Kosovo (2014), Ukraine (2014, 2013), Mongolia (2013), Serbia (2013), Kazakhstan (2011), Egypt (2010, 2009, 2008), Kyrgyzstan (2010, 2009), Albania (2009), Republic of Georgia (2008, 2007). <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.doingbusiness.org/reforms/top-reformers-2014 |title=Top business reformers from Doing Business 2014 |publisher=World Bank Group|date= |accessdate=2014-04-14}}{{cite web|url=http://www.chemonics.com/OurWork/OurProjects/Pages/Business-Enabling-Environment-Program-in-Kosovo.aspx |title=Business Enabling Environment Project in Kosovo |publisher=Chemonics |date= |accessdate=2014-04-14}}</ref>


In mid-2002, the company was awarded a $2.9 million contract to hire 3,000 locals to repair ] and roads in Afghanistan's ].<ref name=Hodge/> In Haiti, during the 2000s, Chemonics worked on agriculture programs, the ], and the "WINNER" project, which promotes the farming of '']'' to serve as ].<ref name="Dearing">{{cite news |last1=Dearing |first1=Stephanie |title=Development and Aid in Haiti: Looking into the shadows Part I |url=http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/295141 |access-date=February 12, 2019 |work=Digital Journal |date=July 26, 2010}}</ref> In 2008, an audit by USAID's ] (OIG) found that the results of Chemonics' $62 million contract in Afghanistan "fell considerably short" of the intended impact,<ref name=Schreiber/> and buildings constructed by subcontractors had significant construction defects.<ref>{{cite web |title=Audit of USAID/Afghanistan's Human Resources and Logistical Support Program |url=https://oig.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/2018-06/5-306-10-007-p.pdf |publisher=] |date=March 31, 2010 |access-date=February 12, 2019}}</ref> Chemonics said the audit "provided an incomplete picture".<ref name=Schreiber/>
== Innovation, Transparency, and Evidence-based Approaches ==
Chemonics is active in the application of mobile technologies in developing countries, partnering with telcom companies, banks, and software developers to apply innovations to developing country settings. In particular, they have expanded access to financial services for underserved populations through mobile money in places like the Philippines and Afghanistan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mobilemoneyfordevelopment.wordpress.com/ |title=Mobile Money for Development &#124; A topnotch WordPress.com site |publisher=Mobilemoneyfordevelopment.wordpress.com |date= |accessdate=2014-01-20}}</ref> Chemonics is also one of the first members of the Better than Cash Alliance, which encourages the shift to electronic payments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://betterthancash.org/about/our-members/ |title=Our Members &#124; Better Than Cash Alliance |publisher=Betterthancash.org |date= |accessdate=2014-01-20}}</ref> The company has also applied innovative geospatial technologies to many applications, such as food security monitoring or ] (REDD+).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chemonics.com/OurImpact/SharingImpact/ImpactStories/Pages/Leading-Innovative-Imaging.aspx |title=Leading Innovative Imaging |publisher=Chemonics |date= |accessdate=2014-01-20}}</ref> The company applies evidence-based approaches to development programs. For example, Chemonics provides USAID with critical analytical support on ] for evidence-based decision making about food aid through the Famine Early Warning Systems Network.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fews.net |title=Home &#124; Famine Early Warning Systems Network |publisher=Fews.net |date= |accessdate=2014-01-20}}</ref> In Kenya, Chemonics has applied innovative private-sector approaches to supply chain management to reliably provide life-saving pharmaceuticals and medical equipment to more than a million patients throughout the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fews.net |title=Home &#124; Famine Early Warning Systems Network |publisher=Fews.net |date= |accessdate=2014-01-20}}</ref>


During the 2000s, Ashraf Rizk was president and CEO prior to Richard Dreiman.<ref>{{cite news |title=6 Afghans slain in highway ambush |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna7913725 |access-date=February 13, 2019 |agency=] |work=] |date=May 19, 2005}}</ref><ref name=WT2009>{{cite journal |title=70 : Chemonics International Inc. |journal=] |date=2009 |url=https://washingtontechnology.com/toplists/top-100-lists/2009/70-chemonics-international-inc.aspx |access-date=February 13, 2019}}</ref> Chemonics ranked number 70 in '']''{{'s}} 2009 list of the "top 100" largest government contractors based on revenue for the 2008 fiscal year and had approximately 3,200 employees at the time.<ref name=WT2009/>
== Climate-Smart Food Security ==

