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Bolivia benefitted 1.5 million students with a school bonus

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La Paz, Nov 7 (Prensa Latina) More than 1.5 million Bolivian students reportedly received the Juancito Pinto Bonus to prevent dropout, accounting for 67 percent of all beneficiaries.

The Ministry of Education assured that an estimated 1,570,348 students have received the school bonus since October 9.

This year, the cash subsidy of 200 bolivianos (about 30 dollars) will benefit 2,340,000 regular, alternative, and special education students in public and charter schools in Bolivia.

Edwin Huayllani, departmental director of Education in Santa Cruz, highlighted that the bonus payment is proceeding regularly and smoothly through financial institutions and mobile brigades.

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