The U.S. Embassy donated personal protection equipment to nine schools from indigenous territories of the Brunca Region in the southern zone of Costa Rica.

The donation done through the Office of Defense Representative Humanitarian Assistance Program includes hand washing stations, face shields, digital thermometers, paper towels, liquid soap, gel sanitizer, surgical masks, cloth masks, gloves, and trash cans.

This donation is valued at USD 15,000, and it is part of the more than USD 2 million that U.S. Embassy has given to Costa Rican social security system to address the sanitary emergency that Covid-19 has generate