Chemonics is supporting the US Government's Feed the Future programs in Uganda, Nigeria, Haiti, and Ghana and carrying out other agricultural programs in countries such as Afghanistan, Ukraine, and Bosnia. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chemonics.com/OurWork/OurProjects/Pages/default.aspx?k=(ccPractices:%22Agriculture%22)%20SCOPE:Projects |title=Our Projects |publisher=Chemonics |date= |accessdate=2014-04-14}}</ref> In Haiti, the Feed the Future-West program directly supports solutions to improve agricultural productivity while preventing deforestation and restoring degraded hillsides. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chemonics.com/OurWork/OurProjects/Pages/Haiti%20Watershed%20Initiative%20for%20National%20Natural%20Environmental%20Resources.aspx |title=Haiti Watershed Initiative for National Natural Environmental Resources |publisher=Chemonics |date= |accessdate=2014-04-14}}</ref> Globally, the company helps relief agencies make evidence-based decisions on food security through the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWSNET). <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fews.net |title=Home &#124; Famine Early Warning Systems Network |publisher=Fews.net |date= |accessdate=2014-01-20}}</ref> The firm has a long history of providing solutions for sustainably increasing agricultural on fragile and degraded land. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldcat.org/title/desfil-reports-development-strategies-for-fragile-lands/oclc/034246984 |title=DESFIL Reports &#124; Development Strategies for Fragile Lands |publisher=WorldCat |date= |accessdate=2014-04-14}}</ref>
===2010s===
Chemonics ranked number 51 in ''Washington Technology''{{'s}} "top 100" list in 2010.<ref name="Hubler">{{cite journal |last1=Hubler |first1=David |title=Contractors find fertile fields abroad |journal=Washington Technology |date=June 1, 2010 |url=https://washingtontechnology.com/articles/2010/06/01/top-100-international-contracts.aspx |access-date=February 13, 2019}}</ref> The following year, Chemonics became 100 percent employee-owned through its employee stock ownership program.<ref name=Elsdon>{{cite book |last=Elsdon |first=Ron |title=Business Behaving Well: Social Responsibility, from Learning to Doing |publisher=Potomac Books |year=2013}}</ref>

The ] charged the company with discrimination against qualified African-American job candidates. As part of the settlement, Chemonics agreed to pay nearly $500,000 in damages to 124 job applicants,<ref name=Ryals/> hired eight of the candidates,<ref name=Schreiber/> corrected hiring software problems, and implemented a diversity program.<ref name=Giambrone/> The company also agreed to sponsor four or more diversity events organized by nonprofit groups and create a training program for local high school students as part of the Summer Youth Employment Program.<ref name=Ryals/> Chemonics denied liability as part of the settlement and attributed the pattern of discrimination to a manual application system.<ref name=guardian>{{cite news |last=Schreiber |first=Melody |date=November 21, 2016 |title=Top US government aid partner to pay $500k damages to African American job applicants |url= https://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2016/nov/21/top-us-government-aid-partner-to-pay-500k-damages-to-african-american-job-applicants|work=The Guardian |access-date=November 21, 2016 }}</ref>

