Guatemala/Basic Education Strengthening Project (BEST)

Creative conducted a mid-term evaluation of the two-year-old USAID-funded Basic Education Strengthening project in Guatemala, which was designed to improve the quality, efficiency, coverage and administration of primary education services. The project focused on improving management skills and operations in the Ministry of Education in order to improve the planning and decision-making capabilities necessary to improve the primary education system. ...
 

Guatemala INCIDENCIA Project

Proyecto INCIDENCIA, managed by Creative , encouraged civil society organizations in Guatemala to support more effective citizen participation in political decision making processes and public policy reforms. The project built capacity in: advocacy, social mobilization, coalition building, civic education, public policy formulation, organizational development, communication and networking. It motivated CSOs in the proposal design process and distributed 63 grants totaling approximately $3 million, and 61 quick response grants totaling $246,000....
 

Guatemala Human Rights and Reconciliation Program (HRRP)

Creative implemented the Human Rights and Reconciliation Program in Guatemala, disseminating the findings of the Historical Clarification Commission, mobilizing citizens to protect human rights, working with communities to initiate remembrance activities for victims of war, encouraging coordination among human rights groups and increasing awareness of children separated from their families, often forcibly, during the civil war. ...
 

Guatemala Design for Human Rights Education Program

Creative evaluated the organizational capacity and quality of programming of the education and publications divisions in Guatemala’s Office of the Ombudsman for Human Rights. The evaluation team recommended strategies for strengthening the delivery of programs and improving the integration of 17 regional offices. During the evaluation, Creative conducted retreats and planning sessions and analyzed human rights education programming in the region, emphasizing successes and models for expanding programming vision....
 

Guatemala Civil Society Program

Targeting transparency, anti-corruption, public security, ethnic discrimination and congressional strengthening activities, the program built on Creative's years of experience working with Guatemalan civil society. Bold initiatives by local partners included bringing gangs and national police together to address complex tasks of improving public security and preventing crime. By encouraging an expanded understanding of the value of indigenous populations, the project challenged ethnic discrimination and helped place the issue on the national agenda....
 

SWIFT I Peru Apoyo Creativo para la Transicion

Creative developed a two-year project for USAID that disbursed more than 200 grants totaling $6.6 million to Peruvian NGOs working for democratic reform as part of the effort to assist Peru in the post Fujimori era. The activities of the project, Apoyo Creativo para la Transicion, included: assistance to the Truth and Reconciliation Committee, support for congressional reform, improving civil-military relations, confronting corruption and strengthening governance at the local level....