Think Creative - Issue 1

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Howmany…

Afghan 30 nationalities are represented at HQ?

What part of your work makes you the most proud ? Headquarters and Field staff weigh in

“working with our teams in the field is amazing”

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

“Knowing that we are positively impacting the lives of thousands of children, women, and men in some of the most challenging places on Earth.”

“Finding solutions and supporting others to succeed.”

American Argentine Canadian Colombian Bangladeshi

Impact on human lives. “

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“Supporting amazingly talented people who are bringing about positive change in the world.”

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British

8. 9.

Bulgarian Ecuadorian

10. Egyptian 11. German 12. Ghanaian

13. Greek 14. Indian 15. Italian 16. Iraqi

Events Fall 2017

m 09/11-15 | Washington, DC Making Connections 7 Making Connections is a biennial global gathering of Chiefs of Party here at HQ. The program included three and a half days of information sharing, exploration of the political landscape, and discussion of industry and programming trends that are shaping our business. m 09/27-29 | Washington, DC Making Cents International’s Global Youth Economic Opportunities Summit Creative presented evidence- based approaches to

implementing successful, demand-driven workforce development programs. The presentation focused on programs that train and employ young women in fragile and conflict-affected environments such as Afghanistan, Egypt, Jordan, Nepal and Yemen. m 09/27-29 | New Delhi, India The India-Afghanistan Trade & Investment Conference: “Passage to Prosperity” More than 20 Afghan exporters trained by Creative’s Afghanistan Workforce Development Program marketed their goods, including agriculture and textiles, to buyers in various industries.

17. Kenyan 18. Kyrgyz 19. Malawian 20. Mauritanian 21. Nicaraguan 22. Nigerian 23. Peruvian 24. Romanian 25. Salvadoran 26. South African 27. Trinidadian 28. Uzbek 29. Vietnamese 30. Yemeni

Creative welcomed Chiefs of Party from around the world for a week of learning and exchange.

Photo by Skip Brown

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