In 2012, Chemonics came under scrutiny by USAID's OIG for their work in Haiti after the ]. Chemonics was the largest single recipient of post-earthquake funds from USAID, receiving over $196 million in contracts,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cepr.net/documents/publications/haiti-aid-accountability-2013-04.pdf|title=Breaking Open the Black Box: Increasing Aid Transparency and Accountability in Haiti|date=April 2013|access-date=February 12, 2019|publisher=]|first1=Jake|last1=Johnston|first2=Alexander|last2=Main}}</ref> many of which were "no-bid".<ref name=Ryals/><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cleveland.com/world/index.ssf/2010/12/outsourcing_quake_assistance_h.html|title=Outsourcing quake assistance: Haitian contractors get only 1.6% of U.S. aid|last=Mendoza|first=Martha|date=December 12, 2010|work=Cleveland.com|publisher=]|agency=Associated Press|access-date=February 12, 2019}}</ref> Audits specifically cited Chemonics lack of a comprehensive monitoring and evaluation plan and that "some of the performance indicators Chemonics developed were not well-defined."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url = https://oig.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/audit-reports/1-521-12-009-p.pdf|title = Audit of USAID's Haiti Recovery Initiative Activities Managed By Office of Transition Initiatives|date = 2012-09-26|access-date = 2015-04-25|website = |publisher = US Agency for International Development Office of Inspector General|last = |first = |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161124091818/https://oig.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/audit-reports/1-521-12-009-p.pdf|archive-date = 2016-11-24|url-status = dead}}</ref> Chemonics also spent more than 75 percent of program budgets on material and equipment when an expenditure of only 30 percent was planned.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url = https://oig.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/audit-reports/1-521-10-009-p.pdf|title = Audit of USAID's Cash-for-Work Activities in Haiti|date = 2010-09-24|access-date = 2015-04-25|website = |publisher = US Agency for International Development Office of Inspector General|last = |first = |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110913/https://oig.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/audit-reports/1-521-10-009-p.pdf|archive-date = 2016-03-04|url-status = dead}}</ref> Chemonics responded, saying that reports, assessments, and the final third-party evaluation of USAID's earthquake recovery program revealed that claims of failure in Haiti were exaggerated.<ref name="HaitiAid">{{cite news |title= 4 myths about US aid to Haiti |last=Gurian |first=Rhett |work=Devex |url=https://www.devex.com/news/4-myths-about-us-aid-to-haiti-83473 |date=May 13, 2014 |access-date=July 31, 2019}}</ref>

An Inspector General's report also found that local communities were not sufficiently involved with Chemonics' work, and stated "Chemonics used contractors from ] to implement a number of activities in ] and ]; these contractors brought their own people to do the jobs instead of hiring locals."<ref name=":0"/> When locals were required by USAID, Chemonics' policies "limited the transparency of the selection process and increase the risk of corruption or favoritism by granting decision-making authority to a few individuals."<ref name=":1"/> Chemonics responded, stating that more than 90 percent of the staff on USAID's two largest Chemonics-implemented programs were Haitian and that the company had awarded $96.3 million in grants and subcontracts directly to Haitian organizations over a five-year period.<ref name="HaitiAid"/>

Chemonics received USAID funding in early 2014 to operate the Sindh Reading Programme to improve literacy in ], Pakistan.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Maqsood |first1=Fawad |title=30,000 out of schools children to be enrolled in Sindh |url=https://www.brecorder.com/2019/02/05/471455/a30000-out-of-schools-children-to-be-enrolled-in-sindh/ |access-date=February 13, 2019 |work=] |date=February 5, 2019}}</ref> The company had received $501.7 million from USAID by November 2014.<ref name=Cohen/> Chemonics worked with USAID to help three coastal cities in ] adapt to climate change.<ref name=Peters>{{cite news |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90323424/low-cost-resilient-houses-could-help-mozambique-survive-future-storms |title=Low-cost resilient houses could help Mozambique survive future storms |last=Peters |first=Adele |date=March 22, 2019 |work=] |access-date=May 13, 2019}}</ref> As part of the work, Chemonics and USAID constructed model homes to teach residents about low-cost solutions to protect homes during storms.<ref name=Peters/>

