CREATIVE’S PAST PROJECTS

40+ years of promoting positive change

Creative has implemented hundreds of projects around the globe since it was founded in 1977. From education and elections to governance and economic growth, Creative’s efforts have made a difference. For example, since the year 2000, Creative has trained more than 389,000 teachers in 21 countries—providing them with new skills and techniques that ultimately benefit their students.

Creative’s Past Projects section has a list of selected projects, a brief description, their implementation dates and funders.

 

Mozambique IOM II Provincial Fund Implementation

Date: February 1995 – January 1997

Building on its previous experience in Angola, Creative worked with the International Organization on Migration to support reintegration programs for ex-combatants through community funds that maximized opportunities for social and economic adjustment. Creative drafted a strategy document to launch a provincial fund for reintegration programs and then supported implementation of a fund to finance ex-combatant micro-enterprise initiatives....

 

 

NASW Web Interface

Date: November 1998 – August 1999

Creative developed a web interface to NASW's Clinical Register and performed other software-related tasks on a pre-approved, task-order basis....

 

 

Nicaragua Development Training & NGO Strengthening Program

Date: January 1993 – June 1998

Creative provided human capacity building technical assistance through a USAID-funded program to support the democratic transition in Nicaragua. The purpose of the project was to provide skilled human resources critical to the democratic transition and economic recovery in Nicaragua. Creative worked closely with local institutions that received training to ensure that they had a clear understanding of the specific training objectives and how the program tied into institutional training. Creative partnered with AED....

 

 

Nicaragua Needs Assessment

Date: October 1990 – November 1990

Creative examined training needs and assessed the ability of institutions to deliver in Nicaragua for USAID Bureau of Latin America and Caribbean Affairs. Creative explored alternatives aimed at improving the productive capacity of the labor force including an assessment of the private sector's demand for vocational skills training; a survey of training institutions and other resources; and an analysis of problems between the types and delivery modes of training....

 

 

Nicaragua Public Awareness Campaign

Date: June 2006 – April 2007

Creative implemented a multimedia public awareness campaign to Get Out the Vote to engage Nicaraguan voters in the presidential election. Funded by the Department of State, the campaign involved working closely with local partners to create television, radio, print and electronic media products. Through sub-grants to the Permanent Commission on Human Rights, Creative funded efforts to document human rights abuses and provide technical support to bring cases to court and for counseling for victims’ relatives....

 

 

Nicaragua War Disabled Rehabilitation and Reintegration Project

Date: July 1990 – April 1992

The OAS requested that Creative provide counseling, training and liaison functions with various institutions to cover the medical, psychological, social and economic reintegration needs of disabled ex-combatants. Creative established a temporary rehabilitation center where patients lived and participated in reintegration programs. The rehabilitation component included medical staff, physical therapists and psychologists. Medical needs were evaluated and appropriate referrals for surgery and/or follow-up treatments were provided. Reintegration services revolved around skills that enhanced economic productivity....