Think Creative - Issue 2

Field photos

“We are committed to these communities, to build hope and lasting bonds with warmth, kindness and hard work.” -Sonia Denisse Tercero, Clinical Guide, Proponte Más, Honduras

From fragrant kebab to herbed vegetables, rice dishes, sweet dried fruits and nut medleys, Afghan recipes are often centuries old and reflect the vibrant culture of the country. On March 21, the first day of the Afghan New Year , Afghan communities join other groups across the Middle East and Central Asia to celebrate Nowruz, or “new day” in Persian, by sharing special traditional food dishes with family and friends. afhganistan Culture Corner In Trinidad and Tobago, calypso music was originally used to spread news and express political dissent through freewheeling lyrics with a satirical bite. Today, calypso is popular across the Caribbean and is still used to share current events. In fact, a local calypso artist in Saint Lucia, Herb Black , recently celebrated USAID’s Community, Family and Youth Resilience program with a song called “Building Resilience.” Did You Know?

Top: Melvin Pineda, a driver with Proponte Más, shakes hands with a little boy in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. (Submitted by Sonia Denisse Tercero, Clinical Guide) 2nd Row L: Creative President and CEO Leland Kruvant and Executive Operations Director Tim Kernan visit an Outreach Center in El Salvador with the Crime and Violence Prevention Project. (Submitted by photographer David Pivaral) 2nd Row R: North East Regional Initiative M&E Officers Bitrus Kanadi Mamman and Sini Yakubu take a selfie with members of a kid club in Adamawa state (Submitted by Bitrus Kanadi Mamman) 3rd Row L: Noy Villalobos, Field Administration Senior Director, presents a certificate of completion during the Achieving Creative Excellence Conference in Tegucigalpa, Honduras (Submitted by Harley Black, Senior Procurement & Database Integration Manager) 3rd Row R: Libya Legal Project Program Manager Nizar Balouz; Program Officer Ahmed Gondi; Chief of Party Thomas Lynch; and Operations Officer Amor Ben Yaala snap a selfie in Tunis, Tunisia. (Submitted by Amor Ben Yaala) Bottom: Borno State Program Manager Suleiman Dauda, Creative Senior Vice President TomWheelock and Creative COO Pablo Maldonado conduct a formal handover of food items to the Borno State Rehabilitation Center in Maiduguri, Nigeria. (Submitted by Umar Abdulkadir, Community Development Facilitator, North East Regional Initiative)

Photo of Herb Black by Waqas Mahmood

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