Center to first focus on shifts and new trends caused by economic impacts of COVID-19
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WASHINGTON, DC. -CriativoAssociates Internationalé launching um specializedCentro de Migração e Economic Stabilization to driveinovação eprogramaresponsiveness tothis globalphenomenon.
“Our launch is timelydesde oCOVIDpandemic temgenerated new urgencies around migration,” says Creative President and CEO Leland Kruvant. “This Centervaicombine technicalrigor e ingenuity com Creative’s on-the-groundprogrammatic experienceto addresso pressingdesafios queluremigrantsintoriscoingit all.”
The Center for Migration e Economic Stabilization buildé sobre Criativos2019 groundbreakingpesquisar on thedrivers of migration from Central America’s Northern Triangle.
Pablo Maldonado, Diretor de Operações da Creative, dizthose motivaçãoé to migrate North remain as present as ever evaicombine withthe effects ofCOVID-19 to generate a powerful impetus to migrate.
“Migrationis connected andoverlaps with other systemic challenges facing Central America, West Africa and elsewhere,” Maldonado says."Infelizmente, long–standing development challenges willintersect with the economic hardship of COVID-19 para criara perfect storm formigração. Nós vai seeshifts in migration activity and trends, incluindochanging attitudes, internalmigração e relocationsacross borderstodoscaused by the economic squeeze.”
O Centerfor Migratione Estabilização Económicawill serve as a hub of thought leadership onoissue both as acause and byproduct of other developmentdesafios. The Centerhas a pointed focus onserving theunderserved, those who are not typically touched bymaistraditional economic development, including youth, mulheres and those working in informal economies.
The Centerwill continue and expand on Creative’s earlier migration pursuits, incluindo methodical data reunião to trackmigration and its drivers, demystification of popular migraçãobeliefs that are not supportedporevidência e, mais amplamente, ocreation of programsthat are material to the decision to migrate - mostly in the economic arena, Maldonado diz.
“The Center will help us stay at the forefront of understanding these issueseultimately lead to better, locally focused programming to mitigate the causes of migration. It will be a much-needed resource for fresh thinking on migration,”Maldonado diz.
Thought leader, practitioner todirect the Center
The Center for Migratione Economic Stabilization is led by noted expert Manuel Orozco, Ph.D., who joined Creative after more than 20 years at the Inter-American Dialogue em Washington, DC.
Orozco, a reconhecidoresearcher and analyst of global migration flows, including remittances, will complement Creative’s technical expertise increscimento económico, juventude, educação, governação, citizen security and moreto enrich programming and identify opportunitiesto respond thoughtfully tomigração.
Most recently Senior Director of Remittancese Desenvolvimento at the Inter-American Dialogue, Orozcoalso led Creative’s 2019 study into the drivers of migration from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala.Details may be seen at: https://www.saliendo-adelante.com/
“After getting to know Creative’s high-caliber workand its dedication to fully understanding the causes of migration, I’m honored by the opportunity to joinoequipeehelp Creative continue being a leader onthis global topic,”Orozco says. “Through the Center, I hopepara provide valuable insightsto ensure thatCriativosprogramas help mitigate the causes of migration.”
O need for additional expertise and leadership on migration becamemais urgent as COVID-19 spread across the globe, leaving already fragile communities reeling and indicating a major impact on migration patterns for years to come.
“We know that COVID-19 will have a profound effect on migration,”Maldonado diz. “With the creation of the Center for Migratione Estabilização Económica, we can meet this looming challengeand better servecommunities and families grappling with the fallout of the pandemic.”
In addition to his new role at Creative, Orozco is a Senior Migration Fellow for theCenter for International Development at Harvard University and Senior Migration and Remittances Advisor for theInternational Fund for Agricultural Development. He holds a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Texas at Austin, an M.A. in public administration and Latin American studies, and a B.A. in international relations from the National University of Costa Rica.
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Com sede em Washington, DC, A Creative tem projetos ativos em quase 30 países. Desde 1977, funcionou emaproximadamente90 países e em quase todos os continentes. Reconhecido por sua capacidade de trabalhar rapidamente, de forma flexível e eficaz em ambientes afetados por conflitos, A Creative está comprometida em gerar soluções sustentáveis de longo prazo para problemas complexos de desenvolvimento.
A Creative cresceu e se tornou uma das líderes entre os EUA. implementadores do setor privado de projetos de desenvolvimento global. O criativo é propriedade e operado por minorias.