cai 2015 annual report

8/16/2019 CAI 2015 Annual Report

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what we offer

We’ve compiled best practices gainedfrom a decade in the field into a dynamic,

hands-on curriculum for educators,advocates and organizations to betterrealize their missions.

Technical Assistance ensures the successfulintegration of arts based strategies intoprograms and initiatives. We provideguidance to evaluate and facilitate the

development of creative capacity while building upon innovative approaches to gaincommunity buy-in.

CREATIVITY

LEADERSHIP

COLLABORATION

FACILITATION

Social change organizations often struggle toenlist their communities as partners,challenging the ability to build the supportneeded for sustainable impact. Our trainees become more innovative, effective leaders

when they are equipped to navigateconstraints and foster an environment whereinitiatives can flourish.

Social initiatives make greater impactwhen they engage communityparticipation. ArtCorps fosters thatengagement by matching artists withpartner organizations to lead focused, high impact arts-based actions in thefield.

97% of trainees feel prepared to apply creativemethods in their work.

On average, our courses score 9.6 out of 10 points.

education & training

coaching & consulting

ArtCorpscommunitiesin action

skills we develop

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Eradicating theKerosene Lamp

2015 impact

focus areas

regions

1,318 individualsrepresenting 98

organizationsparticipated in CAI

programs

1 million + liveswere positively

impacted throughtraining and

outreach

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YouthLeadership &Development28%

Environment46%

S o c i a l

J u s t i c

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1 0 %

G e n d

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q u i t y

1 2 %

Sexual &ReproductiveHealth 4%

Central America 74%

United States18%

A f r i c

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Janeth Mjuya, SEGA Girls' School Tanzania

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ARCHER ESTATE

9.26.15

SPECIAL THANKS TO

JOHN ARCHER

ANNUAL RAISING SPIRITS FIESTASALSA, LIVE ART & FUN

$30,000 RAISED FOR CREATIVE ACTION


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focus: environment

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Creative ConservationGulf of Honduras

CAI embarked on a three year initiative toaccelerate critical conservation efforts in theGulf of Honduras. These marine and coastalecosystems of Belize, Guatemala and Hondurassupport some of the greatest biodiversity onEarth and provide livelihoods for thousands. Vast areas of coral reefs and mangroves have been lost and face continued threats from oildrilling, commercial fishing, tourism andclimate change.

After a period of deep training in 2013 & 2014, CAI focused on increasing thecapacity of our partners to apply their knowledge, by providing supportthrough coaching, co-facilitation, skill building clinics, and field artistreinforcement for community projects.

projects & partnerships 2015

Our Creative Conservation program supports the management and protectionof sixteen ecosystems across Gulf of Honduras by expanding the leadershipand engagement capacity of a cohort of six leading conservationorganizations.

raising awarenessTIDE works in the heart of the Maya MountainMarine Corridor with the primary goal of establishing sustainable resource managementof the Port Honduras Marine Reserve and localforests.

CAI helped to successfully launch multiplecommunity conservation initiatives, includingHicatee and Yellow-Headed Parrot awareness,

fire management, no-take zone education, theGreening TIDE Challenge, a national fisherforum and training teachers in a creativeenvironmental education curriculum. Belize Fisher Forum

“Getting fishers to work together has always been one of the toughestchallenges...After seeing how useful data could be, and how it depended uponaccurate catch reporting, most agreed to increase their commitment to recordcatches accurately and honestly. The participatory techniques we learned keptfishers engaged in the experience.” - James Foley, TIDE Science Director


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The medium is the message, andnever is this more true than in

social action. 10 Oceana staff anddistrict representatives learned how to craft messages to targetspecific populations, hone media interview skills and develop a shared vision for more effectiveconservation awareness andeducation messaging campaigns.

the living systemEighteen conservation leaders emerged equipped with concrete tools to leverage lasting systemic change after taking part in our creative systems course.Participants engaged in dialogue around fishing practices, developed compellingmessage campaigns about fire management, littering, and manatee protectionand strengthened their regional networks. The goal: looking to the natural worldas a model for more just and sustainable human systems in their communitiesand organizations.

building messaging capacity

Ya’axche went on to involve 100 localindigenous community members in arts-basedpublic projects - such as 30 Mayan women of the Belize village of Indian Creek molding their

self-portraits in clay as an exploration of traditional roles. These masks became a publicart installation about gender and Mayan cultureat the University of Belize.

Oceana employs the human banner techniquein Belize for World Ocean Day 2015.

“It was the first training I have ever attendedand I learned a lot about lifting up my villageand being more patient and respectful.” -Gladis Coc, Mayan Community Leader

"I am now better equipped with tools to bring about behavior change and positiveimpacts on the management of natural resources in Belize.” - MarionMuschamp, TIDE Protected Areas Manager

7 Ya’axche staff and 16 Mayan women convened to break down misconceptionsand reflect upon ways to improve gender inequality through Social IdentityMandalas, Real to Ideal Image Theater, and the Collective Tree of Strength.

