The United States is donating millions of dollars to improve education in Honduras

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), working with Congress and subject to availability of funds, will provide $33 million in new support. Alliance for Education* Rebuild and renovate schools and aim to help at least 300,000 children and youth in Honduras receive safe, relevant, quality basic education.

Honduras faces significant challenges when it comes to education.

It is estimated that only two out of ten students who enter first grade finish high school and only one out of ten enter university. One in ten Hondurans is illiterate – double that in rural areas. Half of out-of-school children cite lack of economic resources as the main reason – something this coalition seeks to address.

“We know that when children are educated, communities are safer, people are healthier, wages rise and poverty decreases,” said USAID Administrator Samantha Power. “In fact, according to UNESCO, if all students in the world completed high school, poverty would be cut in half.”

USAID launched the coalition with the Government of Honduras, the private sector, the Government of Taiwan, and other donors. So far, the private sector and the governments of Honduras and Taiwan have committed $91.7 million to the partnership, according to USAID.

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USAID’s $33 million will make the United States the largest bilateral donor to Honduran education, Samantha said. “For countries to reach their potential, our students must reach their potential,” he said.

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