El Salvador: Role of Nongovernment Organizations in Postwar Reconstruction

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the role of nongovernment organizations (NGO) in the economic and social reconstruction of El Salvador, focusing on: (1) what experience NGO working in El Salvador have had in administering program funds; (2) what mechanisms were available to help NGO participate in the reconstruction program to strengthen their administrative capabilities; (3) whether the Salvadoran government had procedures that impeded greater participation by NGO; and (4) the extent to which NGO were participating in reconstruction efforts.