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Abstract
Previous research on both public-private partnerships (PPPs) and intervention by non- governmental organizations (NGOs) in developing countries show that NGOs fill a gap by providing essential social services that the government is unable to provide. In Haiti, non- governmental organizations, in addition to international humanitarian organizations and local civil service organizations, play an integral role in the delivery and support of education services. However, it is still ambiguous as to positionality of humanitarian organization in public-private partnership configurations, particularly in relation to what local and national education policy applies to these organizations. This ambiguity has impeded the Haitian government’s ability to hold these organizations accountable. Thus, this paper seeks to evaluate the effects of intervention by humanitarian organizations, particularly non-governmental organizations, non- profits, and intergovernmental organizations, on existing educational inequities in Haiti’s education system. This paper’s findings drew from sixteen interviews conducted with representatives from local and international humanitarian organizations, scholars of Caribbean, and stakeholders who attended school in Haiti. This paper found that there is a lack of a regulatory framework surrounding the intervention of NGOs in Haiti’s education system. It also found that though sometimes NGOs do a better job of reaching poor population in Haiti than the public sector, their intervention had no substantial effect on access and equity. Based on these findings, this paper recommends that the Haitian government prompt adopts a regulatory framework.