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.

 

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Nigeria – Northern Education Initiative

Education Date: November 2009 – March 2014

The Nigeria Northern Education Initiative strengthened state and local governments’ ability to deliver basic education services by addressing management, sustainability and oversight. Funded by USAID, the initiative focused on increasing access to education for orphans and other vulnerable children as well as providing services such as health information and counseling. It addressed needs in education, health, gender and economic equity, as well as drop-out and repetition rates among students. ...

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Nigeria – Northern Education Initiative Plus

Education Date: 2015-2020

More than 30 percent of school-aged children in Northern Nigeria do not have access to basic education. The quality of education is also often lacking. To address these challenges, the Nigeria Northern Education Initiative Plus (NEI+) seeks to improve access and quality of education for more than 2 million school-aged children and youth in three northern states....

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Nigeria/Community Participation for Action in the Social Sectors (COMPASS)

Health Date: June 2004 – August 2009

In partnership with the Nigerian government, USAID launched the Community Participation for Action in the Social Sectors which combined the expertise of five American and four Nigerian partner organizations to engage local communities in building high quality, integrated health and education services. Creative, an implementing partner, provided technical assistance in primary education and school health, and mobilized parent-teacher associations to improve school infrastructure and develop instructional materials. ...

 

 

Nigeria/State Education Account (SEA)/Kano & Zamfara

Date: January 2007 – November 2007

Creative implemented State Education Account projects in Nigeria’s Kano and Zamfara states where authorities face the challenge of planning, administering and managing thousands of primary schools and hundreds of secondary schools. By developing the capacity to successfully implement a State Education Account, the state Ministries of Education were able to more closely examine education expenditures, including those from private, public and donor funds to make more informed decisions in educational resource allocations. ...