Last year, Costa Rica celebrated the 70th anniversary of abolishing its military. In an article at that time, the USA Today newspaper reported "Costa Rica's experiment without a military began in 1948, when Defense Minister Edgar Cardona proposed the idea to spend more for education and health, according to former Interior minister Alvaro Ramos." Costa Ricans are definitely more literate than the rest of Central America, but it is very disappointing to see CR schoolchildren still going to school without books, writing instruments and paper.
There was an article today in the local news about how children in the southern zone lack these supplies and need help. (http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/help-200-children-in-the-south-zone-return-to-school/). In addition, the Women's Club of Costa Rica has an annual fundraiser to buy school books for CR schoolchildren because in 2010 it was estimated that 270,000 children in Costa Rica attended school without any textbooks." (http://wccr.org/schoolbooks/).
It is a sad commentary on how the CR government actually spends its money...or fails to collect the taxes owed to operate efficiently.
There was an article today in the local news about how children in the southern zone lack these supplies and need help. (http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/help-200-children-in-the-south-zone-return-to-school/). In addition, the Women's Club of Costa Rica has an annual fundraiser to buy school books for CR schoolchildren because in 2010 it was estimated that 270,000 children in Costa Rica attended school without any textbooks." (http://wccr.org/schoolbooks/).
It is a sad commentary on how the CR government actually spends its money...or fails to collect the taxes owed to operate efficiently.
