ZÂMBIA: Ajudando as crianças a aprender a ler desde o início

novembro 28, 2012

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Na Zâmbia, Ministry of Education officials partnered with USAID through the Read To Succeed Project to increase parental and community involvement in school activities. Hands-on involvement by parents and community members, in partnership with school efforts, nurtures innovation, resulting in improved reading skills among students.

Read to Succeed’s work plan validation workshop held last August gathered Ministry of Education teams from provincial and district offices, head teachers, and representatives from Parent Teacher Associations. For the first time in the history of provincial and district planning meetings, parents were given an opportunity and a platform to define their role. Parents committed to volunteer in tasks ranging from monitoring a teacher’s time on task in school to following up on learner assessment results to ensuring students maintain regular attendance to gathering children in “insaka’’ (traditional shelters) to do homework during weekends and read together, further supporting literacy.

The workshop prioritized community engagement, ensuring that all activities for improving learner performance in reading engendered genuine grassroots support from the local community. Ministry officials welcomed parents’ insight at such a technical meeting. Parents engaged with the officials from the Ministry of Education to share ideas about workable approaches and solutions to common challenges. Por sua vez, the parents were very happy to see that their contributions were acknowledged and integrated into a supplementary work plan for Read To Succeed. All stakeholders arrived at a shared understanding that building trust and common purpose is essential to improving learner achievements in schools.

Promoting Local Solutions to Key Education Problems

Na Zâmbia, many teachers express the belief that reading can only be taught using professionally printed reading resources. Shandele Mwanamukuni, a retired District Education Board Secretary for Namwala District, now with USAID’s Read to Succeed Project implemented by Creative, is challenging this kind of thinking. Shandele has developed his own kit for teaching reading using readily available local materials. This locally developed reading kit was presented to over 200 Students at Mongu College of Education. The students were intrigued by the initiative and asked Read to Succeed to visit the college to formally share the approach. After the presentation, students at the college arranged to meet with the Read to Succeed staff privately to receive orientation on the locally-made reading kit and learn how to make their own reading resources as they prepare for their own teaching careers.

MALAVI: Escola rural recebe impulso dos EUA. Visita do Embaixador

novembro 28, 2012

2 minutos de leitura

Situado numa zona rural do distrito de Ntchisi, A Escola Primária de Mpherere raramente recebe visitantes da capital. Recentemente, porém, a comunidade escolar de Mpherere deu as boas-vindas ao Embaixador Americano no Malawi, EM. Jeanine Jackson e Diretora de Missão da USAID, Douglas Arbuckle. Ambos aproveitaram a oportunidade especial de testemunhar o impacto do Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Profissional de Professores do Malawi da USAID (MTPD) projeto na Escola Primária Mpherere.

Após sua chegada, professores, estudantes, pais, A equipe do MTPDS e os funcionários do distrito de Ntchisi cumprimentaram o Embaixador e o Diretor da Missão. Como resultado do projeto, a equipe do programa e os funcionários do governo observaram um progresso tangível desde a intervenção “Fundamentos até a Leitura”, que se traduz em Chichewa como “Maziko a Kuwerenga”. O Embaixador Jackson visitou uma aula onde a letra “z” estava sendo apresentada aos alunos usando os métodos e materiais de aprendizagem fornecidos pelo programa MTPDS, dando a ela uma perspectiva íntima das atividades do projeto.

Ao longo da aula, as crianças demonstraram habilmente as habilidades de leitura e escrita que haviam dominado após menos de meio ano de escolaridade. Depois da aula, crianças de até sete anos foram selecionadas do padrão 2 aulas e leia trechos de textos elaborados para alunos de turmas de alto padrão 8. O olhar concentrado no rosto de cada aluno ao longo da apresentação atestou a sua natureza genuína, assim como a seleção aleatória de passagens de leitura. No Malaui, apenas cerca de metade dos alunos que se matriculam na série 1 ensino fundamental completo. As razões para esta baixa taxa de retenção são muitas, embora a falta de vontade dos alunos em aprender não seja um deles. As matrículas nas escolas estão explodindo, apesar do número limitado de professores disponíveis e qualificados para ensinar. O Embaixador agradeceu sinceramente à professora Sra.. Alice Kamzoole e seus colegas pelo excelente trabalho, reconhecendo a leitura precoce como “a chave para o desenvolvimento no Malawi”.