Through USAID, Chemonics has supported the ], a volunteer organization formed during the ] and operating in parts of ]-controlled ] and in ].<ref name=Schreiber/><ref>{{cite news |title=White Helmets vows to continue despite 'US funding freeze' |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/05/syria-white-helmets-vow-continue-funding-freeze-180504125808678.html |publisher=] |date=May 5, 2018 |access-date=February 12, 2019}}</ref> Funding from USAID and the Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta allowed Chemonics to operate the Strengthening Advocacy and Civic Engagement governance project in Nigeria from 2014 to 2018.<ref name="PIND">{{cite news |title=PIND pushes for good governance as SACE clocks five |url=https://guardian.ng/news/pind-pushes-for-good-governance-as-sace-clocks-five/ |access-date=February 13, 2019 |work=] |date=November 9, 2018 |location=Lagos}}</ref> In 2015, USAID awarded Chemonics a $9.5 billion, eight-year ] contract, the agency's largest award to date.<ref name=Orlina/><ref name=Schreiber/> The contract funds health supply chain programs to prevent and treat ], ], and ].<ref name=Cohen/> In 2017, Devex reported that only 7 percent of the health commodity shipments delivered through the program arrived "on time and in full".<ref name=Igoe-1>{{cite news |last=Igoe |first=Michael |title=Exclusive: Documents reveal largest USAID health project in trouble |url=https://www.devex.com/news/exclusive-documents-reveal-largest-usaid-health-project-in-trouble-90933 |work=] |date=August 25, 2017 |access-date=April 22, 2019}}</ref> Chemonics acknowledged the challenges, saying it undertook a "foundational change," by restructuring "how the project itself functioned from a management perspective".<ref name=Igoe-2>{{cite news |last=Igoe |first=Michael |title=Chemonics acknowledges 'challenges' with supply chain project, cites 'proactive steps' |url=https://www.devex.com/news/chemonics-acknowledges-challenges-with-supply-chain-project-cites-proactive-steps-90944 |work=] |date=August 29, 2017 |access-date=April 22, 2019}}</ref> In Year 4, October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019, 85 percent of health commodity shipments were delivered on time and in full. During that same period the project procured nearly $544 million and delivered almost $699 million in drugs, diagnostics, and other health commodities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ghsupplychain.org/index.php/ghsc-psm-2019-annual-report|title = GHSC-PSM 2019 Annual Report &#124; USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program}}</ref>

USAID also awarded a $37 million contract for Chemonics to operate the "Promote" program in Afghanistan, which seeks to help women find employment in the civil society, private, and public sectors; in 2018, the ] criticized USAID for results achieved to date.<ref name="Donati">{{cite news |last1=Donati |first1=Jessica |title=USAID's Largest Program for Afghan Women Is Falling Short, Watchdog Says |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/usaids-largest-program-for-afghan-women-is-falling-short-watchdog-says-1536881208 |access-date=February 12, 2019 |work=] |date=September 14, 2018}}</ref> Expending nearly $90 million in taxpayer funding over three years, the program placed just 55 women in Afghan government jobs.<ref name="Donati"/>

In 2016, Chemonics launched the Blockchain for Development Solutions Lab, becoming the first U.S. international development company to develop ] technology. The lab aims to support ] and make business processes more efficient.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Wakeman |first1=Nick |title=Inside the 2018 class of Industry Innovators |journal=Washington Technology |date=November 7, 2018 |url=https://washingtontechnology.com/articles/2018/11/07/2018-industry-innovators.aspx |access-date=February 13, 2019}}</ref> Chemonics was the leading contractor for USAID in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Orlina |first1=Ezekiel Carlo |title=Top USAID contractors for 2016 |url=https://www.devex.com/news/top-usaid-contractors-for-2016-90202 |website=Devex |access-date=February 12, 2019 |date=May 12, 2017}}</ref> The firm ranked number 44 and number 28 in ''Washington Technology''{{'s}} 2016 and 2017 lists of "Top 100 Contractors".<ref>{{cite journal |title=44: Chemonics International Inc. |journal=Washington Technology |url=https://washingtontechnology.com/toplists/top-100-lists/2016/chemonics-international-inc.aspx |access-date=February 13, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=28: Chemonics International Inc. |journal=Washington Technology |url=https://washingtontechnology.com/toplists/top-100-lists/2017/chemonics.aspx |access-date=February 13, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=2018 Top 100 |url=https://washingtontechnology.com/toplists/top-100-lists/2018.aspx |access-date=February 12, 2019 |work=Washington Technology}}</ref> The company ranked number 19 on ''Washington Technology''{{'s}} "top 100" list in 2018 and reportedly earned contracts valued at $1.613 billion.<ref>{{cite news |title=19: Chemonics International |url=https://washingtontechnology.com/toplists/top-100-lists/2018/chemonics.aspx |access-date=February 12, 2019 |work=Washington Technology}}</ref> It was awarded a 2018 Industry Innovator award for its Blockchain for Development Solutions Lab.<ref name=Wakeman>{{cite news |last=Wakeman |first=Nick |title=Inside the 2018 class of Industry Innovators |url=https://washingtontechnology.com/articles/2018/11/07/2018-industry-innovators.aspx |work=Washington Technology |date=November 7, 2018 |access-date=April 22, 2019}}</ref> Chemonics partnered with ] to incorporate minimasters programming into staff training and development.<ref name="Minimasters">{{cite news |title=How this organization supported staff development through minimasters |url=https://www.devex.com/news/how-this-organization-supported-staff-development-through-minimasters-94862 |access-date=June 13, 2019 |work=] |date=June 13, 2019 |first1=Emma |last1=Smith}}</ref>

