CREATIVE’S PAST PROJECTS

40+ years of promoting positive change

Creative has implemented hundreds of projects around the globe since it was founded in 1977. From education and elections to governance and economic growth, Creative’s efforts have made a difference. For example, since the year 2000, Creative has trained more than 389,000 teachers in 21 countries—providing them with new skills and techniques that ultimately benefit their students.

Creative’s Past Projects section has a list of selected projects, a brief description, their implementation dates and funders.

 

ABEL I IQC – ABEL I/BOTSWANA: GENDER AND SOCIAL SOUNDNESS ANALYSIS– A REVIEW OF SOCIAL ISSUES AFFECTING EDUCATION

Date: January - February 1991

The Social Soundness Analysis examined the potential social and gender impact of the Basic Education Consolidation (BEC) project under the USAID-funded Advancing Basic Education & Literacy (ABEL I) project. The analysis included a thorough literature review and interviews with key stakeholders, including members of the Ministry of Education and teachers, as well as the general population. ...

 

 

ABEL I IQC – ABEL I/EGYPT: GIRLS` PARTICIPATION IN BASIC EDUCATION

Date: March - September 1994

Creative reviewed the progress in girls' education in USAID projects in Egypt between 1970 and 1993 to identify successful strategies and programs for improving girls' school enrollment, persistence and achievement, as well as constraints to girls' education. The literature review, "Girls' Participation in Basic Education in Egypt," summarized progress in girls' primary education through USAID and non-USAID-sponsored strategies. ...

 

 

ABEL I IQC – ABEL I/GHANA: EQUITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

Date: June - July 1991

The Equity Improvement Plan sought to address equity imbalances in primary education in needy/under resourced areas by developing culturally sensitive criteria for selecting 20 key districts with severe equity imbalances, initiating pilot activities and developing budget and evaluation criteria to measure the success of each activity. Creative helped implement the Plan in consultation with the Ministry of Education and district education officers from remote areas. ...

 

 

ABEL I IQC – ABEL I/GLOBAL: ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IMPACTS OF GIRLS` PRIMARY EDUCATION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Date: January 1990 - December 1991

A two year study on the economic and social benefits of, and obstacles to, girls' participation in primary school in developing countries demonstrated the overwhelming benefit of enrolling and encouraging girls in primary education. The study focused on three levels of involvement in girls' education: policy issues at the ministry level, teacher and school issues at the implementation level and personal and social issues at the individual family level. The final report, "The Economic and Social Impacts of Girls' Education in Developing Countries," draws on an extensive literature review and interviews with technical experts and program staff. ...

 

 

ABEL I IQC – ABEL I/GLOBAL: EDUCATING GIRLS: STRATEGIES TO INCREASE ACCESS, PERSISTENCE & ACHIEVEMENT IN EDUCATION

Date: February - December 1991

Under the USAID-funded Advancing Basic Education & Literacy (ABEL I) project, Creative researched, wrote and published a report on ways to improve girls' educational opportunities in the developing world. The report reviews the interventions--policies, programs, and projects--that had been implemented by governments, donors, and other institutions to increase girls' access, persistence and achievement at the primary school level....

 

 

ABEL I IQC – ABEL I/GLOBAL: EDUCATION FOR ALL CONFERENCE– VIDEO, GRAPHICS, AND PRINT MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT

Date: January - March 1990

Two videos and support materials were produced for the World Conference on Education for All held in Jontien, Thailand. One video was designed to facilitate discussion at the Girls Education Roundtable on the benefits and constraints to girls' education in the developing world. It provided an overview of the status of girls' education worldwide, statistics showing the benefits to society and individuals when girls persist in school and discussion around the obstacles to persistence. The second addressed current educational technology and its applicability in the developing world....