No Centro de Desenvolvimento de Professores, Embaixador engajado com o Comitê de Gestão Escolar, líderes locais, e pais e professores da Escola Mpherere e escolas vizinhas. As partes interessadas da comunidade partilharam o seu apreço pelo programa e a vontade de investir os seus esforços para apoiar a sua missão.

Através do projeto MTPDS, o Ministério da Educação do Malawi, Ciência, e Tecnologia trabalha em parceria com a USAID para concretizar os seus planos de implementação de um novo currículo do ensino primário centrado nos resultados da aprendizagem, concentrando-se na melhoria das habilidades básicas de leitura da 1ª à 4ª série e conduzindo uma reunião representativa nacionalmente, pesquisa básica de habilidades de leitura. Para alcançar esses resultados, o Ministério da Educação adicionará 4,000 professores qualificados para a força de trabalho da educação anualmente durante o mandato de três anos do projeto.

Tendo testemunhado em primeira mão o sucesso deste programa, A Embaixadora Jackson expressou seu agradecimento à comunidade e à intenção do governo americano de continuar a apoiar essas iniciativas de alfabetização precoce. Como ela partiu, a Embaixadora juntou-se à dança com mulheres da comunidade local e garantiu às partes interessadas que partilharia o sucesso do programa com o Ministério da Educação, Ciência, e Tecnologia e sede da USAID.

LÍBIA: Integrating Libyan Women into the Democratic Process

novembro 28, 2012

1 minutos de leitura

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LÍBIA:

Integrating Libyan Women into the Democratic Process

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At the request of numerous women of the community, the local council of the Sabri District in Benghazi invited the Institute to conduct an Election and Constitution Awareness Raising town hall campaign. Twenty women participated in the campaign. The event featured a comprehensive explanation of the upcoming election process and a broad overview of the elected National Congress, the legislative body responsible for appointing the committee to draft Libya’s constitution and for setting in place a transitional government until a constitutional referendum occurs.

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From Humble Beginnings…para o 2012 Washington Business Hall of Fame!

novembro 20, 2012

1 minutos de leitura

*The Washington Business Hall of Fame Dinner was held on December 4 em Washington, CC. Clique aqui to see photos of the event from K Street Magazine!

Thirty-five years ago, at the inception of Criativos associados internacionais, Charito Kruvant and her three female business partners had the tenacity, ambition, e, o mais importante, the vision for the company they wanted to build to support people around the world to realize the positive change they seek. Hoje, with experience in over eighty countries, the Creative team continues to carry out this vision.

Em 1998, The Washingtonian, o Greater Washington Board of Trade, e Junior Achievement of Greater Washington founded the Washington Business Hall of Fame, a partnership of leading organizations committed to financial literacy and work readiness throughout the Washington area. Creative is proud to announce Charito as one of the five 2012 Laureates! Em dezembro 4, the Washington Business Hall of Fame will honor this year’s honorees and Junior Achievement students. The awards ceremony benefits Junior Achievement, an organization dedicated to teaching youth personal finance and career education skills. Em 2012, 50,000 area students benefited from these programs.

Creative is honored and humbled to have its President and CEO recognized by an organization of its peers so clearly aligned with the Creative mission.

Congratulations Charito!

For additional information on the event and how to support, por favor visite: www.WashingtonBusinessHallofFame.org.