In 2018, the ] approved a $5.2 million property ] for Chemonics' headquarters relocation,<ref name="Arcieri">{{cite journal |last1=Arcieri |first1=Katie |title=Chemonics, EAB Global score tax breaks from D.C. Council |journal=Washington Business Journal |date=December 18, 2018 |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2018/12/18/chemonics-eab-global-score-tax-breaks-from-d-c.html |access-date=February 13, 2019}}</ref> despite opposition by member ] who objected to the company's troubled history of discriminatory hiring.<ref name=Giambrone/><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Arcieri |first1=Katie |title=Proposal floated to kill proposed tax break to support Chemonics' move to The Yards |journal=Washington Business Journal |date=December 17, 2018 |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2018/12/17/proposal-floated-to-kill-proposed-tax-break-to.html |access-date=February 13, 2019}}</ref> Two years later, construction began.<ref name="Banister">{{cite news |title=Brookfield Kicks Off Next Phase Of The Yards With Chemonics Groundbreaking |url=https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/office/brookfield-kicks-off-next-phase-of-the-yards-with-groundbreaking-of-chemonics-building-103181 |last1=Banister |first1=Jon |access-date=May 26, 2020 |work=Bisnow |date=February 27, 2020 }}</ref><ref name="WJLA">{{cite news |title=The city within a city: How much The Yards of DC has changed in 15 years |url=https://wjla.com/news/local/how-much-the-yards-has-changed-in-15-years |access-date=May 26, 2020 |work=] |date=February 27, 2020 |last1=Ford |first1=Sam}}</ref>

===2020s===
In June 2020, Chemonics was added to the defendant's list of a lawsuit that was previously filed in December 2019 against six other companies, including DAI, Louis Berger, among others, for allegedly paying bribes, or protection money, to the Taliban in a lawsuit brought by families of American victims. This claim relates to whether Chemonics may have violated the Anti-Terrorism Act which makes it illegal for any individual or entity to provide material support to terrorist groups like the Taliban.<ref name=wsj>{{cite news |last=Donati |first= Jessica|date=June 8, 2020 |title=Lawsuit Accusing Contractors of Paying Protection Money to Taliban Is Expanded |url= https://www.wsj.com/articles/lawsuit-accusing-contractors-of-paying-protection-money-to-taliban-is-expanded-11591471172|work= Wall Street Journal |access-date=June 8, 2020 }}</ref><ref name=courtreporter>{{cite news |last= FARRICK |first= RYAN J.|date= June 10, 2020|title= Updated Lawsuit Says U.S. Companies Paid Off Taliban to Keep Contracts Active|url=https://www.legalreader.com/lawsuit-says-us-companies-paid-off-taliban-contractors/ |work= LegalReader.com |access-date=June 10, 2020 }}</ref> In 2024, a report by ] said that Chemonics purchased products made in ], potentially using ], including from sanctioned entity ].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Roseanne |first=Gerin |date=October 9, 2024 |title=Drugmakers rely on supplies using Uyghur forced labor: report |url=https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/drugmakers-supplies-forced-labor-report-10092024193706.html |access-date=October 10, 2024 |work=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=English |first=Erik |date=2024-10-10 |title=How modern slavery—in China and elsewhere—undermines the fight against existential threats |url=https://thebulletin.org/2024/10/how-modern-slavery-in-china-and-elsewhere-undermines-the-fight-against-existential-threats/ |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref>


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U.S. company
Chemonics International
Founded1975; 49 years ago (1975)
FounderThurston F. (Tony) Teele
Headquarters1275 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, D.C., U.S.
Areas served
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Middle East
Key people
Net incomeUS$1.5 billion (FY2019)
Websitewww.chemonics.com Edit this at Wikidata

Chemonics International Inc. is a private international development firm based in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1975 by Thurston F. (Tony) Teele as a subsidiary of Erly Industries. The employee-owned company offers a variety of services globally and with more than $1.5 billion in USAID contracts in 2019 is the largest for-profit recipient of U.S. government foreign aid. As of 2019 the company has approximately 5,000 employees in 100 countries.

