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Creative to assist U.S. education efforts in crisis, post-conflict countries

[/vc_column_text][/vc_colonne][/vc_row][vc_row][largeur vc_column = »2/3″][vc_column_text] Août. 26, 2014 – Creative Associates International is one of six global development organizations selected to support the U.S. government’s efforts to provide equitable access to education for 15 million children in conflict and crisis affected countries by 2015, ça a été annoncé. (www.CreativeAssociatesInternational.com)

Called “Advancing Basic Education: Access for All,« les États-Unis. Agency for International Development will use the organizations for initiatives that “assess, conception, implement, coordonner, monitor and evaluate education programs in crisis/conflict-affected, fragile and lawless environments,» entre autres activités, according to the agreement.

“Creative believes in the power of education as a driving force behind stabilization and a key instrument for laying the foundation for sustained development," dit Charito Kruvant, Président et chef de la direction de Créatif. “When schools are functioning, communities have a sense that stability is returning. This reduces the attraction to violent extremist organizations and increases the population’s trust in government.”

For USAID’s Advancing Basic Education: Access for All, Creative has assembled a consortium of prestigious core partners, including International Rescue Committee, Éducation mondiale, RTI and Management Systems International, as well as other specialized partners.

Jerrold Keilson, Vice-président de la création & Senior Director of its Education Division, says the company has a successful track record of providing educational services in nearly 30 conflict and post-conflict environments since the 1980s.

“Although the challenges of conflict and crisis affected countries are unique to each, there are common elements," dit Keilson. “Creative believes that transformational change must begin with empowered communities.”

By supporting communities to expand access to safe, quality education, Keilson says it is a starting point for programs that to contribute to stabilization, political transition, meeting the physical and psychological needs of vulnerable populations and ultimately economic growth and greater prosperity.

Au Yémen, Par exemple, Creative is working in partnership with the Education Ministry to enhance early grade reading, en écrivant, pédagogie, classroom management and more. Financé par l'USAID, le projet a atteint plus de 120,000 d'abord, second and third graders. After four months, oral reading fluency jumped dramatically.

USAID’s Advancing Basic Education: Access for All is an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Contract (IDIQ). USAID and its Missions will issue “task orders” under the IDIQ and the companies will compete for them.

Jane Wood, Ph.d., Creative’s Practice Area Director for Education in Crisis and Conflict Affected Environments, will manage the IDIQ. Avec plus de 30 years of development experience in more than 50 pays, she provides strategic planning and technical guidance in education policy and systems, développement de la main d'œuvre, lecture en première année, résolution de conflit, psycho-social support and more.

À propos de la création

Creative works with underserved communities by sharing expertise and experience in education, croissance économique, gouvernance et transitions du conflit à la paix. Creative est la deuxième plus grande entreprise détenue par des femmes qui travaille avec les États-Unis.. gouvernement.

Basé à Washington, D.C., Creative currently has programs in nearly 20 pays. Depuis 1977, ça a fonctionné dans 85 pays et sur presque tous les continents. Reconnu pour sa capacité à travailler rapidement, de manière flexible et efficace dans des environnements conflictuels, Creative s'engage à générer des solutions durables à long terme à des problèmes de développement complexes.[/vc_column_text][/vc_colonne][largeur vc_column = »1/12″][/vc_colonne][largeur vc_column = »1/4″][vc_widget_sidebar sidebar_id= »barre latérale-primaire »][/vc_colonne][/vc_row]