School Construction

Congress allocated budget funds for a new building at Instituto Juan Manuel Gálvez in Tomalá, Lempira, where 185 students have held classes in borrowed spaces for three years due to deteriorating facilities with damaged roofs, plumbing, and electrical systems.

The Honduran Social Investment Fund (FHIS) is conducting a technical survey of Juan Brooks School in Roatán to refine an existing design and meet lending and education ministry requirements before moving to bidding and construction of a new building to replace the 51-year-old deteriorating facility serving about 700 students.

Content creator Shin Fujiyama defended the $48,650 cost of a school he built in remote Umru, La Mosquitia, citing flood-proof foundations and steep material-transport costs.

Lawmakers unanimously approved infrastructure contracts for 18 new classroom modules and rehabilitation of seven schools across five western departments, plus design and construction work at five hospitals nationwide, funded by international loans with sovereign guarantee.