Rose Therese Magalie Georges, NCE Secretary-General, suggested that difficulties could even get worse since the Government allocated just 10% of the annual budget to education system.

Such a decision was made in a context in which a great number of schools had to close in the West, Artibonite and Central Departments as armed groups have been ramping up violence, and other schools have sheltered tens of thousands of people forced to leave their homes due to insecurity and gang activities.

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