É semana de educação internacional!

novembro 13, 2012

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Alexandra Barnett (Washington, CC)

Presidente criativo e CEO, Charito Kruvant, fala com a equipe da NEI na Nigéria — Foto por: Jill Meeks

Feliz Semana Internacional de Educação 2012! Creative tem orgulho de trabalhar de mãos dadas com a USAID, Ministérios do Governo Internacional, o setor privado, administradores escolares, professores e alunos para ajudar a construir a base para aprender em 13 países ao redor do mundo. Especializado em ambientes de conflito e pós-conflito, O trabalho educacional da Creative se concentra na leitura de nível precoce, Desenvolvimento do currículo, Integração da tecnologia na sala de aula, Construindo a capacidade de professores e administradores escolares, e melhorando a alfabetização, Então, como estamos comemorando a Semana Internacional da Educação deste ano? Presidente e CEO da Creative, Charito Kruvant, está começando a semana com nossa equipe em Bauchi, Nigéria, onde ela está falando com a equipe da Iniciativa de Educação da USAID/Creative Nigéria (NO) Para entender melhor como eles estão trabalhando para aprimorar o aprendizado nas salas de aula em todo o país.

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Opinion: All I want for Christmas is…

novembro 9, 2012

2 minutos de leitura

Op-Ed Contributor (Washington, CC)

Now that the Presidential election has been decided with the reelection of President Obama, and both houses of Congress support foreign assistance—even when they say they do not—the second term offers the opportunity for turning the page on how foreign aid is formulated and delivered effectively. While Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan are likely to diminish as the cash cows of American policy, the Arab Spring and Syrian uprising have put the Middle East and North Africa back in the spotlight of foreign policy, along with emerging threats and opportunities in Sub-Sahara Africa. Então, how should we react and what should we do? What follows is my stocking list. (mais…)

USAID Launches New Youth in Development Policy!

novembro 9, 2012

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Madalena Fulton (Washington, CC)

Foto de: David Medina, Aliança Juvenil de Honduras

Building on USAID’s decades of experience working with young people, this policy provides guidance on pursuing smarter, more innovative, and more cost effective approaches to empowering youth to contribute to and benefit from their countries’ development efforts. The policy is closely aligns with Creative’s mission and vision of accelerating economic growth, strengthening societies, and responding to the needs and aspirations of people everywhere, especialmente os jovens. (mais…)

Avanços emocionantes no celular

outubro 19, 2012

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Jacqui Deelstra (Washington, CC)

IMGI0729_EDIT — Foto por: Garrett McIndoe

Em desenvolvimento internacional a letra “M,"Abreviação de" celular,”Tem aparecido em todos os lugares. Há medutação, mAgriculture, e mHealth, Só para citar alguns. Creative também reconheceu o importante papel que os telefones celulares podem desempenhar no desenvolvimento conectando pessoas a informações e recursos importantes que podem melhorar drasticamente suas oportunidades econômicas e permitir que elas sejam mais ativas, cidadãos experientes e empoderados.

Aqui estão algumas áreas que criativo está especialmente empolgado com:

(mais…)

Securing the Arab Spring’s Elections

outubro 10, 2012

2 minutos de leitura

Patrick W.. peculiaridade (Washington, CC)

Creative’s Conflict Management and Electoral Security Team Gleans Insights from Across the Globe Relevant to Upcoming Polls

Over the last year in what has been termed the “Arab Spring,” o colapso de regimes de longa data em países como a Tunísia, Egypt and Libya has created space for political contestation that citizens in these countries had never before experienced.

Tendo demonstrado sua força através de ações nas ruas, citizens shifted to establishing institutions of government that reflect the popular will and cultural contours of their polities. Through concerted action and collaboration within and across state- and non-state sectors, muito foi alcançado.

The people of Egypt and Libya determined that elections were to be their chosen instrument for determining governance and, for the first time in decades, participated in largely open and fair elections. Individuals and political parties alike campaigned for votes.

The citizens of the Arab Spring look to electoral processes as crucial to legitimizing government, promover a responsabilização e a boa governação, além de contribuir para a estabilidade nacional. Embora as eleições possam servir estas necessidades se forem administradas de forma imparcial e num ambiente pacífico, eles também podem desestabilizar nações e deslegitimar governos se estiverem atolados em conflitos e violência.

O que é mais, o potencial de violência pode manter os cidadãos afastados das urnas e dissuadir os candidatos de fazerem campanha abertamente. Os acontecimentos recentes na Líbia e noutros países evidenciam que, apesar do progresso e dos ganhos notáveis em todo o mundo árabe, estes processos e transições em curso permanecem frágeis. This has particular implications for other countries in the MENA region slated to hold elections in the coming months—should upcoming polls experience conflict and violence, transitions risk being de-railed and the legitimacy of governments questioned. (mais…)

Libyans Unite Against Breast Cancer

outubro 4, 2012

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Elisabeth Bond (Washington, CC)

Breast cancer day in Libya 2012.

