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.

 

Greater Horn of Africa Initiative for Conflict Prevention

Date: August 1996 – April 1997

Creative prepared a practitioner's manual, Preventing and Mitigating Violent Conflicts: A Guide for Practitioners, to support the Greater Horn of Africa Initiative. The guide focused on: 1) a summary of literature and provision of a common language in conflict prevention and mitigation; 2) discussion of the most effective tools used in conflict prevention and mitigation efforts; and 3) discussion of the conflicts in the Greater Horn and an examination of their sources....

 

 

ICRP IQC

Date: April 2006 – September 2010

Covering all aspects of conflict mitigation, management and recovery, the ICRP IQC provided USAID with a mechanism to obtain specialized assistance in its efforts to mainstream conflict sensitivity in all of its Mission programming and strategic planning. Creative was part of the consortium led by American Express. ...

 

 

Lebanon Participation for Economic and Community Development (PEACE)

The Lebanon Participation for Economic and Community Development project assisted citizens in revitalizing transitional communities, helping them meet self-defined infrastructural, economic and environmental needs while promoting social stability and integration. PEACE strengthened grass-roots organizations and used community participation as a vehicle in mobilizing residents, underscoring the integration of women into decision-making processes and income-generating activities. It helped Lebanese communities build lasting peace by encouraging transparent, democratic participation at all levels of society....

 

 

Nigeria

Northeast Connection Program

Date: 2021-2023

Northeast Connection’s solutions-based approach uses a range of activities to address and prevent social conflicts in some of Nigeria's most vulnerable communities. ...

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Syria: Al Rashad

Date: 2020-2022

Al Rashad uses a community policing approach to increase public trust in local authorities and improve responsiveness to citizens’ needs...

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