ETHRD III/Bolivia/Project Design for Radio Education Program

Creative assisted USAID in designing a comprehensive health care curriculum and a radio-math curriculum for upper primary school students. The team organized and facilitated workshops addressing program development, program implementation, parent outreach and institutional coordination for those involved in implementing the education programs. The team provided recommendations on multi-media instructional materials and an operational plan for research and implementation of selected school-based health and math interventions....
 

BEPS/ PERU: DECENTRALIZATION OF EDUCATION

In 2002, Peru’s democratically elected government began the transfer of decision-making authority to the regional and local levels. As the country decentralized, the education sector also faced structural changes. Creative reviewed pending education decentralization legislation and assessed current education policy and managerial capacity. The final report contained recommendations for Peru's government and external donors on how to best facilitate the appropriate design and implementation of education decentralization and the delivery of high quality education....
 

El Salvador Water and Sanitation for Rural Communities

Creative worked to provide potable water and latrines to rural communities as part of the effort to rebuild El Salvador after decades of conflict, working with NGOs and local government agencies, and encouraging community participation. The project conducted feasibility studies, latrine design/construction and potable water systems design and construction. The team coordinated with the Ministry of Health and Social Services, the National Administration of Water Systems and Sewerage and municipal governments....
 

El Salvador Strengthening Mechanisms and Channels for Citizen Participation in Democratic Decision-Making Processes

Creative ’s Citizen Participation and Governance project opened lines of communication between citizens and government in El Salvador, encouraging the development of an active, influential citizenry skillful in articulating and promoting policy change. Citizen watchdog groups monitoring government spending were created as were programs to prevent corruption. The project assisted civil society organizations learn how to influence public policy change, and it expanded the legislative process to incorporate greater citizen input and oversight. ...
 

BEPS/Jamaica/ Improving School Census Data Use

The New Horizons for Primary Schools Project (NHP) in Jamaica was designed to improve enrollment in, and the quality of, primary education. Creative Associates' software developers worked with the USAID/Jamaica Mission on the development of a custom version of Creative Associates' GIRO (General Input and Reporting Online) database. The system was used by Jamaica's Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture, as the central census data-collection and reporting platform for the Ministry's Planning Unit....
 

El Salvador Strengthening Civic Participation in Municipal Governance

In partnership with Research Triangle Institute, Creative provided technical assistance to the Salvadoran Municipalities Commission, the Ministry of Planning and selected municipalities to enhance participation of all sectors of society in local government and to improve the capacity of municipal leaders to respond to the needs of their constituents. ...