on Tuesday underscored that the partnership between public and private sectors allows responsible investment to be carried out in favor of education so as to guarantee that students from the country's interior regions have the same rights and opportunities as those from other areas.
During the signing ceremony of the first concession contract under the public-private partnership (PPP) scheme for the construction of three High-Performance Schools, Mr. Castillo deemed this fact as momentous.
"I am extremely glad to see the alliance of the public-private partnership that we are leading together; it is a responsible investment for the education of our children, in order to see that the children of Huancavelica, Cusco, and Pasco (regions) enjoy the same rights and that they have the same opportunities," he expressed.
The Head of State argued that education is the only tool to allow people to move forward, adding that authorities are called upon to guarantee this right.
"As a teacher, and more so as President of the Republic, I also feel strengthened because I see that each one of us who is here has become a brick in this great building that is Peruvian education," he said.
The top official indicated that if previous authorities had invested "without any fear and without pettiness" in education, there would not be nearly 3 million illiterate people in this country.
"Let's continue boosting this type of economy; only then will we be convinced that education remains and will remain the fundamental pillar for the country's development. The young people in the streets, (namely) university students, used to say that an educated people will never be deceived," he pointed out.
Through this public-private partnership, High-Performance Schools will be built in Oropesa (Cusco region), Chontabamba (Pasco region), and Huancavelica.
The project concessionaire will be in charge of designing, financing, building, and equipping the three schools in accordance with regulations by the Education Ministry.
The total investment amount exceeds S/228 million (over US$57 million).