Supporting
Public-Private Partnerships in Education
Haiti
April 2000
 Primary
and secondary school enrollment statistics in Haiti point
to an overwhelming number of students who attend private
schools, which receive the majority of money allocated
to education in Haiti. In December 1999, the government
of Haiti created the National Partnership Commission, a
forum for stakeholders to work together to develop and
implement joint public-private sector activities to meet
the goals of the country’s national education plan
and better coordinate and regulate Haiti’s divided
education system, ensuring greater consistency in school
administration and management.
Through interviews with USAID/Haiti,
the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports, and other
key stakeholders, the BEPS
team sought to identify means by which USAID could assist
the National Partnership Commission in carrying out its
action plan to increase public-private collaboration in
support of education. An action plan was designed to strengthen
the capacity of the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports
to improve access to quality primary education for all
Haitian children. The action plan also focused on maximizing
resources to ensure equitable distribution to rural and
urban children, and on helping build an education system
to serve as a foundation for democratic governance.
A BEPS
needs assessment detailed a set of possible education strategies
for the Ministry and produced a draft proposal
for the National Partnership Commission for USAID support.
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