Bountiful Children's Foundation
Population: 6,167,147
Income per capita(US$): $4,219
Programs in El Salvador
El Salvador - History and Demographics
El Salvador is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. El Salvador has over 300 rivers. There are several lakes enclosed by volcanic craters. A Conquistador named the new province after Jesus Christ – San Salvador. Society still wears the scars of a Civil War from 1980-1992. The pyramid ruins of Tazumal are a reminder of the Maya heritage.
Bountiful Children in El Salvador
33% of the families in El Salvador live in multidimensional poverty, presenting multiple disadvantages, such as poor health or malnutrition, poor quality of work or little schooling. Bountiful Children started helping communities in El Salvador in 2015.