Think Creative - Issue 6

Think Creative by Creative Associates International

Letter from Leland Kruvant President & CEO Creative Associates International

CREATIVE SENIOR LEADERSHIP

Founder & Board Chair Charito Kruvant President & CEO Leland Kruvant Chief Operating Officer Pablo Maldonado Executive Vice President Earl Gast Chief Financial Officer Oswaldo Holguin Senior Vice President Thomas Wheelock Senior Vice President Sharon Cooley VP, External Relations Jessica Kruvant VP, Global Operations Mario Vilela VP, Education Eileen St. George

findings and profile individuals who have attempted to migrate or plan to leave their homes. Our cover story provides you with a better understanding of why people are willing to make this very dangerous journey. The drivers of irregular migration are complicated but not beyond our ability to address. Ultimately, reducing the drivers of irregular migration are not easy and will require an alignment of interests among diverse actors and a long- term vision for the economic future of these communities. Sincerely,

It is an incredible piece of work that generated more than 100,000 data points and better informs our understanding of this unique phenomenon. Ultimately, it can lead us to develop improved localized solutions to mitigate the drivers of irregular migration from the Northern Triangle and support people to build better futures within their communities. As an implementer of community- focused projects with more than three decades of experience in the region, we felt the perspective of a development organization with up-to-date data could offer a fresh look at this regional challenge. In this issue of Think Creative , we walk you through a selection of the

From a distance, the drivers of irregular migration fromCentral America’s Northern Triangle seem intractable. They are not. This is demonstrated through one of the most in-depth analyses of local factors that drive irregular migration fromEl Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras conducted by Creative Associates International and released this summer. Based on extensive data mining, statistical analysis and a 2,400-person survey conducted in February and March, Creative can distinguish the different triggers of migration in 60 high-migration municipalities, as well as paint a general portrait of potential migrants.

EDITORIAL STAFF

Senior Director, Communications Michael J. Zamba Communications Manager Marta S. Maldonado Strategic Content Manager Jillian Slutzker Rocker Art Direction Amanda Smallwood Writers Evelyn Rupert Ashley Williams Contributing Photographers Janey Fugate Skip Brown Erick Gibson Jim Huylebroek Think Creative is published three times a year by Creative Associates International, a global development organization dedicated to supporting people around the world to realize the positive change they seek. The content is produced by Creative and does not represent the policies or positions of its clients, partners or host governments. Reproduction of any or all of Think Creative is prohibited without prior written permission. Copyright ©2019.

Portable Parks in El Salvador 11 p.

25 Creative Life A mission-driven community 26 // Staff Spotlight: Dean Piedmont

Ethics Code on the Road 29 p.

Championing reintegration to build peace

27 // Staff Photo Submissions 28 // Proud Partner: Creative named USAID’s Large Business Partner of the Year 29 // Taking the Code on the Road: The Creative Way comes alive in our Nigeria-based projects 30 // Walk this Way: A day in the life of Dr. Shaheen Ashraf Shah, Director of Gender, Pakistan Reading Project

30 p. Meet Dr. Shah!

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