San Pedro Pedernal Needs a new High School

Indigenous communities in Chiapas, like San Pedro Pedernal, have a high school dropout rate of 55%. When we build a new concrete/block school for them, attendance doubles!

Three men working on rebar reinforcement for a concrete structure in an outdoor setting with mountains in the background.

Meet San Pedro Pedernal, Chiapas, Mexico

The small community of San Pedro Pedernal has about 1200 people, with an average household income of less than $150 per month. The people speak an indigenous Mayan language, so the students have to learn Spanish as a second language in order to receive an education. All students walk to and from school each weekday, with an average distance of 60 minutes each way, and some up to 3 hours one-way. The average grade of education in the community is 6th grade.

This newly completed classroom & computer lab now serves over 125 high school students, and will be a Koltael University project, the first to serve the community with accredited college degrees.

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Three men working outdoors on a construction project on a grassy field with mountains in the background. They are handling metal rebar, and one man is giving a thumbs-up.

Construction workers building a brick wall on a construction site with scaffolding, steel rods, and a partly finished structure in the background.

Man in a yellow shirt smiling, carrying a bucket on his shoulder in an outdoor setting.

Large group of people, including adults and children, standing and sitting together outdoors on a grassy area with buildings and trees in the background.

Group of construction workers leveling and spreading concrete on a building site with dirt mounds and scaffolding in the background.

Construction site with partially built cinder block wall, wooden supports, and building materials, with mountains and cloudy sky in the background.

A man standing outside of a large rectangular window in a partially constructed building with a rural landscape view.

Two construction workers on a building site, with wooden scaffolding and a partially built structure, overlooking a green landscape.

Updated as of April 1, 2024

Construction site with dirt, rebar, and building materials, on a hillside with mountains and trees in the background.