Latin
America and the Caribbean : Basic education programs in the LAC Region
account for approximately 15 % of the Agency’s basic education resources. The
LAC Bureau supports basic education programs in 8 countries: Dominican Republic , Haiti ,
Jamaica , El Salvador , Honduras ,
Guatemala , Nicaragua , and Peru . Programs include private
sector alliances for primary education, bilingual education, non-formal
alternative primary and secondary education for out-of-school youth, early
childhood development and preschool, community-based model schools, policy
dialogue, teacher training and early grade reading, math instruction, and
interactive radio education.
Recently,
a new regional strategy was developed for the Central American countries and
Mexico (the CAM Strategy) with a focus on social sector investments and transparency. Possible program areas to be supported
include national health and education accounts, municipal education and health
report cards; policy and budget analysis; national assessment of learning
outcomes, health and education management information systems, expenditure
tracking and “leakage” analysis, budget formulation and implementation system
(local and central); merit contracting and improved procurement processes,
policy dialogue with teacher and health worker unions; private sector support and
cost sharing; and accreditation procedures for private schools and health
facilities. Basic education resources that support worldwide acquisition and
assistance mechanisms and technical staff field support account for
approximately 3% of the Agency’s basic education resources.The Economic Growth,
Agricultural, Trade and Investment Bureau (EGAT) currently supports twelve
global instruments that provide an array of technical services to Missions and
Regional Bureaus in support of basic education activities. Support is given to the Agency’s Global Education
Database, an education data center to support Agency reporting requirements,
the education module of the Demographic Health Survey, higher education
partnerships and information communication technology. EGAT also supports
activities targeting girls and women such as safe schools.
The
Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance Bureau (DCHA) utilizes basic
education resources to support a worldwide assistance mechanism for
strengthening civil society. The Policy, Planning and Coordination Bureau (PPC)
utilizes basic education resources to support policy advisory services and
research
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