The schools that will be remodeled are located in the departments with high Multidimensional Poverty Index, at the preschool, primary, secondary and high school levels, highlights a statement from the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI).

The financing of $200 million approved by the BCIE is part of the Program for the Reduction of Poverty and Economic and Social Exclusion (PRPEES).

Jose Alejandro Zelaya, Minister of Finance of El Salvador, explained that these resources will be used by the government to finance improvements in the "... infrastructure of schools and at the same time equip them with new technologies."

According to CentralAmericaData's reports, during 2019 in Central America 94 environmental impact studies were presented to build new education centers, and to carry out expansion and remodeling works in other institutions. The joint investment of the projects exceeded $440 million.

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