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Narcotics sectoral assessment for Ecuador
Four recent anti-drug efforts are evaluated in this narcotics sectoral assessment for Ecuador: (1-2) USAID grants to two PVO"s -- Fundacion Nuestros Jovenes (FNJ), to support its drug information and public awareness activities, and Fundacion Guayaquil (FG), to include anti-drug modules in its training programs for micro-entrepreneurs in Guayaquil"s slum areas; (3) a USAID grant to the Ministry of Education (MEC) to support a national drug prevention program in the public schools; and (4) recent national anti-drug legislation which, among other things, established the National Drug Council (CONSEP) as a ministerial level entity.
Kirsch, Henry; Lazar, David · 1991
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Abstract
The following are among the major findings. (1) The FNJ is having trouble managing the rapid expansion of its capabilities and resources; continued funding should be contingent on improvements in its financial management and administrative structures. (2) FG"s program is promising, and USAID should support a pilot expansion project. (3) The National Program of Preventive Education has been hindered by politicization, but curriculum materials have been developed and the stage is set for a pilot program to pretest them. (4) CONSEP is still in the initial stages of institutional development, and does not yet have a clearly defined mission; USAID should provide technical assistance to improve CONSEP"s institutional status before providing any financial assistance. The assessment concludes by outlining a global strategy for narcotics prevention in Ecuador, focused on reducing demand among at-risk groups, and building public support for government anti-narcotics action. Included are lists of Ecuadorian organizations working in the prevention of drug abuse, three of which are singled out as candidates for USAID assistance.
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