For the first time since their 2011 revolução, Libyans took to the streets to celebrate something other than their newly-found political liberty.

On Monday, outubro 1, hundreds of Libyans marked the beginning of Breast Cancer Awareness Month by marching three kilometers through Benghazi in a sea of pink. Holding signs and singing songs, women and activists spread awareness for the widely misunderstood disease.

Dr.. Rehab Shembesh, a clinical oncologist and co-founder of The Cure Foundation Libya, explained that many cancer patients feel embarrassment and fail to seek treatment for their ailments due to poor societal acceptance of the disease.

To motivate onlookers and participants into action, the Breast Cancer Awareness March concluded with a spectacularly pink fireworks display. Monday’s event was the first large-scale public awareness campaign for cancer in Libya, and it marked the beginning of a month-long campaign of television and radio public service announcements, pink storefronts in Benghazi’s business district, and educational visits to universities, women’s health clubs, and mosques.

The Breast Cancer Awareness March was hosted by six local civil society organizations, including two organizations funded by Creative’s Libya Community Driven Grants Program (CDGP) – The Cure Foundation Libya and Ayadina Association for Societal Solidarity. Libya CDGP is funded by the US Department of State’s Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI).

Elisabeth Bond, Creative CDGP Technical Manager, Divisão de Comunidades em Transição

IN MEMORY OF A LEADER AND A FRIEND

Setembro 14, 2012

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Alexandra Barnett (Washington, CC)

The attack earlier this week on the US Consulate in Benghazi, Líbia, and the violence that has since surged, primarily targeting embassies throughout the Muslim world, is sobering.

Ambassador Stevens was a friend to the Libyan people who was steadfast in his support of Libya’s transition to democracy. The deaths of Ambassador Stevens and three of his staff have sparked an outcry among those working to support peace throughout the world.

Creative and our partners will continue to work towards building a new and better Libya, one that meets the dreams and aspirations of the majority of Libyans. Such a vision seems more challenging now, making our work now more important than ever.

The press release below, written by Maan Nabneeha Movement, a Libyan civil society organization focused on elections and women’s participation in government, captures their sentiment as the Libyan people face yet another obstacle on the path to freedom and tolerance.

In memory of Ambassador Chris Stevens — Ambassador Stevens speaks with a representative from Maan Nabneeha Movement in Tripoli during the launch of Creative/Microsoft Public Private Partnership, funded by the US State Department/Middle East Partnership Initiative. Junho 2012

PRESS RELEASE
Maan Nabneeha Movement
Tripoli, Líbia

“I consider myself lucky to participate in this amazing period of change and hope in Libya.”
– Ambassador Chris Stevens

Those were the last words of a great friend for Libyans, Ambassador Chris Stevens; he was a friend more than just an Ambassador. We felt grief on the tragedy of Mr. Ambassador Chris Stevens’ death; we condemn this barbaric action which does not represent us Libyans and Muslims. We send our sincere condolences to his family and friends.

The news of Mr. Ambassador Chris Stevens’ death awakened us Libyans, to danger of those irresponsible and fanatic elements who are threatening our freedom, democracy and stability of our country. Our grief has turned to anger and anger to courage; now we are more determined to rebuild new civilized democratic Libya; we promise, we will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail.

We will not forget you Mr. Embaixador, Chris Stevens, and you will always be there in our hearts and minds.

The Maan Nabneeha Movement is a Libyan civil society organization working to support women candidates in the National Assembly elections, and support and encourage women voters.

FGM Libya — Photo courtesy of Free Generation Movement, Líbia

Message from Our President on the Events in Libya and Egypt

Setembro 12, 2012

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M. Charito Kruvant (Washington, CC)

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.

As a community, we value the commitment to the greater good we share and work every day to achieve. Creative’s Mission and Core Values are what give us the foresight and strength to persevere at difficult times.

Paz,