Instituto Nacional Profesor Jaime Francisco López
San Salvador, El Salvador
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School details
Population
69 students
Grades
1st and 2nd year of general high school
Year founded
1981
About the school’s needs
In the community of Montserrat, young people face serious challenges—including high dropout rates and rising levels of violence. Fear of stigma, especially related to gang involvement, has pushed many students away from school, deepening the divide between education and opportunity.
But the potential for change is real—and it starts with the school.
The local school is working hand-in-hand with the community to rebuild trust, keep kids engaged, and create a safer, more supportive environment for learning. With the right support, this can become a place where students not only return—but thrive.
By sponsoring the school in Montserrat, you’ll help provide vital resources: academic support, youth development programs, mental health care, career exploration, and after-school clubs that keep students connected and inspired.
It’s a chance to help shift the narrative—for the students, for the school, and for the future of this resilient community.
Help give the children of the Instituto Nacional Profesor Jaime Francisco López the future they deserve.
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What your sponsorship does
Your investment inspires hope, strengthens neighborhoods, and builds brighter futures for generations to come.
When you sponsor a school, you’re directly funding programs that meet your school’s specific needs. These may include:
- After-school programs
- Mentoring
- Trauma-informed counseling
- Academic resources
- Essential repairs
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Meet the students
Mariana
“I am 17 years old, and I like spending time with my family and friends. Someday, I would like to be in the media and be a presenter. The biggest dream I have is that we will no longer be victims of stigmatization because of the lack of opportunities in the community.
With Sponsor a School’s support, I believe we could be provided with entrepreneurship ideas that would add to our curriculum.
I want my institute to be seen as a place where we can excel, but it needs support to fix the infrastructure.”
—Mariana, 17
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Alexis
“I’m 16. I like to watch movies, and my dream in the short term is to graduate from high school. I’ve seen that the young people in my community have a lot of potential and have very creative skills, but they don’t have the opportunity to show them because we don’t have the resources.
That’s why I would like to improve the infrastructure of my high school. It would be a very good incentive to help students like me develop or discover skills.”
—Alexis, 16
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Meet a teacher
“My name is Jaime, and I am the director of the Instituto Nacional Profesor Jaime Francisco López, the only middle school in District 01 in San Salvador.
Our institute struggles to break the stigmatization toward our students and their families affected by violence. Students from the community seek to specialize in various careers, but we are currently only offering general high school.
This institute is an opportunity for academic improvement, a space for recreation for the students.
My greatest hope is to take advantage of the space, to offer technological services so that through learning, we can eradicate youth violence, reduce school dropout rates, and improve family coexistence and community cohesion.”
—Teacher Jaime
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