El Salvador
El Salvador is the smallest and most densely populated country in Central America.
The Need
109,486 children are currently out-of-school in El Salvador
El Salvador has an 89.1 % literacy rate in children 15 years and older, with 513,351 children still illiterate after the age of 15.
It is estimated that 3 out of 10 people living in El Salvador live in poverty. These families live on less than $5.50 per day per person.
Crime and violence have been a threat to social development and economic growth in El Salvador and are among the factors driving some Salvadorans to migrate.
Rafael Duarte
Country Director - El Salvador
Marlon Mauricio Hernández Díaz
Christ-Centered Education Officer
Maira Teresa Ramírez
Impact Assessment Officer
Kevin Josué Duran Rugamas
Christ-Centered Education Officer
Tania Turcios
Christ-Centered Education Officer
“Our contribution is valuable and will have a high impact on schools…in education and Christian transformation.”
Rafael Duarte, Country Director
Impact in El Salvador
Recent stories
A Dream Realized
In El Salvador, Jardín de Acuarelas (Watercolor Garden School) began with the dream of two very unlikely visionaries. This wasn't from a teacher or even a parent—it was from two siblings Carlitos and Yancita, ages 15 and 12. Their mother,…
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