Exciting Advances in Mobile

By Jacqui Deelstra

October 19, 2012   |   0 comments

In International Development the letter “m,” short for “mobile,” has been popping up everywhere. There is mEducation, mAgriculture, and mHealth, just to name a few. Creative has also recognized the important role that mobile phones can play in development by connecting people to important information and resources that can dramatically improve their economic opportunities and allow them to be more active, knowledgeable and empowered citizens....
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Securing the Arab Spring’s Elections

By Patrick W. Quirk

October 10, 2012   |   0 comments

Over the last year in what has been termed the “Arab Spring,” the collapse of long-standing regimes in countries such as Tunisia, Egypt and Libya has created space for political contestation that citizens in these countries had never before experienced...
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Libyans Unite Against Breast Cancer

By Elisabeth Bond

October 4, 2012   |   0 comments

For the first time since their 2011 revolution, Libyans took to the streets to celebrate something other than their newly-found political liberty....
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IN MEMORY OF A LEADER AND A FRIEND

By Alexandra Barnett

September 14, 2012   |   0 comments

The attack earlier this week on the US Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, and the violence that has since surged, primarily targeting embassies throughout the Muslim world, is sobering....
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Message from Our President on the Events in Libya and Egypt

By Charito Kruvant

September 12, 2012   |   0 comments

The events of the past two days in Egypt and now Libya in the news are sobering. Our sympathy and support go to our partners who serve the United States in our embassies abroad. Creative extends our deepest condolences to the families of the victims in Libya....
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Celebrating International Literacy Day: The Path to Reading

By Diane Prouty, Karen Tietjen and Mark Sweikhart

September 7, 2012   |   0 comments

Three researchers sit at the back of a grade 2 classroom in a rural community hours from the capital city. This is one of the last classrooms on their list of schools to observe. They have visited classrooms around the country for the past two weeks collecting data on the teaching and learning of reading....
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