After completing the CAI Certificate Course, Ya’axche Conservation Trustsought to build trust and engagement with the local community.

building collaboration


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impact

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98% of participantsreported they are betterable to meet objectives

in their work as a directresult of their training

100% of participantsreported they are better

able to address challengesin their work as a directresult of their training

TIDESEA

SACDFUNDAECO

Ya'axche Conservation TrustOceana

ParticipatingOrganizations

"[The training] provides us with a unique way of communicating withcommunities and other stakeholders,which has not been an easy thing. Now...we have creative avenues for doingthat.”- Christina Garcia, Ya'axche

Executive Director

countries represented

Belize84%

Guatemala 16%

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GOH Creative Conservation

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creative conservation highlights

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"Take Care of the Earth and the Earth Will TakeCare of You." This is the powerful collectivemessage of the mural created by 40 members of the primarily Mayan community of Medina Bankin Belize. This project was part of building the

creative collaboration capacity of our partner Ya'axche to build local awareness about climatechange.

Sixty residents of all ages of Livingston, Guatemala alsotook paintbrushes in hand to express their commitmentto protect nearby Cocoli Bay, home to manatees, shrimp,robalo fishes and mangroves. The three-wall long muralproject is part of FUNDAECO's Campaign for Cocoli BayPride. Students, neighbors, fishermen, women andfamilies alike expressed their shared vision of a thriving

bay for generations to come.

Together with Sarteneja Alliance for Conservationand Development of Belize, CAI engaged several schools in creating songs, poems, theater and folktales to express their hope for alternatives to theclimate change they face right now in low-lyingcoastal Sarteneja. Their awareness of environmentalstewardship as crucial for the survival of Corozal Bayinspires them to take action.

Sarteneja Nazarene PrimarySchool students adapted BobMarley's “One Love," to teach therole of mangroves in providing for

both marine life and people.

Students of the Immaculada School adapted a centuries-old folktale starring La Llorona - the

Weeping Woman - whose ghost is said to live alongthe riverbanks, always crying for her drownedchildren. The students reimagined La Llorona as thefuture protector of Corozal Bay.

TIDE wanted to raise community awareness

of the threatened Hicatee turtle followingtheir Hicatee Release program. Students of the Forest Home Methodist Primary School

had fun writing a story, crafting characters,and bringing them to life through the art of puppetry - performed for parents, students,teachers, and the wider community at theFresh Water Cup Tournament - a popularyearly conservation awareness event. TheHicatee mascot even made an appearance.The resulting video is in use by local

teachers as a conservation lesson tool.

CLICK TO WATCH

Hicatee Puppet Show

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Creative Leadership: CameroonCAI hosted a three-day Creative LeadershipCertificate course for 29 staff from 16 NewEngland Biolabs Foundation granteeorganizations based in Cameroon and Ghana

primarily focusing on conservation as well asgender equality and youth development.

Gain strategies & arts-based tools to apply in education & outreach effortsIdentify root causes, maximize scarce resources & overcome challengesBuild inter-organizational collaborationStrengthen the network of peer organizations across Cameroon and Ghana

Program Goals

The level of enthusiasm was high, withunanimous requests for follow-up training.Soon after the course, aspects of the programwere replicated by Dr. Ndonwie Peter,Director of the Pan African Organization forResearch, to train 20 head educators in Ghana.FOLLOW THE LINK

to learn more

"The training is practical and highly innovative. It taught me how to work

with multiple stakeholders and use arts as a vivid way of providing timelysolutions to the development needs of target communities." - Dr. NdonwiePeter, Pan African Org, Ghana

"The training has completely shaped andenriched me with a world of knowledge andcreative skills that will not only be useful to myorganization, but for the communities wherewe work. In just three days, [the CAI staff] hastransformed me from a leader to a creative leader." - Dr. Felix Lawir, Director, Nature Care

Cameroon

FluencyFlexibilityElaborationOriginality

Four Keys of Creativity

Honing Leadership Skills

Recycled Innovation ChallengeCollective Vision Mind MapLeadership DiamondsProblem/Solution TreeRivers of Purpose World Cafe

Art CodesGenerative QuestionsObstacles & Opportunities

http://www.developmentnewsafrica.com/savelugu-ngo-train-teachers-on-creative-leadership/


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impact

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organizationfocus

The cohort collectivelyidentified new approachesin response to challenges,

among them wildlifepoaching and increased

flooding.

