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Beyond Pronade: Ngos And The Formal Education Sector In Guatemala, Jacob A. Carter
Beyond Pronade: Ngos And The Formal Education Sector In Guatemala, Jacob A. Carter
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In Guatemala, the Ministry of Education (MoE) is overburdened with challenges;these include the most basic provision of services and support for public schools across the country. In the absence of a capable state presence, countless nongovernmental organizations (NGO) have sprung up to provide, sustain and/or take over basic education services. These NGOs come in all shapes and sizes, with different motivations, from different countries and receiving funding from a variety of national and international sources. The combination of rapidly increasing numbers of NGOs along with minimal state coordination means that the Ministry is unaware of the number of NGOs operating …