Journal of Undergraduate Research
Keywords
Paraguay, poverty relief programs, government leaders
College
Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Department
Political Science
Abstract
As a research assistant for Professor Kirk Hawkins and a recipient of an ORCA grant, I went to Paraguay for four weeks to investigate two of the government’s poverty relief programs. To do so, we visited randomly selected literacy sites, interviewing each site’s workers and users to determine the degree of partisan criteria for the allocation of jobs and services. The voluntary interviews lasted an average of 12-15 minutes. In addition, I interviewed the national coordinator of education and health in order to contrast their versions of the programs’ goals with our on-site findings. The research project gave me the opportunity to learn how to network, wade through government bureaucracy, and develop my leadership skills.
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Michael and Hawkins, Dr. Kirk
(2013)
"Unveiling Paraguay’s Poverty Relief Programs,"
Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013:
Iss.
1, Article 397.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/397