Nature Care Cameroon Wildlife Conservation SocietyEnvironment & Rural Development FoundationEnvironmental Governance InstituteForests, Resources & PeoplePandrillus Foundation/Limbe Wildlife CentreResource Centre for Environment & Sustainable DevelopmentThe Greens

Centre for Nursery Development and Eru PropagationCameroon Gender & Environment WatchCommunity Action for Development

Conservation Organizations

"I realized the importance of collaboration and how I mustconsider the views andopinions of my team membersin any given activity. Creativitywill forever remain one of mystrategies to create impacts inmy community." - Ernestine

Leikeki Sevidzem, CameroonGender and Environment Watch

Environment69%

GenderEquity 19%

Youth 12%


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focus: youth leadership& development

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Strengthening OutreachGuatemala Guatemala is facing an education crisis: only 3 out of every 10 childrengraduate from sixth grade.

With such high stakes, it's essential that those offering outreach to at-risk

youth and their families have access to a powerful arsenal of innovativetools to achieve their goals.

Two partner organizations - PENNAT and Familias de Esparanza - areworking hard to help at risk youth succeed. However, both arechallenged by limited resources and training opportunities.

CAI spent three days with 16 community educators and youth advocatesto strengthen their presentation and facilitation skills and build theirrepertoire of experiential and creative pedagogy.

Participants emerged with clearly defined road maps to replicate theworkshop activities with at-risk youth and to pass on the knowledge toregional educators.

Program Goals

Gain basic popular education skills.

Build creative leadership capacity.

Learn to implement tools in daily work.

OutcomesIncreased collaboration between partner organizations, establishinga foundation for greater impact in future projects.

Clear plans for replication in their outreach efforts.

PENNAT plans to initiate creative leadership training forteachers.

"...I've had leadership training before, and there is no comparison - [CAItraining] is engaging and practical instead of just theoretical...I feel wellequipped and energized."- Yolanda Micaela Salvado, Community Education

PENNAT


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focus: sexual& reproductive health

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Guatemala Cohort

There are several organizations focusing on sexual and reproductive healthissues - but often with limited resources. 1 in 3 indigenous women inGuatemala have no access to health and family planning services. In

addition, 22% of women give birth before the age of 18 and only 14% of indigenous girls in rural areas complete primary school.

Our response is to strengthen those organizations working for access tosexual and reproductive health, particularly in rural areas, by providingcutting edge strategies to reach their target population and effectively shift behaviors.

Throughout 2015, we focused on developing a cohort of organizationsengaged in seeking innovative ways to support access to sexual andreproductive health education and services, particularly in rural Guatemala.

The first Creative Leadership course for 22 educators and health workersfrom five Guatemalan organizations convened in February 2016, with threemore Certificate in Creative Leadership courses in the pipeline for 2016-2017.

Despite the fact that 69% of the population in Guatemala is less than 30 yearsold, sexual education still hasn’t reached most public schools.


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Our goal to eradicate the kerosenelamp from Africa by 2020 is the first,and very achievable, step on this

journey. In 2015, we are launching aglobal campaign seeking $20millionneeded to make this a reality.

focus: gender equity

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East African Girls' Leadership SummitIn partnership with Komera, Akili Dada, and funding support from the HowFund and the Paperseed Foundation, CAI designed and facilitated a powerful

summit focused on empowering young women as creative leaders equipingthem with new tools to address gender-based violence, barriers to education,and early marriage.

31 girls ages 15-19 converged in Nairobi, Kenya for the East African Girls'Leadership Summit (EAGLS) – where, over the course of four days, theydiscovered and unleashed their potential as young women, as emerging leaders,and as Urumuri Dada - “sisters who light up the world.” These future leadersrepresenting eight organizations and schools in Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania came together to learn from one another and develop their skills as community leaders.

The EAGLS creative leadership curriculum was designed to be flexible,replicable, and scalable - holistically addressing emotional, behavioral, cultural,and systemic elements of girls' development.

curriculum design & facilitator training

As part of the model, we trained ten women mentors from six organizations indin our participatory facilitation approach using arts modalities and forum theaterto identify creative solutions to entrenched issues. The goal: to gain the skillsand confidence to lead the girls in creative actions in their communities andfuture Summits. Participants identified the training as a breakthrough inunderstanding ways to empower girls on their journey as future leaders.

“I learned that as a leader I

can influence other peopleto rise and fight what theydo not want with what theyreally love.” - Maithya Norah Nzula, Akili Dada

“I realized there is a wealth of knowledgein the girls that we don’t often tap into. I have learned how we can draw that outusing art techniques and the circlefacilitation model.”- Prisca Muwia, Kenya Education Fund

Fostering inclusive dialoguePrompting critical thinking

Building trustEncouraging creative risk-taking

Allowing exploration of taboo topicsLeading creative social actions

Facilitators: Skills Gained


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Thirty-one young women came

together to claim their power,unleash their creativity, and forma network of solidarity to return totheir communities with theirinner torch aflame - igniting a movement in which their voicesindeed matter.

