The case highlights the difficulties faced by social organizations that have been able to expand its activities throughout Latin America is developing very successfully organizational model that adequately responds to different local realities and peculiarities, but faces serious constraints as it projects itself internationally. The case is set in September 2005, when the time horizon for the global development and institutional consolidation plan comes to an end; Fe y Alegria (FYA) must now determine how to position itself on the international level in 2009, and what he has to do to achieve their goal. FYA defines itself as "an international movement for integrated public education and social development," in which both lay people and representatives of various religious orders involved. By the end of 2004, FYA operates in 15 countries in Latin America, serving more than one million students in formal education (preschool, primary, and secondary), along with other educational activities (skills, adult education, education, and other broadcast). In each country, FYA works as a nonprofit public service organization, with its own legal personality. At the international level, it acts as a federation of national bodies. FYA schools captured the attention of organizations and individuals working to improve the quality of education, especially under the condition that the poorest segments of society. "Hide
by Rosa Amelia Gonzalez Source: Social Enterprise Knowledge Network 29 pages. Publication Date: March 1, 2008. Prod. #: SKE101-PDF-ENG