Bukele confessed to feeling inspired by the man who has completed 70 marathons in less than 3 months.
More than 12,000 schools are in precarious condition in Honduran territory.
The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, donated two bitcoins (BTC), equivalent to $136,000, to an ambitious educational project in Honduras. This gesture, carried out in a personal capacity by Bukele, aims to finance the construction of schools in the neighboring country.
In an emotional virtual meeting, Bukele offered his personal support to Shin Fujiyama, a YouTuber of Japanese origin living in Honduras, who travels 3000 kilometers of Central America in search of funds to build schools for Honduran children. During the meeting, the Salvadoran president shared his admiration for Fujiyama’s efforts, highlighting the importance of initiatives like his in the region.
“My main responsibility is the Salvadorans and I cannot take public money and give it to you, but I can take my personal money to help you achieve your goals,” Bukele expressed.
Fujiyama is currently a celebrity among the inhabitants of Central America where He is seen as a symbol of hope and motivationwhich is why it receives great support from the inhabitants of all the countries in the region that it has visited, including El Salvador.
Bukele, recognizing the impact of his work, told him: “I see that you almost achieved it, but since the goals can always be raised to help more people, I want to give you two bitcoins from my personal wallet for your cause.”
«All our countries would be world powers if we had many young people like you and I am sure that many will emerge who will be inspired by seeing your work, your humanitarian cause. Generally we expect governments to do things and that’s fine, that’s how it should be, that’s why we pay taxes, but change can also come from ourselves and what you are doing has a lot of value because it unites the hearts of many people. .
Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador.
“President Bukele, I almost didn’t do this challenge out of fear, but every night I watched your videos, with everything you were doing and it was you who gave me the courage to try it,” Fujiyama said in full broadcast with the president.
In search of solutions to promote education in Honduras
Shin is close to completing the challenge of traveling 3,000 kilometers since he left the border between Mexico and the United States more than two months ago. Until now, He has run a marathon a day, accumulating a total of 70 marathons (2940 kilometers). Its objective is to reach San Pedro Sula, a city in northern Honduras, with the necessary funds to respond to more than 2,500 requests for support for schools that are in deplorable conditions, where Honduran children study.
Previously, at the beginning of this year, Fujiyama planned the challenge of completing 250 kilometers traveling from San Pedro Sula, north to the capital of Honduras, Tegucigalpa. This in order to raise awareness and collect donations, which allowed him to raise 6 million lempiras (238 thousand dollars) thanks to community support and promotion in restaurants, such as described on Wikipedia.
In 2023, Fujiyama completed the challenge of running 125 kilometers from Corinto, on the border with Guatemala, to San Pedro Sula, for five days, with the aim of raising funds for the construction of school number 68 of his social project, with the which seeks to restore 1,000 Honduran schools.
In addition to not having teaching materials or a fixed school snack, almost 13,000 public schools in Honduras have damage to their infrastructure, leading them to a precarious state. The Honduran Ministry of Education counts 12,743 damaged schools, until August 2024, as reported media of that country.