Think Creative - Issue 4

CreativeAssociatesInternational.com | 27 1: Afghan Children Read staff at a July planning workshop in Mazar-e-Sharif. (Submitted by Yasar Ahmadzai) 2: The Crime and Violence Prevention Project Grants team in El Salvador. (Submitted by Eduardo Carranza) 3: 200 of the 600 Nigeria Regional Transition Initiative female peer mentees at a CVE sensitivity training in Damasak, Nigeria. (Submitted by Abdullahi Muhammed) 4: Community, Family and Youth Resilience Secondary Prevention Specialist Jane Alexander (left) with a school counselor in Saint Lucia. (Submitted by Kathy McClure) 5: The Iraq Elections Support Program Team during the May elections. (Photo by Jim Huylebroek) 6: From left: Kevin Figueroa, Miriam Chiuz, Héctor Ortega and Denis Martinez of Proponte Más at the Community Heroes award ceremony in August. (Submitted by José Granados) 7: From left: Creative’s Salem Helali, Angelina Tracy and Katy Vickland at the Global Youth Economic Opportunities Summit. (Submitted by Evelyn Rupert) 8: Programme d’Appui a l’Initiative Communautaire staff in Cameroon. (Submitted by Simon Obama) 9: Eduardo Fernandez (left), acting COP, and John Onyeukwu, DCOP celebrate the close-out of the Nigeria Regional Transition Initiative. (Submitted by Ikponmwosa Omoigiade) Ethiopia graphic by iStock 1 3 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 With vibrant traditions, linguistic and ethnic diversity and archaeological sites more than 3 million years old, the landlocked country of Ethiopia is a thriving cultural hub. One of the world’s oldest countries, it is home to more than 80 languages and up to 200 spoken dialects. Ethiopian communities have a strong sense of culture and identity, passing on folk stories and customs from one generation to the next. Did you know? Field photos