Building friendships with girls from othercountries empowered participants withthe realization that they are not alone inthe issues they face. Together, theyidentified and practiced ways to takeaction against abusive and negative behaviors from their families and

communities.

We are together.We have unity,

self-confidenceand creativity.

Monthly coachingMini Summits

Creative Action ToolkitCreative socia l actions

Post Summit Engagement

“I wasn’t self-confident before. Now I know I ampowerful, special, loved, creative, and smart. I ama leader who can make changes in mycommunity because I am a Urumuri Dada – a sister who lights up the world!”

- Janeth Mjuya, student SEGA Girls' SchoolTanzania

Build a diverse network of leaders and girls' rights advocatesExplore difficult issues in a supportive environment

Affirm the confidence and solidarity of young womenStrengthen leadership capacity of young women

Develop skills and capacity of summit facilitatorsEquip facilitators with arts-based tools that resonate

Summit Goals

Girls in the Summit learned "Break the Chain" - the official 1 Billion Rising danceto express the power and unity of thousands of girls and women across 200countries on February 14. All participating schools and organizations took partin V Day with creative actions such as teaching and performing "Break theChain," staging community marches, discussions and speakers - raisingawareness with the inspiring message that girls and women have the right tosafety, freedom and self expression.

v day social

media reach

SEGA students performBreak the Chain

V Day 2015

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Urumuri Dada.We are sisterswho light up

the world.

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country of origin

age range

Participantsdemonstrated an overall

9% increase in leadership, creativity,

and social change skills.

Kenya Education Fund Asante Africa

Heshima Kenya Carolina for Kibera

Akili Dada Fortress of Hope

KomeraNurturing Minds/SEGA Girls' School

Participating Organizations

Kenya 65%

Rwanda 19%Tanzania 16%

18 years old 37%

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2 1 y e a r s o l d 16 %

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Youth share struggles anddreams in a "double circle."

focus: social justice

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Dusquene UniversityEducational Leadership Symposium2015 was the year that the civil rights movement Black Lives Matter burst ontothe campaign trail and college campuses to unify, inspire and protest againstthe continuing legacy of racism in the U.S. Taking part in this momentum, we brought together 60 academics, community leaders, professors, churchpastors, organizers, mentors and high-school students for "Rivers of Justice:Bridges of Love," two days of theater, storytelling, collective poetry, inter-generational dialogue, and visual art to explore two fundamental questions:How do we reclaim voices of innocence and imagine rivers of renewal? How dopast reflections and present perceptions foster hope to generate action?

"CAI created a learning space that wasgracious and generous in its capacity to hold all of who we were individuallyand the possibilities of who we can becollectively." - Dr. Gretchen Generatte,

Associate Dean for Graduate Studies &Research, Dusquene University

“In a world where Black LivesMatter, I imagine….”

Collective PoemsTheater

Social Media Visual Art

Mediums of Expression

"...A world where a blackfather doesn’t have to teachtheir child to how tointeract with police beforehe teaches them about thebirds and bees.”

"...A world where black childrenknow they are wanted.”

"...A world where I can trulylive and not just survive.”


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CUAV provides support and organizes campaigns for the rights of theLGBTQ community in San Francisco. We engaged staff in theater techniquesto support effective education, healing and outreach for those impacted by

abuse and the wider community.

"Personally, it made me feel energized, inspired and hopeful that thereare more and more people and organizations committed to systemthinking. Professionally, it gave me tools that I can use to implementsystem thinking into my daily work and overall career path."- Anna Gnosh, Communication Consultant

Communities Uniting Against Violence (CUAV)

Creative Leadership& Systems Thinking

36 diverse Bay Area social justice andeducation leaders took part in twoworkshops to expand their capacity topropel change. Leadership & Creativityfocused on the development of creative

strategies and tactics to apply in their fightfor LBGT rights, racial equity and access toeducation. Participants engaged in peercoaching to reframe issues and craftgenerative questions. Systems Thinking &Design brought together those working ineducation, anti-violence, racial justice,forest campaigns, immigrant rights andorganizational development to apply livingsystems principles in their work, such as how to identify values, patterns, andstructures supporting a system, and how tofind the points of strategic intervention.

Creative intervention design for environmental justice, genderviolence, deportations, community mental health and gentrification

Key Outcomes

Use of theater to explore open feedback models, cultivate newpossibilities and collective wisdom and develop structures whichfoster cooperation


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Creative Action Institute experienced an overall 20% financial growth in2015, reflecting the expanded program reach made possible with ourscaled up approach.

fy15 financials

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TOTAL INCOME $492,693

TOTAL EXPENSES

NET INCOME

Program 71%

A d m

i n i s t r a t i o n

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F u n d r a i s i n

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1 0 %

Individuals20%

ProgramServices17%

Corporate26%

Foundations37%

$481,300

allocation of expenses sources of income

$ 11,393


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