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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]].<ref name=Hodge/> 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]].<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 [[Office of Inspector General, U.S. Agency for International Development|Office of Inspector General]] (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=[[Office of Inspector General, U.S. Agency for International Development]] |date=March 31, 2010 |access-date=February 12, 2019}}</ref> Chemonics said the audit "provided an incomplete picture".<ref name=Schreiber/> | 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]].<ref name=Hodge/> 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]].<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 [[Office of Inspector General, U.S. Agency for International Development|Office of Inspector General]] (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=[[Office of Inspector General, U.S. Agency for International Development]] |date=March 31, 2010 |access-date=February 12, 2019}}</ref> Chemonics said the audit "provided an incomplete picture".<ref name=Schreiber/> | ||
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= | 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=Associated Press |work=[[NBC News]] |date=May 19, 2005}}</ref><ref name=WT2009>{{cite journal |title=70 : Chemonics International Inc. |journal=[[Washington Technology]] |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 ''[[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.<ref name=WT2009/> | ||
===2010s=== | ===2010s=== | ||