We just finished up a project in El Salvador providing 794 uniforms to children at the Liceo Cristiano schools. We are waiting on pictures but in the meantime here is a short profile on El Salvador.
Population: 6.1 million
Area: 8,008 square miles (about the size of Massachusetts)
Literacy: 86.1% nationally; 77.6% in rural areas
Number of children of primary school: 47,632
Secondary school participation rate (boys): 54%
Secondary school participation rate (girls): 56%
30.6% of the population is between 0-14 years of age
Average years of schooling for adults: 5.2 years
Education expenditures: 3.6% of GDP
Per capita income: $3,431
The crime rates are the second highest in the world with intentional homicide rates of 71 per everyone 100,000 people (the US is 4.8 per 100,000).
This article highlights the problems facing El Salvador's residents. Education is one of the key ways to decrease crime rates over the next generation, keeping children in school and out of gangs. We can wait to tell you more about our partnership in El Salvador and share personal stories about the children living there!
xo, Megan and Jess
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