Overview

Chemonics, established in 1975 as a subsidiary of Erly Industries, is an employee-owned, for-profit corporation based in Washington, D.C. The international development and consulting firm has received some of the U.S. government's largest aid contracts supporting agriculture, conflict and crisis, democracy, economic development, education, energy, governance, health care and supply chain, international trade, microfinance, sustainability, water, welfare reform, and youth programs. It has received some of the U.S. government's largest aid contracts and has been labeled a Beltway Bandit.

According to Devex, the firm offers capacity building, communications, corporate social responsibility, knowledge management, performance management and appraisal, and program design services, and has worked on projects in more than 150 countries throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Middle East. Funders have included the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, United Nations Development Programme, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade and Development Agency, U.K. Department for International Development and World Bank.

As of December 2023, the firm has offices in downtown Washington, D.C., and Crystal City in Arlington County, Virginia, headquarters in Navy Yard. Chemonics employs approximately 1,200 people in Washington, D.C., and Crystal City, as of December 2018. In 2019, Chemonics established an office in London, United Kingdom, to increase its aid work with the UK's Department for International Development and Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. As of 2019, there were approximately 5,000 employees in 100 countries. Susanna Mudge chairs the board of directors. Jamey Butcher serves as president and chief executive officer (CEO). The company has said 63 percent of its employees in Washington, D.C., are women, and 39 percent are racial minorities.

History

1970s–2000s

Chemonics was established as a subsidiary of Erly Industries in 1975 by Thurston Teele, with support from Gerald D. Murphy, the parent company's CEO and largest shareholder. According to Murphy, he started Chemonics because "I've always wanted a way to do two things: one, have my own C.I.A., and two, be helpful to people." Teele served as the first president of Chemonics until 2002, when he became chairman of the board of directors.

In 1993, The New York Times said the company received 98 percent of its revenue in the form of agency contracts and increased revenues four-fold over the past decade. Chemonics was awarded a $5 million, three-year contract in 1995 to manage the creation of Ukraine's Agricultural Commodity Exchange. In 1997, the company received funding to continue co-managing a privatization project for non-farm land in Ukraine. Chemonics reportedly earned contracts valued at $97 million in 1997 and $58 million in 1998. The company received US$15 million from the USAID between 1996 and 2003.

In mid-2002, the company was awarded a $2.9 million contract to hire 3,000 locals to repair acequia and roads in Afghanistan's Shomali Plain. In Haiti, during the 2000s, Chemonics worked on agriculture programs, the Famine Early Warning Systems Network, and the "WINNER" project, which promotes the farming of Jatropha curcas to serve as biofuel. In 2008, an audit by USAID's Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that the results of Chemonics' $62 million contract in Afghanistan "fell considerably short" of the intended impact, and buildings constructed by subcontractors had significant construction defects. Chemonics said the audit "provided an incomplete picture".

During the 2000s, Ashraf Rizk was president and CEO prior to Richard Dreiman. Chemonics ranked number 70 in Washington Technology's 2009 list of the "top 100" largest government contractors based on revenue for the 2008 fiscal year and had approximately 3,200 employees at the time.

2010s

Chemonics ranked number 51 in Washington Technology's "top 100" list in 2010. The following year, Chemonics became 100 percent employee-owned through its employee stock ownership program.

The U.S. Department of Labor charged the company with discrimination against qualified African-American job candidates. As part of the settlement, Chemonics agreed to pay nearly $500,000 in damages to 124 job applicants, hired eight of the candidates, corrected hiring software problems, and implemented a diversity program. The company also agreed to sponsor four or more diversity events organized by nonprofit groups and create a training program for local high school students as part of the Summer Youth Employment Program. Chemonics denied liability as part of the settlement and attributed the pattern of discrimination to a manual application system.

