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Dreaming Big in
Guatemala
By Dean W. Collinwood, Ph.D.
For thirty-six years, Guatemala, the ancient heartland of the progressive Mayan civilization, suffered
through a painful civil war. Death squads, peasant massacres, and battles between government
and guerrilla forces left 200,000 people dead and
an economy in shambles. Poverty, corruption, and
distrust of institutions of authority were apparent
everywhere. Finally, in 1996, in a peace process
brokered by the United Nations, the warring factions laid down their arms. Guatemala had gained a
second chance for prosperity.
Key Words
The Challenge
S NA P S H O T
Company Name
Key Results
Ministry of Education
of Republic of Guatemala
Date of study:
2005-2008
Industry
Education
Key Challenges
Require students
to create a mission
statement and do
a project for their
communitie
32,500 community
service projects
completed by 2008
336,000 students
trained in the 7 Habits
Education, community
service
But in the four decades of chaos and fear, something of inestimable value had been lost: the optimism of the youth. Raised in fear, young people
only wanted to be left alone. Apathy reigned, and
hope, vision, and dreams seemed to be meaningful
only to the upper class. In 2003, Mara del Carmen Acea, newly appointed Minister of Education
in the scar Berger cabinet, began visiting schools.
She interviewed teachers, students, and parents,
and came away alarmed that no one was talking
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Figure 1
Changes in Students As
Reported by Parents
1%
4%
The Results
In August 2007, monitors from the Ministry of
Education asked 5000 parents of students who had
participated in the 7 Habits Seminar program to
evaluate its impact on their children and families.
They also asked 1500 teachers and 5000 students
to evaluate the program. Parents, teachers, and
students from all 23 departments (states) in the
Republic of Guatemala were surveyed.
95%
Yes
I dont know
No
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Figure 2
5%
Figure 3
89%
Yes
8%
I dont know
34%
No
9%
49%
Effective
Ethical
Well-planned
Sustainable
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