Guatemala Civil Society Program
Governance Date: August 2001 – September 2004
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....