In 2012, Chemonics came under scrutiny by USAID's OIG for their work in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake. Chemonics was the largest single recipient of post-earthquake funds from USAID, receiving over $196 million in contracts, many of which were "no-bid". Audits specifically cited Chemonics lack of a comprehensive monitoring and evaluation plan and that "some of the performance indicators Chemonics developed were not well-defined." Chemonics also spent more than 75 percent of program budgets on material and equipment when an expenditure of only 30 percent was planned. Chemonics responded, saying that reports, assessments, and the final third-party evaluation of USAID's earthquake recovery program revealed that claims of failure in Haiti were exaggerated.

An Inspector General's report also found that local communities were not sufficiently involved with Chemonics' work, and stated "Chemonics used contractors from Port-au-Prince to implement a number of activities in Cap-Haitien and Saint-Marc; these contractors brought their own people to do the jobs instead of hiring locals." When locals were required by USAID, Chemonics' policies "limited the transparency of the selection process and increase the risk of corruption or favoritism by granting decision-making authority to a few individuals." Chemonics responded, stating that more than 90 percent of the staff on USAID's two largest Chemonics-implemented programs were Haitian and that the company had awarded $96.3 million in grants and subcontracts directly to Haitian organizations over a five-year period.

Chemonics received USAID funding in early 2014 to operate the Sindh Reading Programme to improve literacy in Sindh, Pakistan. The company had received $501.7 million from USAID by November 2014. Chemonics worked with USAID to help three coastal cities in Mozambique adapt to climate change. As part of the work, Chemonics and USAID constructed model homes to teach residents about low-cost solutions to protect homes during storms.

Through USAID, Chemonics has supported the White Helmets, a volunteer organization formed during the Syrian Civil War and operating in parts of rebel-controlled Syria and in Turkey. Funding from USAID and the Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta allowed Chemonics to operate the Strengthening Advocacy and Civic Engagement governance project in Nigeria from 2014 to 2018. In 2015, USAID awarded Chemonics a $9.5 billion, eight-year IDIQ contract, the agency's largest award to date. The contract funds health supply chain programs to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis. In 2017, Devex reported that only 7 percent of the health commodity shipments delivered through the program arrived "on time and in full". Chemonics acknowledged the challenges, saying it undertook a "foundational change," by restructuring "how the project itself functioned from a management perspective". In Year 4, October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019, 85 percent of health commodity shipments were delivered on time and in full. During that same period the project procured nearly $544 million and delivered almost $699 million in drugs, diagnostics, and other health commodities.

USAID also awarded a $37 million contract for Chemonics to operate the "Promote" program in Afghanistan, which seeks to help women find employment in the civil society, private, and public sectors; in 2018, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction criticized USAID for results achieved to date. Expending nearly $90 million in taxpayer funding over three years, the program placed just 55 women in Afghan government jobs.

In 2016, Chemonics launched the Blockchain for Development Solutions Lab, becoming the first U.S. international development company to develop blockchain technology. The lab aims to support financial inclusion and make business processes more efficient. Chemonics was the leading contractor for USAID in 2016. The firm ranked number 44 and number 28 in Washington Technology's 2016 and 2017 lists of "Top 100 Contractors". The company ranked number 19 on Washington Technology's "top 100" list in 2018 and reportedly earned contracts valued at $1.613 billion. It was awarded a 2018 Industry Innovator award for its Blockchain for Development Solutions Lab. Chemonics partnered with Arizona State University to incorporate minimasters programming into staff training and development.

In 2018, the Council of the District of Columbia approved a $5.2 million property tax break for Chemonics' headquarters relocation, despite opposition by member Elissa Silverman who objected to the company's troubled history of discriminatory hiring. Two years later, construction began.

2020s

In June 2020, Chemonics was added to the defendant's list of a lawsuit that was previously filed in December 2019 against six other companies, including DAI, Louis Berger, among others, for allegedly paying bribes, or protection money, to the Taliban in a lawsuit brought by families of American victims. This claim relates to whether Chemonics may have violated the Anti-Terrorism Act which makes it illegal for any individual or entity to provide material support to terrorist groups like the Taliban. In 2024, a report by Center for Advanced Defense Studies said that Chemonics purchased products made in Xinjiang, potentially using forced Uyghur labor, including from sanctioned entity Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.

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