El Salvador Design of Electoral and Democratic Process Paper

Creative provided analysis and helped USAID prepare strategies to strengthen citizen involvement in the electoral process, particularly women, youth, and rural citizens, and to improve the operational and managerial efficiency of the newly created Supreme Electoral Tribunal....
 

El Salvador Alianza Joven Regional 2

USAID’s Alianza Joven Regional 2 provided support to the Central American Integration System and to juvenile justice system reforms in El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala. The project worked to strengthen the capacities of Municipal Crime Prevention Councils in Santa Ana, Chalchuapa and El Congo to reduce crime and violence in 28 communities, while engaging with community-based organizations to involve youth as part of the solution to crime and violence....
 

El Salvador Agricultural Packages for Ex-combatants

Through a contract with the Secretariat for Reconstruction Creative provided demobilized ex-combatants emergency “departure packages” that consisted of agricultural tools and household items. Creative was responsible for the purchase, inventory, storage and distribution of the packages to the resettlement locations of 25,000 ex-combatants and war-disabled....
 

El Salvador Community Development for Displaced Families

Prior to the end of the war in El Salvador, Creative initiated the Community Development for Displaced Families project which provided 1,112 families in rural communities with support services. In total, 986 permanent homes were constructed and 82 were upgraded. This effort also involved the construction of 831 latrines and 71 potable water systems/wells. More than 2,000 people were trained in bricklaying and carpentry skills. Five village banks were built. . One thousand and eighty-five people received immunizations, 44 community health workshops were given and nine health clinics were built....
 

BEPS/Guatemala/Rural Education Programs

USAID, in looking to further support local education and strengthen the communication system among educational institutions in Quiche Department, supported several pilot projects in Guatemala. Creative conducted a review of these projects. The results were used for improving the quality and efficiency of pre-school to third grade in Guatemala, and specifically for increasing the number of children completing third grade on time and with increased knowledge and skills. ...
 

BEPS/Guatemala Communications Materials Development

At the request of USAID/Guatemala, Creative produced a media kit that explains the Mission’s 2004-2009 strategic objective, “Investing in People: Healthier, Better-Educated People.” An international consultant contracted by Creative collected information about the various programs through a careful review of relevant background materials, site visits, and interviews with representatives from USAID, the various projects, and the community....