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.

 

West Bank Jerusalem Shared Youth Vision for Jerusalem

Date: September 2011 – June 2012

Creative implemented USAID’s Shared Youth Vision for Jerusalem project to inspire, train and support a diverse, motivated and entrepreneurial group of young leaders to connect a generation of their peers to a positive vision for a shared Jerusalem. In a region known for poor communication across religious lines, the program educated and empowered 120 Israelis and Palestinians through cross-border dialogue and effective problem solving....

 

 

Women in Development

Date: July 1991 – December 1991

Creative performed a mid-term evaluation of the GENESYS Project's effectiveness in institutionalizing gender considerations in USAID Missions and bureaus and in developing countries....

 

 

Yemen – Early Grade Reading Approach

Education Date: 2010–2015

Youth aged 25 and younger represent nearly 75 percent of Yemen’s population, yet their education is failing them. A 2011 Early Grade Reading Assessment found that almost one third of third-graders are not able to read a single word....

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Man in Yemen field

Yemen – Community Livelihoods Project

Capacity Development Date: 2010-2015

Yemen economic and social indicators are among the lowest in the Middle East. In addition to a fragile economy, Yemen continues to face instability due to high unemployment, violent Islamic extremism and a large youth population....

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Yemen – UNDP Security Sector Reform Support

Political Transitions Date: 2019

Directly supporting the U.N. Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary General for Yemen (OSESGY), Creative is participating in a high-level ‘security think tank’ to shape the peace process in Yemen....

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Yemen Civil Society Assessment 2007

Date: October 2007 – November 2007

Creative was part of a team that evaluated the civil society and media sectors for USAID/Yemen. Civil society organizations were found to be free to operate, but with indications of closing political and legal space. The media sector was found to be well-organized, but facing restrictions on freedom of speech, access to information and an inadequate legal framework. The team recommended USAID support a program of technical and financial assistance to strengthen both sectors, and to underpin frameworks within which they operate....