Think Creative - Issue 4

CreativeAssociatesInternational.com | 5 CREATIVE SENIOR LEADERSHIP Founder & Board Chair Charito Kruvant President & CEO Leland Kruvant Chief Operating Officer Pablo Maldonado Executive Vice President Earl Gast Chief Financial Officer Oswaldo Holguin Senior Vice President Thomas Wheelock Senior Vice President Sharon Cooley VP, External Relations Jessica Kruvant VP, Global Operations Mario Vilela EDITORIAL STAFF Senior Director, Communications Michael J. Zamba Communications Manager Marta S. Maldonado Strategic Content Manager Jillian Slutzker Art Direction Amanda Smallwood Writers Evelyn Rupert Ashley Williams Web Design & Digital Technology Luis Aguilar Contributing Photographers Skip Brown Erick Gibson Jim Huylebroek Think Creative is published three times a year by Creative Associates International, a global development organization dedicated to supporting people around the world to realize the positive change they seek. The content is produced by Creative and does not represent the policies or positions of its clients, partners or host governments. Reproduction of any or all of Think Creative is prohibited without prior written permission. Copyright ©2018. For more information about Think Creative , please email us at ThinkCreative@CreativeDC.com Think Creative by Creative Associates International Letter from Leland Kruvant President & CEO Creative Associates International 5301 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20015 + 202.966.5804 Creative Associates International Happy anniversary Think Cre- ative! You’ve had a tremendous first year. Whe n Think Creative l aunched last fall, we could not have anticipated the response from our readers. Creative’s field staff told us they delighted in flipping the pages and learning about the great work of their colleagues on the other side of the globe. Our partners and clients told us they appreciated the chance to go beyond the numbers and see these stories of change up close. But some of the most surprising feedback has come from our program participants, the very people whose stories we are hon- ored to tell. Consider 17-year-old Aisha Mo- hammed of Maiduguri, Nigeria, who was on the cover of the first issue of Think Creative . She sur- vived a terrorist attack, was dis- placed from her community and later enrolled in a back-to-school program called USAID Education Crisis Response, which was run by Creative. When Aisha saw her photo on the cover of the first issue, she cried. With no internet access, she could not watch the video or read the online story about her amazing resilience and success, but Think Creative told her story. During the past 12 months, the three English-language versions and one special edition in Spanish have captivated readers with sto- ries like Aisha’s and compelling photography from Afghanistan to Nigeria. The magazine is a company-wide effort, with content coming from staff around the world. I love the entire issue, though I always start with Creative Life to check out staff photos, profiles of colleagues and more. Our team is planning stories for the year ahead. I hope you enjoy this and future issues as much as I do. Sincerely, 20 Feature Stories 20 // Beyond the Bell: After-school programs create safe spaces for Saint Lucian youth 22 // Freedom to Move Forward: Reframing juvenile justice in Honduras 25 Creative Life A mission-driven community 26 // Staff Spotlight: Samima Patel An expert and advocate for bilingual literacy 27 // • Culture Corner: Ethiopian cultural diversity • Staff Photo Submissions 28 // CREA-ting History: Opening of subsidiaries builds upon decades of work in Honduras and El Salvador 29 // Ask a Recruiter: Creative recruiters give tips for job seekers 30 // Walk this Way: A day in the life of Will McPhail, Field Operations Manager Photos by Skip Brown (top), Illustration by Sorbetto/iStock, José Granados (middle), Rene Urrutia (bottom) Beyond the Bell 20 p. CREA-ting History 28 p. Freedom to Move Forward 22 p.